Overscript
Overscript[x,y]
is an object that formats as .
Details
- In a notebook, an overscript can be created using or . moves out of the overscript position.
- Input of the form in a notebook is interpreted as Overscript[x,y].
- Overscript[x,y] formats as in StandardForm and TraditionalForm.
- In InputForm, Overscript[x,y] formats literally as Overscript[x,y].
- The baseline of Overscript[x,y] is taken to be the baseline of x.
- Overscript[x,y] is usually output with y in a smaller font than x.
Examples
open allclose allProperties & Relations (1)
OverBar, OverHat, OverVector and OverDot are special cases of Overscript:
Possible Issues (1)
Passing an operator as a string does not allow spanning behavior:
Use RawBoxes to pass the raw version of the operator, which allows it to span if possible:
Wolfram Research (1996), Overscript, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Overscript.html.
Text
Wolfram Research (1996), Overscript, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Overscript.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 1996. "Overscript." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Overscript.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (1996). Overscript. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Overscript.html