subscript

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$Date: 2002/06/12 11:18:37 $

subscript — A subscript (as in H2O, the molecular formula for water)

Synopsis

Mixed Content Model

subscript ::=
(#PCDATA|link|olink|ulink|emphasis|replaceable|symbol|
 inlinegraphic|inlinemediaobject|anchor|remark|subscript|
 superscript)*

Attributes

Common attributes

Description

Subscript identifies text that is to be displayed as a subscript when rendered.

Processing expectations

Formatted inline. Subscripts are usually printed in a smaller font and shifted down with respect to the baseline.

Children

The following elements occur in subscript: anchor, emphasis, inlinegraphic, inlinemediaobject, link, olink, remark, replaceable, subscript, superscript, symbol, ulink.

See Also

equation, informalequation, inlineequation, superscript.

Examples

<!DOCTYPE para PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
          "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd">
<para>
Thirsty?  Have some H<subscript>2</subscript>O.
</para>

Thirsty? Have some H2O.