Overscript
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 all close allBasic Examples (2)
Properties & Relations (1)
OverBar, OverHat, OverVector and OverDot are special cases of Overscript:
{Overscript[12, 3], OverBar[12], OverHat[12], OverVector[12], OverDot[12]}Possible Issues (1)
Passing an operator as a string does not allow spanning behavior:
{Overscript[yyyy, "_"], Overscript[yyyy, "⇀"], Overscript[yyyy, "⥒"]}Use RawBoxes to pass the raw version of the operator, which allows it to span if possible:
{Overscript[yyyy, RawBoxes["_"]], Overscript[yyyy, RawBoxes["⇀"]], Overscript[yyyy, RawBoxes["⥒"]]}
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