Name
subscript — A subscript (as in H2O, the molecular
formula for water)
Synopsis
subscript ::=
(text | phrase
db._phrase | replaceable
| Graphic inlines | Indexing inlines | Linking inlines | Ubiquitous inlines)*
Description
A 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.
See Also
equation
, informalequation
, inlineequation
, superscript
Examples
<article xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook'>
<title>Example subscript</title>
<para>Thirsty? Have some H<subscript>2</subscript>O.
</para>
</article>