The MathML <msup>
element is used to attach a superscript to an expression.
It uses the following syntax: <msup> base superscript </msup>
.
Attributes
- class, id, style
- Provided for use with stylesheets.
- href
- Used to set a hyperlink to a specified URI.
- mathbackground
- The background color. You can use
#rgb
,#rrggbb
and HTML color names. - mathcolor
- The text color. You can use
#rgb
,#rrggbb
and HTML color names. - superscriptshift
- The minimum space by which to shift the superscript up from the baseline of the expression, as a length value.
Examples
Sample rendering:
Rendering in your browser:
<math> <msup> <mi>X</mi> <mn>2</mn> </msup> </math>
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
MathML 3.0 The definition of 'msup' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Current specification |
MathML 2.0 The definition of 'msup' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial specification |
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | Not supported | 1.0 (1.7 or earlier) | Not supported | Not supported | 5.1 |
href |
Not supported | 7.0 (7.0) | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
mathbackground |
Not supported | 4.0 (2.0) | Not supported | Not supported | 5.1 |
mathcolor |
Not supported | 4.0 (2.0) | Not supported | Not supported | 5.1 |
superscriptshift |
Not supported | 1.0 (1.7 or earlier) | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
Feature | Android | Chrome for Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | Not supported | Not supported | 1.0 (1.0) | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
href |
Not supported | Not supported | 7.0 (7.0) | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
mathbackground |
Not supported | Not supported | 4.0 (2.0) | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
mathcolor |
Not supported | Not supported | 4.0 (2.0) | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
superscriptshift |
Not supported | Not supported | 1.0 (1.0) | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
Gecko-specific notes
- Starting with Gecko 26.0 (Firefox 26 / Thunderbird 26 / SeaMonkey 2.23 / Firefox OS 1.2) it is no longer possible to use
<none />
as a child element. The rendering has been made more consistent with equivalent configurations of<msub>
and<mmultiscripts>
and a bug with an incorrect application ofthe superscriptshift
attribute has been fixed (see bug 827713 for details).
See also
<msub>
(Subscript)<msubsup>
(Subscript-superscript pair)<mmultiscripts>
(Prescripts and tensor indices)