Revision 384781 of Values

<h2 id="Lengths">Lengths</h2>
<p>Several MathML presentation elements have attributes that accept length values used for size or spacing. MathML accepts different units and constants for specifying lengths.</p>
<h3 id="Units">Units</h3>
<table class="standard-table"> <thead> <tr> <th>Unit</th> <th>Description</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>em</code></td> <td>{{ Cssxref("font-size", "Font-relative") }} unit</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>ex</code></td> <td>{{ Cssxref("font-size", "Font-relative") }} unit. (The "x"-height of the element, <code>1ex ≈ 0.5em</code> in many fonts)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>px</code></td> <td>Pixels</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>in</code></td> <td>Inches (1 inch = 2.54 centimeters)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>cm</code></td> <td>Centimeters</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>mm</code></td> <td>Millimeters</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>pt</code></td> <td>Points (1 point = 1/72 inch)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>pc</code></td> <td>Picas (1 pica = 12 points)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>%</code></td> <td>Percentage of the default value.</td> </tr> </tbody>
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<h3 id="Constants">Constants</h3>
<table class="standard-table"> <thead> <tr> <th>Constant</th> <th>Value</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>veryverythinmathspace</code></td> <td>1/18<code>em</code></td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>verythinmathspace</code></td> <td>2/18<code>em</code></td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>thinmathspace</code></td> <td>3/18<code>em</code></td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>mediummathspace</code></td> <td>4/18<code>em</code></td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>thickmathspace</code></td> <td>5/18<code>em</code></td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>verythickmathspace</code></td> <td>6/18<code>em</code></td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>veryverythickmathspace</code></td> <td>7/18<code>em</code></td> </tr> </tbody> <thead> <tr> <th colspan="2">Negative <em>contstants</em> are introduced in Gecko 7.0 {{ geckoRelease("7.0") }} ({{ bug(650530) }})</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>negativeveryverythinmathspace</code></td> <td>-1/18<code>em</code></td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>negativeverythinmathspace</code></td> <td>-2/18<code>em</code></td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>negativethinmathspace</code></td> <td>-3/18<code>em</code></td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>negativemediummathspace</code></td> <td>-4/18<code>em</code></td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>negativethickmathspace</code></td> <td>-5/18<code>em</code></td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>negativeverythickmathspace</code></td> <td>-6/18<code>em</code></td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>negativeveryverythickmathspace</code></td> <td>-7/18<code>em</code></td> </tr> </tbody>
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<p>Note: <a class="external" href="https://www.w3.org/TR/MathML3/chapter3.html#id.3.3.4.2.1" rel="external" title="https://www.w3.org/TR/MathML3/chapter3.html#id.3.3.4.2.1">Namedspace binding is deprecated</a> in MathML3 and has been removed in Gecko 15.0 {{ geckoRelease("15.0") }} (<a class="external" href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=673759" rel="external">bug 673759</a>).</p>