The MathML <mn>
element represents a numeric literal which is normally a sequence of digits with a possible separator (a dot or a comma). However, it is also allowed to have arbitrary text in it which is actually a numeric quantity, for example "eleven".
Attributes
- class, id, style
- Provided for use with stylesheets.
- dir
- The text direction. Possible values are either
ltr
(left to right) orrtl
(right to left). - 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. - mathsize
- The size of the content. Possible values are:
small
: Font is rendered smaller than the current font size.normal
: Equivalent to 100% or 1em.big
Font is rendered larger than the current font size.- a custom length.
- or a unitless value which multiplies the default.
- mathvariant
- This attribute specifies the logical class of the number which varies in typography. That is, although the names suggest the typographic style for the class, semantically, items with the same class are treated "the same" within an expression, which might or might not involve displaying them with the named typography. The following values are allowed:
normal
(Default value) ;bold
;italic
;bold-italic
;
double-struck
;bold-fraktur
;script
;bold-script
;fraktur
;
sans-serif
;bold-sans-serif
;sans-serif-italic
;sans-serif-bold-italic
;monospace
;
initial
;tailed
;looped
;stretched
;
Examples
<math> <mn> 0 </mn> <mn> 1.337 </mn> <mn> twelve </mn> <mn> XVI </mn> <mn> 2e10 </mn> </math>
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
MathML 3.0 The definition of 'mn' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Current specification |
MathML 2.0 The definition of 'mn' 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 |
dir attribute |
Not supported | 12.0 (12.0) | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
href attribute |
Not supported | 7.0 (7.0) | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
mathsize attribute |
Not supported | 1.0 (1.7 or earlier) | Not supported | Not supported | 5.1 |
mathvariant attribute |
Not supported | 28.0 (28.0) | 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 (1.9.2) | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
dir attribute |
Not supported | Not supported | 12.0 (12.0) | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
href attribute |
Not supported | Not supported | 7.0 (7.0) | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
mathsize attribute |
Not supported | Not supported | 1.0 (1.9.2) | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
mathvariant attribute |
Not supported | Not supported | 28.0 (28.0) | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
Gecko-specific notes
- Starting with Gecko 20.0 (Firefox 20.0 / Thunderbird 20.0 / SeaMonkey 2.17) a unitless value for
mathsize
is allowed. - Some
mathvariant
values are only implemented starting with Gecko 28.0 (Firefox 28.0 / Thunderbird 28.0 / SeaMonkey 2.25) and require appropriate math fonts.