OverscriptBox

• Inside \( ... \) OverscriptBox[x, y] can be input as x \& y.

• In a notebook, an OverscriptBox can be created using 7 or &. moves out of the overscript position.

• In StandardForm, OverscriptBox[x, y] is interpreted on input as Overscript[x, y].

• The following special interpretations are made:

• For these special cases special input forms such as x\&_ can be used.

• The baseline of OverscriptBox[x, y] is taken to be the baseline of x.

• OverscriptBox[x, y] is usually output with y in a smaller font than x.

• With the option setting LimitsPositioning->True y is placed in an overscript position when the whole OverscriptBox is displayed large, and in a superscript position when it is displayed smaller.

• In StandardForm, explicit OverscriptBox objects are output literally. You can use DisplayForm to see the display form of such objects.

• See Section 2.9.10.

• See also: UnderscriptBox, UnderoverscriptBox, SuperscriptBox, GridBox, FractionBox, ScriptSizeMultipliers.

• New in Version 3.