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Presentation Element Reference

This page lists the MathML 2.0 presentation markup elements. Each element links to reference information about the MathML description of the element, with comments about the WebEQ 3 implementation.

Token Elements:

<mi>	identifier
<mn>	number
<mo>	operator, fence, or separator
<mtext>	text
<mspace/>	space
<ms>	string literal
<mglyph>	for using non-standard character glyphs (MathML 2.0)

General Layout:

<mrow>	group any number of subexpressions horizontally
<mfrac>	form a fraction from two subexpressions
<msqrt>	form a square root sign (radical without an index)
<mroot>	form a radical with specified index
<mstyle>	style change
<merror>	enclose a syntax error message from a preprocessor
<mpadded>	adjust space around content
<mphantom>	make content invisible but preserve its size
<mfenced>	surround content with a pair of fences
<menclose>	enclose content with a stretching symbol such as a long division sign (MathML 2.0)

Scripts and Limits:

<msub>	attach a subscript to a base
<msup>	attach a superscript to a base
<msubsup>	attach a subscript-superscript pair to a base
<munder>	attach an underscript to a base
<mover>	attach an overscript to a base
<munderover>	attach an underscript-overscript pair to a base
<mmultiscripts>	attach prescripts and tensor indices to a base

Tables:

<mtable>	table or matrix
<mtr>	row in a table or matrix
<mtd>	one entry in a table or matrix
<maligngroup/>	alignment group marker
<malignmark/>	alignment point marker
<mlabeledtr/>	row in a table or matrix with a label or equation number (MathML 2.0)

Actions:

bind actions to a subexpression

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