Typing Subscripts

Typing (Subscript[x, i])

Type the symbol that will have the subscript.

Type x:

x\[VerticalSeparator]

Create a subscript by pressing the Control key and the - key at the same time.

Press Ctrl+- or Ctrl+_:

(Subscript[x, \[Placeholder]])

Type the subscript into the placeholder (which is already selected).

Type i:

(Subscript[x, i\[VerticalSeparator]])

Move the insertion point out of the subscript position up to the baseline by pressing the Control key and the Space bar at the same time.

Press Ctrl+Space:

(Subscript[x, i])\[VerticalSeparator]

Typing (Subscript[x, i j])

Type the symbol that will have the subscript.

Type x:

x\[VerticalSeparator]

Create a subscript by pressing the Control key and the - key at the same time.

Press Ctrl+- or Ctrl+_:

(Subscript[x, \[Placeholder]])

Type the subscript into the placeholder (which is already selected).

Type i:

(Subscript[x, i\[VerticalSeparator]])

Press the Space bar and then type j.

Press Space and type j:

(Subscript[x, i j\[VerticalSeparator]])

*To avoid multiplying the two subscripts, separate them with an invisible comma . To type the alias for an invisible comma, press the Escape key before and after typing a comma.

Press Esc, type a comma, press Esc, and type j:

(Subscript[x, i j\[VerticalSeparator]])

Move the insertion point out of the subscript position up to the baseline by pressing the Control key and the Space bar at the same time.

Press Ctrl+Space:

(Subscript[x, i j])\[VerticalSeparator]

Typing (Subscript[x, 2,3])

Type the symbol that will have the subscript.

Type x:

x\[VerticalSeparator]

Create a subscript by pressing the Control key and the - key at the same time.

Press Ctrl+- or Ctrl+_:

(Subscript[x, \[Placeholder]])

Type the subscript into the placeholder (which is already selected).

Type 2:

(Subscript[x, 2\[VerticalSeparator]])

To avoid multiplying the two subscripts, separate them with an invisible comma . To type the alias for an invisible comma, press the Escape key before and after typing a comma.

Press Esc, type a comma, press Esc, and type 3:

(Subscript[x, 2,3\[VerticalSeparator]])

Move the insertion point out of the subscript position up to the baseline by pressing the Control key and the Space bar at the same time.

Press Ctrl+Space:

(Subscript[x, 2,3])\[VerticalSeparator]

Typing (Subscript[x, (Subscript[n, i])])

The first three steps create and fill in the subscript and its subscript.

Type x, then press Ctrl+_:

(Subscript[x, \[Placeholder]])

Type n, then press Ctrl+_:

(Subscript[x, (Subscript[n, \[Placeholder]])])

Type i:

(Subscript[x, (Subscript[n, i\[VerticalSeparator]])])

Press the Control key and the Space bar at the same time twice to get up to the baseline.

Press Ctrl+Space twice:

(Subscript[x, (Subscript[n, i])\[VerticalSeparator]])

(Subscript[x, (Subscript[n, i])])\[VerticalSeparator]