How to shift characters and numbers in math mode to make them vertically centered around the formula axis











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In math mode, characters and numbers are placed on the baseline and develop upward and/or downward. How can they be centered vertically around the formula axis, as symbols such as + and = are?



For example in:



documentclass{article}
begin{document}
$n=0 d(C,P)$
end{document}


The n should be shifted upward, the 0, the d, the C, the comma and the P should instead be shifted downward. How can this be done automatically without having to manually set a raisebox value for each character and/or number?



Thank you for your help, it is very appreciated.



Edit:
I excuse for being unclear about what I want. To clarify, my goal is to achieve what's displayed in the image that egreg posted in his comment. I hope it is clearer now, thank you again.










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    Are you talking about superscript and subscript? Like ^n or _n?
    – Sigur
    Nov 17 at 13:14






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    @Sigur But the slash after 0 has it a sense?
    – Sebastiano
    Nov 17 at 13:15










  • Do you want to have one of them right above the other?
    – Dũng Vũ
    Nov 17 at 13:19








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    @EdoardoSerra I won't tell, I don't want to be considered an accomplice in crimes against typography.
    – egreg
    Nov 17 at 17:00






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    @Mico The typography police might start chasing you.
    – egreg
    Nov 17 at 18:32















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In math mode, characters and numbers are placed on the baseline and develop upward and/or downward. How can they be centered vertically around the formula axis, as symbols such as + and = are?



For example in:



documentclass{article}
begin{document}
$n=0 d(C,P)$
end{document}


The n should be shifted upward, the 0, the d, the C, the comma and the P should instead be shifted downward. How can this be done automatically without having to manually set a raisebox value for each character and/or number?



Thank you for your help, it is very appreciated.



Edit:
I excuse for being unclear about what I want. To clarify, my goal is to achieve what's displayed in the image that egreg posted in his comment. I hope it is clearer now, thank you again.










share|improve this question




















  • 1




    Are you talking about superscript and subscript? Like ^n or _n?
    – Sigur
    Nov 17 at 13:14






  • 1




    @Sigur But the slash after 0 has it a sense?
    – Sebastiano
    Nov 17 at 13:15










  • Do you want to have one of them right above the other?
    – Dũng Vũ
    Nov 17 at 13:19








  • 2




    @EdoardoSerra I won't tell, I don't want to be considered an accomplice in crimes against typography.
    – egreg
    Nov 17 at 17:00






  • 1




    @Mico The typography police might start chasing you.
    – egreg
    Nov 17 at 18:32













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In math mode, characters and numbers are placed on the baseline and develop upward and/or downward. How can they be centered vertically around the formula axis, as symbols such as + and = are?



For example in:



documentclass{article}
begin{document}
$n=0 d(C,P)$
end{document}


The n should be shifted upward, the 0, the d, the C, the comma and the P should instead be shifted downward. How can this be done automatically without having to manually set a raisebox value for each character and/or number?



Thank you for your help, it is very appreciated.



Edit:
I excuse for being unclear about what I want. To clarify, my goal is to achieve what's displayed in the image that egreg posted in his comment. I hope it is clearer now, thank you again.










share|improve this question















In math mode, characters and numbers are placed on the baseline and develop upward and/or downward. How can they be centered vertically around the formula axis, as symbols such as + and = are?



For example in:



documentclass{article}
begin{document}
$n=0 d(C,P)$
end{document}


The n should be shifted upward, the 0, the d, the C, the comma and the P should instead be shifted downward. How can this be done automatically without having to manually set a raisebox value for each character and/or number?



Thank you for your help, it is very appreciated.



Edit:
I excuse for being unclear about what I want. To clarify, my goal is to achieve what's displayed in the image that egreg posted in his comment. I hope it is clearer now, thank you again.







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    Are you talking about superscript and subscript? Like ^n or _n?
    – Sigur
    Nov 17 at 13:14






  • 1




    @Sigur But the slash after 0 has it a sense?
    – Sebastiano
    Nov 17 at 13:15










  • Do you want to have one of them right above the other?
    – Dũng Vũ
    Nov 17 at 13:19








  • 2




    @EdoardoSerra I won't tell, I don't want to be considered an accomplice in crimes against typography.
    – egreg
    Nov 17 at 17:00






  • 1




    @Mico The typography police might start chasing you.
    – egreg
    Nov 17 at 18:32














  • 1




    Are you talking about superscript and subscript? Like ^n or _n?
    – Sigur
    Nov 17 at 13:14






  • 1




    @Sigur But the slash after 0 has it a sense?
    – Sebastiano
    Nov 17 at 13:15










  • Do you want to have one of them right above the other?
    – Dũng Vũ
    Nov 17 at 13:19








  • 2




    @EdoardoSerra I won't tell, I don't want to be considered an accomplice in crimes against typography.
    – egreg
    Nov 17 at 17:00






  • 1




    @Mico The typography police might start chasing you.
    – egreg
    Nov 17 at 18:32








1




1




Are you talking about superscript and subscript? Like ^n or _n?
– Sigur
Nov 17 at 13:14




Are you talking about superscript and subscript? Like ^n or _n?
– Sigur
Nov 17 at 13:14




1




1




@Sigur But the slash after 0 has it a sense?
– Sebastiano
Nov 17 at 13:15




@Sigur But the slash after 0 has it a sense?
– Sebastiano
Nov 17 at 13:15












Do you want to have one of them right above the other?
– Dũng Vũ
Nov 17 at 13:19






Do you want to have one of them right above the other?
– Dũng Vũ
Nov 17 at 13:19






2




2




@EdoardoSerra I won't tell, I don't want to be considered an accomplice in crimes against typography.
– egreg
Nov 17 at 17:00




@EdoardoSerra I won't tell, I don't want to be considered an accomplice in crimes against typography.
– egreg
Nov 17 at 17:00




1




1




@Mico The typography police might start chasing you.
– egreg
Nov 17 at 18:32




@Mico The typography police might start chasing you.
– egreg
Nov 17 at 18:32










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The following screenshots show first what you say you want -- all letters, numerals, and commas centered vertically on the math axis -- and second what the normal typesetting approach produces, i.e., letters, numerals, and commas all placed on the baseline.



I very much hope that you will agree that the normal typesetting approach is to be preferred. Speaking for myself, centering commas vertically on the math axis borders on the preposterous...



enter image description here



documentclass{article}

usepackage[margin=0pt, paperwidth=3cm, paperheight=0.5cm]{geometry}
usepackage{xcolor,graphicx}
usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
usepackage[T1]{fontenc}

% Command to center argument on math axis:
newcommandvc[1]{vcenter{hbox{$#1$}}}

%% See https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/414613/5001 for source of the following code
%% Draw a line per font metric (#1 color, #2 vertical position, #3 label)
newcommand{drawmetric}[3]{rlap{%
color{#1}rule[#2]{2.55cm}{0.05pt}%
raisebox{#2}{scalebox{0.3}{%
tinyselectfontsffamily #3}}%
}}
newcommanddrawallmetrics{%
drawmetric{red}{0pt}{baseline}%
drawmetric{blue}{1ex}{x-height}%
drawmetric{red}{fontcharhtfont`X}{cap-height}%
drawmetric{cyan}{thefontdimen22textfont2}{math axis}}

begin{document}

noindentrlap{ %
$vc{n}=vc{0} vc{c}(vc{C}mathpunct{vc{,}}vc{u}mathpunct{vc{,}}vc{P})$}
drawallmetrics{}

noindentrlap{ %
$n=0 c(C,u,P)$}
drawallmetrics{}
end{document}





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    The following screenshots show first what you say you want -- all letters, numerals, and commas centered vertically on the math axis -- and second what the normal typesetting approach produces, i.e., letters, numerals, and commas all placed on the baseline.



    I very much hope that you will agree that the normal typesetting approach is to be preferred. Speaking for myself, centering commas vertically on the math axis borders on the preposterous...



    enter image description here



    documentclass{article}

    usepackage[margin=0pt, paperwidth=3cm, paperheight=0.5cm]{geometry}
    usepackage{xcolor,graphicx}
    usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
    usepackage[T1]{fontenc}

    % Command to center argument on math axis:
    newcommandvc[1]{vcenter{hbox{$#1$}}}

    %% See https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/414613/5001 for source of the following code
    %% Draw a line per font metric (#1 color, #2 vertical position, #3 label)
    newcommand{drawmetric}[3]{rlap{%
    color{#1}rule[#2]{2.55cm}{0.05pt}%
    raisebox{#2}{scalebox{0.3}{%
    tinyselectfontsffamily #3}}%
    }}
    newcommanddrawallmetrics{%
    drawmetric{red}{0pt}{baseline}%
    drawmetric{blue}{1ex}{x-height}%
    drawmetric{red}{fontcharhtfont`X}{cap-height}%
    drawmetric{cyan}{thefontdimen22textfont2}{math axis}}

    begin{document}

    noindentrlap{ %
    $vc{n}=vc{0} vc{c}(vc{C}mathpunct{vc{,}}vc{u}mathpunct{vc{,}}vc{P})$}
    drawallmetrics{}

    noindentrlap{ %
    $n=0 c(C,u,P)$}
    drawallmetrics{}
    end{document}





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      The following screenshots show first what you say you want -- all letters, numerals, and commas centered vertically on the math axis -- and second what the normal typesetting approach produces, i.e., letters, numerals, and commas all placed on the baseline.



      I very much hope that you will agree that the normal typesetting approach is to be preferred. Speaking for myself, centering commas vertically on the math axis borders on the preposterous...



      enter image description here



      documentclass{article}

      usepackage[margin=0pt, paperwidth=3cm, paperheight=0.5cm]{geometry}
      usepackage{xcolor,graphicx}
      usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
      usepackage[T1]{fontenc}

      % Command to center argument on math axis:
      newcommandvc[1]{vcenter{hbox{$#1$}}}

      %% See https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/414613/5001 for source of the following code
      %% Draw a line per font metric (#1 color, #2 vertical position, #3 label)
      newcommand{drawmetric}[3]{rlap{%
      color{#1}rule[#2]{2.55cm}{0.05pt}%
      raisebox{#2}{scalebox{0.3}{%
      tinyselectfontsffamily #3}}%
      }}
      newcommanddrawallmetrics{%
      drawmetric{red}{0pt}{baseline}%
      drawmetric{blue}{1ex}{x-height}%
      drawmetric{red}{fontcharhtfont`X}{cap-height}%
      drawmetric{cyan}{thefontdimen22textfont2}{math axis}}

      begin{document}

      noindentrlap{ %
      $vc{n}=vc{0} vc{c}(vc{C}mathpunct{vc{,}}vc{u}mathpunct{vc{,}}vc{P})$}
      drawallmetrics{}

      noindentrlap{ %
      $n=0 c(C,u,P)$}
      drawallmetrics{}
      end{document}





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        up vote
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        The following screenshots show first what you say you want -- all letters, numerals, and commas centered vertically on the math axis -- and second what the normal typesetting approach produces, i.e., letters, numerals, and commas all placed on the baseline.



        I very much hope that you will agree that the normal typesetting approach is to be preferred. Speaking for myself, centering commas vertically on the math axis borders on the preposterous...



        enter image description here



        documentclass{article}

        usepackage[margin=0pt, paperwidth=3cm, paperheight=0.5cm]{geometry}
        usepackage{xcolor,graphicx}
        usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
        usepackage[T1]{fontenc}

        % Command to center argument on math axis:
        newcommandvc[1]{vcenter{hbox{$#1$}}}

        %% See https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/414613/5001 for source of the following code
        %% Draw a line per font metric (#1 color, #2 vertical position, #3 label)
        newcommand{drawmetric}[3]{rlap{%
        color{#1}rule[#2]{2.55cm}{0.05pt}%
        raisebox{#2}{scalebox{0.3}{%
        tinyselectfontsffamily #3}}%
        }}
        newcommanddrawallmetrics{%
        drawmetric{red}{0pt}{baseline}%
        drawmetric{blue}{1ex}{x-height}%
        drawmetric{red}{fontcharhtfont`X}{cap-height}%
        drawmetric{cyan}{thefontdimen22textfont2}{math axis}}

        begin{document}

        noindentrlap{ %
        $vc{n}=vc{0} vc{c}(vc{C}mathpunct{vc{,}}vc{u}mathpunct{vc{,}}vc{P})$}
        drawallmetrics{}

        noindentrlap{ %
        $n=0 c(C,u,P)$}
        drawallmetrics{}
        end{document}





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        The following screenshots show first what you say you want -- all letters, numerals, and commas centered vertically on the math axis -- and second what the normal typesetting approach produces, i.e., letters, numerals, and commas all placed on the baseline.



        I very much hope that you will agree that the normal typesetting approach is to be preferred. Speaking for myself, centering commas vertically on the math axis borders on the preposterous...



        enter image description here



        documentclass{article}

        usepackage[margin=0pt, paperwidth=3cm, paperheight=0.5cm]{geometry}
        usepackage{xcolor,graphicx}
        usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
        usepackage[T1]{fontenc}

        % Command to center argument on math axis:
        newcommandvc[1]{vcenter{hbox{$#1$}}}

        %% See https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/414613/5001 for source of the following code
        %% Draw a line per font metric (#1 color, #2 vertical position, #3 label)
        newcommand{drawmetric}[3]{rlap{%
        color{#1}rule[#2]{2.55cm}{0.05pt}%
        raisebox{#2}{scalebox{0.3}{%
        tinyselectfontsffamily #3}}%
        }}
        newcommanddrawallmetrics{%
        drawmetric{red}{0pt}{baseline}%
        drawmetric{blue}{1ex}{x-height}%
        drawmetric{red}{fontcharhtfont`X}{cap-height}%
        drawmetric{cyan}{thefontdimen22textfont2}{math axis}}

        begin{document}

        noindentrlap{ %
        $vc{n}=vc{0} vc{c}(vc{C}mathpunct{vc{,}}vc{u}mathpunct{vc{,}}vc{P})$}
        drawallmetrics{}

        noindentrlap{ %
        $n=0 c(C,u,P)$}
        drawallmetrics{}
        end{document}






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