How to manually adjust symbol positioning in `underset`?












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I have the following:



underset{{}^u}{sim}



which looks like the left; I would like it to look more like the right image.



enter image description here



The changes were shrinking the "u", bringing it closer to the tilde, and raising the whole thing so it doesn't hang below the line. I tried using a raisebox but had no success.










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  • raisebox apparently works only in text mode (and not in math mode). A soft hack could bypass this limitation by first creating a text environment with the text{...} command from amsmath, and implement raisbox inside it-- of course again surrounding the math symbol to be underset within $s.

    – Partha D.
    Feb 14 at 5:42
















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I have the following:



underset{{}^u}{sim}



which looks like the left; I would like it to look more like the right image.



enter image description here



The changes were shrinking the "u", bringing it closer to the tilde, and raising the whole thing so it doesn't hang below the line. I tried using a raisebox but had no success.










share|improve this question























  • raisebox apparently works only in text mode (and not in math mode). A soft hack could bypass this limitation by first creating a text environment with the text{...} command from amsmath, and implement raisbox inside it-- of course again surrounding the math symbol to be underset within $s.

    – Partha D.
    Feb 14 at 5:42














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I have the following:



underset{{}^u}{sim}



which looks like the left; I would like it to look more like the right image.



enter image description here



The changes were shrinking the "u", bringing it closer to the tilde, and raising the whole thing so it doesn't hang below the line. I tried using a raisebox but had no success.










share|improve this question














I have the following:



underset{{}^u}{sim}



which looks like the left; I would like it to look more like the right image.



enter image description here



The changes were shrinking the "u", bringing it closer to the tilde, and raising the whole thing so it doesn't hang below the line. I tried using a raisebox but had no success.







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  • raisebox apparently works only in text mode (and not in math mode). A soft hack could bypass this limitation by first creating a text environment with the text{...} command from amsmath, and implement raisbox inside it-- of course again surrounding the math symbol to be underset within $s.

    – Partha D.
    Feb 14 at 5:42



















  • raisebox apparently works only in text mode (and not in math mode). A soft hack could bypass this limitation by first creating a text environment with the text{...} command from amsmath, and implement raisbox inside it-- of course again surrounding the math symbol to be underset within $s.

    – Partha D.
    Feb 14 at 5:42

















raisebox apparently works only in text mode (and not in math mode). A soft hack could bypass this limitation by first creating a text environment with the text{...} command from amsmath, and implement raisbox inside it-- of course again surrounding the math symbol to be underset within $s.

– Partha D.
Feb 14 at 5:42





raisebox apparently works only in text mode (and not in math mode). A soft hack could bypass this limitation by first creating a text environment with the text{...} command from amsmath, and implement raisbox inside it-- of course again surrounding the math symbol to be underset within $s.

– Partha D.
Feb 14 at 5:42










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Edit # 2



To raise the whole operator, could use scalebox from the graphics package. This translates better, as is found independent of the font size option of the documentclass (the original version doesn't scale equally well to a 10pt or 11pt document)



documentclass{standalone}
usepackage{amsmath, graphics}
newcommand{upperset}[2]{:
underset{
text{raisebox{1.2ex}{smash{scalebox{0.8}{$#1$}}}}%
}
{
text{raisebox{0.2ex}{smash{$#2$}}}
}
:}
begin{document}
$x underset{{}^u}{sim} y$ quadphantom{strut}
$x upperset{{}^u}{sim} y$
end{document}


giving very near to what you wanted:



enter image description here



Original post



Maybe this could be a possible solution:



documentclass[12pt]{standalone}
usepackage{amsmath}
newcommand{upperset}[2]{%
underset{%
text{raisebox{1ex}{smash{fontsize{5}{5}$#1$}}}
}{#2}%
}
begin{document}
$x underset{{}^u}{sim} y$ quadphantom{strut}
$x upperset{{}^u}{sim} y$
end{document}


which gives this:



enter image description here






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  • 2nd edit is perfect, thanks!

    – Jordan
    Feb 13 at 22:53



















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If I understand correctly, the OP wants the underset to sit on the baseline.



documentclass{article}
usepackage{stackengine,amsmath}
newcommandrunderset[2][sim]{mathrel{ensurestackMath{%
stackengine{-.2pt}{scriptscriptstyle#2}{#1}{O}{c}{F}{F}{S}}}}
begin{document}
$arunderset{x}b$

$arunderset[=]y b$
end{document}


enter image description here






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    Edit # 2



    To raise the whole operator, could use scalebox from the graphics package. This translates better, as is found independent of the font size option of the documentclass (the original version doesn't scale equally well to a 10pt or 11pt document)



    documentclass{standalone}
    usepackage{amsmath, graphics}
    newcommand{upperset}[2]{:
    underset{
    text{raisebox{1.2ex}{smash{scalebox{0.8}{$#1$}}}}%
    }
    {
    text{raisebox{0.2ex}{smash{$#2$}}}
    }
    :}
    begin{document}
    $x underset{{}^u}{sim} y$ quadphantom{strut}
    $x upperset{{}^u}{sim} y$
    end{document}


    giving very near to what you wanted:



    enter image description here



    Original post



    Maybe this could be a possible solution:



    documentclass[12pt]{standalone}
    usepackage{amsmath}
    newcommand{upperset}[2]{%
    underset{%
    text{raisebox{1ex}{smash{fontsize{5}{5}$#1$}}}
    }{#2}%
    }
    begin{document}
    $x underset{{}^u}{sim} y$ quadphantom{strut}
    $x upperset{{}^u}{sim} y$
    end{document}


    which gives this:



    enter image description here






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    • 2nd edit is perfect, thanks!

      – Jordan
      Feb 13 at 22:53
















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    Welcome to TeX.Stackexchange.



    Edit # 2



    To raise the whole operator, could use scalebox from the graphics package. This translates better, as is found independent of the font size option of the documentclass (the original version doesn't scale equally well to a 10pt or 11pt document)



    documentclass{standalone}
    usepackage{amsmath, graphics}
    newcommand{upperset}[2]{:
    underset{
    text{raisebox{1.2ex}{smash{scalebox{0.8}{$#1$}}}}%
    }
    {
    text{raisebox{0.2ex}{smash{$#2$}}}
    }
    :}
    begin{document}
    $x underset{{}^u}{sim} y$ quadphantom{strut}
    $x upperset{{}^u}{sim} y$
    end{document}


    giving very near to what you wanted:



    enter image description here



    Original post



    Maybe this could be a possible solution:



    documentclass[12pt]{standalone}
    usepackage{amsmath}
    newcommand{upperset}[2]{%
    underset{%
    text{raisebox{1ex}{smash{fontsize{5}{5}$#1$}}}
    }{#2}%
    }
    begin{document}
    $x underset{{}^u}{sim} y$ quadphantom{strut}
    $x upperset{{}^u}{sim} y$
    end{document}


    which gives this:



    enter image description here






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    • 2nd edit is perfect, thanks!

      – Jordan
      Feb 13 at 22:53














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    Welcome to TeX.Stackexchange.



    Edit # 2



    To raise the whole operator, could use scalebox from the graphics package. This translates better, as is found independent of the font size option of the documentclass (the original version doesn't scale equally well to a 10pt or 11pt document)



    documentclass{standalone}
    usepackage{amsmath, graphics}
    newcommand{upperset}[2]{:
    underset{
    text{raisebox{1.2ex}{smash{scalebox{0.8}{$#1$}}}}%
    }
    {
    text{raisebox{0.2ex}{smash{$#2$}}}
    }
    :}
    begin{document}
    $x underset{{}^u}{sim} y$ quadphantom{strut}
    $x upperset{{}^u}{sim} y$
    end{document}


    giving very near to what you wanted:



    enter image description here



    Original post



    Maybe this could be a possible solution:



    documentclass[12pt]{standalone}
    usepackage{amsmath}
    newcommand{upperset}[2]{%
    underset{%
    text{raisebox{1ex}{smash{fontsize{5}{5}$#1$}}}
    }{#2}%
    }
    begin{document}
    $x underset{{}^u}{sim} y$ quadphantom{strut}
    $x upperset{{}^u}{sim} y$
    end{document}


    which gives this:



    enter image description here






    share|improve this answer















    Welcome to TeX.Stackexchange.



    Edit # 2



    To raise the whole operator, could use scalebox from the graphics package. This translates better, as is found independent of the font size option of the documentclass (the original version doesn't scale equally well to a 10pt or 11pt document)



    documentclass{standalone}
    usepackage{amsmath, graphics}
    newcommand{upperset}[2]{:
    underset{
    text{raisebox{1.2ex}{smash{scalebox{0.8}{$#1$}}}}%
    }
    {
    text{raisebox{0.2ex}{smash{$#2$}}}
    }
    :}
    begin{document}
    $x underset{{}^u}{sim} y$ quadphantom{strut}
    $x upperset{{}^u}{sim} y$
    end{document}


    giving very near to what you wanted:



    enter image description here



    Original post



    Maybe this could be a possible solution:



    documentclass[12pt]{standalone}
    usepackage{amsmath}
    newcommand{upperset}[2]{%
    underset{%
    text{raisebox{1ex}{smash{fontsize{5}{5}$#1$}}}
    }{#2}%
    }
    begin{document}
    $x underset{{}^u}{sim} y$ quadphantom{strut}
    $x upperset{{}^u}{sim} y$
    end{document}


    which gives this:



    enter image description here







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    answered Feb 12 at 3:39









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    • 2nd edit is perfect, thanks!

      – Jordan
      Feb 13 at 22:53



















    • 2nd edit is perfect, thanks!

      – Jordan
      Feb 13 at 22:53

















    2nd edit is perfect, thanks!

    – Jordan
    Feb 13 at 22:53





    2nd edit is perfect, thanks!

    – Jordan
    Feb 13 at 22:53











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    If I understand correctly, the OP wants the underset to sit on the baseline.



    documentclass{article}
    usepackage{stackengine,amsmath}
    newcommandrunderset[2][sim]{mathrel{ensurestackMath{%
    stackengine{-.2pt}{scriptscriptstyle#2}{#1}{O}{c}{F}{F}{S}}}}
    begin{document}
    $arunderset{x}b$

    $arunderset[=]y b$
    end{document}


    enter image description here






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      If I understand correctly, the OP wants the underset to sit on the baseline.



      documentclass{article}
      usepackage{stackengine,amsmath}
      newcommandrunderset[2][sim]{mathrel{ensurestackMath{%
      stackengine{-.2pt}{scriptscriptstyle#2}{#1}{O}{c}{F}{F}{S}}}}
      begin{document}
      $arunderset{x}b$

      $arunderset[=]y b$
      end{document}


      enter image description here






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        If I understand correctly, the OP wants the underset to sit on the baseline.



        documentclass{article}
        usepackage{stackengine,amsmath}
        newcommandrunderset[2][sim]{mathrel{ensurestackMath{%
        stackengine{-.2pt}{scriptscriptstyle#2}{#1}{O}{c}{F}{F}{S}}}}
        begin{document}
        $arunderset{x}b$

        $arunderset[=]y b$
        end{document}


        enter image description here






        share|improve this answer













        If I understand correctly, the OP wants the underset to sit on the baseline.



        documentclass{article}
        usepackage{stackengine,amsmath}
        newcommandrunderset[2][sim]{mathrel{ensurestackMath{%
        stackengine{-.2pt}{scriptscriptstyle#2}{#1}{O}{c}{F}{F}{S}}}}
        begin{document}
        $arunderset{x}b$

        $arunderset[=]y b$
        end{document}


        enter image description here







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