\makebox - LaTeX text command

\makebox{x}

Renderer support

Package	MathJax	KaTeX	XeTeX
`base`	MathJax: Full	KaTeX: None	XeTeX: Partial

Syntax#

\makeboxo:L[1em]optional dimensionO{c}:N[\cs]optional control sequencem:T{a}text content

Argspec o:L O{c}:N m:T — two optional and one mandatory argument. Reading argspecs

\makebox[2em]{x}

\makebox[2em][R]{x}

\raisebox{1ex}{\makebox[2em][l]{$x^2$}}

TeXForm parses this entry as prefix syntax; the package determines its argument specification.

`base`
Input	Case	MathJax	KaTeX	XeTeX
`\makebox{a}`	Positive · baseline	Pass	Fail	Pass
`\makebox[1pt]{b}`	Positive · vary:o[0]	Pass	Fail	Pass
`\makebox[a]{b}`	Positive · vary:o[1]	Pass	Fail	Fail
`\makebox[1pt][b]{c}`	Positive · maximal	Pass	Fail	Pass
`\makebox a`	Positive · bare[2]	Pass	Fail	Pass
`\makebox[a]{a}`	Negative · neg:L[0]	Pass	Fail	Fail
`\makebox[\alpha]{a}`	Negative · neg:N[1]	Pass	Fail	Fail
`\makebox{a^2}`	Negative · neg:T[2]	Pass	Fail	Fail