# \nolimits

Used after operators such as \sum or \int to force ordinary subscript/superscript placement instead of above/below limits placement.

https://texform.dev/latex/commands/nolimits

## Metadata

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Topic | [Large operators](https://texform.dev/latex/topics/operators-limits) |
| Packages | base |
| Allowed mode | math |
| Tags | presentation |
| Commonality | medium |
| Kind | prefix |

## Syntax

### base

Argument specification: ``

Used after operators such as \sum or \int to force ordinary subscript/superscript placement instead of above/below limits placement.

## Examples

```latex
\sum\nolimits_1^2
```

[Open in Playground](https://play.texform.dev/?input=%5Csum%5Cnolimits_1%5E2)

## Renderer support

| Package | MathJax | KaTeX | XeTeX |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| base | full | full | full |

## Usage frequency

0.31% of formulas in the measured corpus contain this entry, rank 75 of 263 entries with frequency data.

## In TeXForm

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

### [base/nolimits-drop](https://texform.dev/rules/base/nolimits-drop)

Drop explicit nolimits from an audited operator while preserving attached scripts.

Level: equiv. Fidelity: reading.

```latex
#1\nolimits
```

→

```latex
#1
```

```latex
\mathop{f}\nolimits
```

→

```latex
\mathop{f}
```

## See also

- [\\limits](https://texform.dev/latex/commands/limits)

## Test cases

### base

| Input | Case | MathJax | KaTeX | XeTeX |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| \sum\nolimits_{i=0}^n | Positive: ctx:after-sum | Pass | Pass | Pass |