# \scriptstyle

Forces script-style math, typically for manually sized subscripts, superscripts, or compact custom notations.

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

## Metadata

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Topic | [Fonts and styles](https://texform.dev/latex/topics/fonts-styles) |
| Packages | base |
| Allowed mode | math |
| Tags | presentation |
| Commonality | low |
| Kind | declarative |

## Syntax

### base

Argument specification: ``

Forces script-style math, typically for manually sized subscripts, superscripts, or compact custom notations.

## Examples

```latex
\scriptstyle
```

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

## Renderer support

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

## Usage frequency

0.07% of formulas in the measured corpus contain this entry, rank 126 of 263 entries with frequency data.

## In TeXForm

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

## See also

- [\\displaystyle](https://texform.dev/latex/commands/displaystyle)
- [\\scriptscriptstyle](https://texform.dev/latex/commands/scriptscriptstyle)
- [\\textstyle](https://texform.dev/latex/commands/textstyle)

## Test cases

### base

| Input | Case | MathJax | KaTeX | XeTeX |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| {\scriptstyle a} | Positive: baseline | Pass | Pass | Pass |