TopicsLarge operators

Large operatorsTopic

Big operators, sidesets, and limit placement.

This topic has 5 commands from the ams and base packages. Commands show whether MathJax, KaTeX, and XeTeX render them. Entries are ordered by how often they appear in corpus formulas.

Entries
5 commands
Packages
ams 3 · base 2
Most used
\limits 1.93%
Full support
MathJax 5/5 · KaTeX 3/5 · XeTeX 5/5

Entries#

NameDefinitionPackagesMathJaxKaTeXXeTeXFrequency
\limitsUsed after large operators such as \sum or \lim to force limits-style placement of following subscripts and superscripts above/below the operator.baseMathJax: FullKaTeX: FullXeTeX: Full1.93%
\substackStacking short expressions on multiple lines, typically inside subscripts, superscripts, or under limit operators.amsMathJax: FullKaTeX: FullXeTeX: Full0.62%
\nolimitsUsed after operators such as \sum or \int to force ordinary subscript/superscript placement instead of above/below limits placement.baseMathJax: FullKaTeX: FullXeTeX: Full0.31%
\sidesetAdding prescripts and postscripts to large operators while preserving correct spacing and centering.amsMathJax: FullKaTeX: NoneXeTeX: Full0.02%
\idotsintUsed for ellipsis-style multiple integrals in AMS math notation, especially when writing iterated or higher-dimensional integrals with omitted intermediate integral signs.amsMathJax: FullKaTeX: NoneXeTeX: Full<0.01%