The MathML <msqrt>
element is used to display square roots (no index is displayed). The square root accepts only one argument, which leads to the following syntax: <msqrt> base </msqrt>
.
Attributes
- class, id, style
- Provided for use with stylesheets.
displaystyle
- A Boolean value specifying whether more vertical space is used for displayed equations or, if set to
false
, a more compact layout is used to display formulas. The main effect is that larger versions of operators are displayed, whendisplaystyle
is set totrue
. See alsolargeop
andmovablelimits
on<mo>
. - href
- Used to set a hyperlink to a specified URI.
- mathbackground
- The background color. You can use
#rgb
,#rrggbb
and HTML color names. - mathcolor
- The text color and also the color of the root symbol itself. You can use
#rgb
,#rrggbb
and HTML color names.
Examples
Sample rendering:
Rendering in your browser:
<math>
<msqrt>
<mi>x</mi>
</msqrt>
</math>
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
MathML Core The definition of 'msqrt' in that specification. |
Draft | Draft specification |
MathML 3.0 The definition of 'msqrt' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Current specification |
MathML 2.0 The definition of 'msqrt' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial specification |
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser
See also
<mroot>
(Radical with an index)