8.1 Superscript and subscript alignment

L^ATEX2HTML cannot guarantee proper alignment between superscripts and subscripts and their parent characters using math mode unless the parents are contained in the same math mode call as the superscript or subscript.

For example, use $\mathrm{P}^2$, not P$^2$, to produce $\mathrm{P}^2$.

P$^2$ will write P$^2$ with a small 2 inline, not a superscript 2 as needed. (This is one of the most common flaws in documents converted with L^ATEX2HTML, but may be addressed better once use of the <SUB> and <SUP> tags in browsers becomes widespread.)

Similarly, do not use 10$^{\circ}$ for $10^{\circ}$, but put the number of degrees inside the same math mode call, i.e. $10^{\circ}$.

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