<menclose>

The MathML <menclose> element renders its content inside an enclosing notation specified by the notation attribute.

Attributes

class, id, style
Provided for use with stylesheets.
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. You can use #rgb, #rrggbb and HTML color names.
notation
A list of notations, separated by white space, to apply to the child elements. The symbols are each drawn as if the others are not present, and therefore may overlap. Possible values are:
Value Sample Rendering Rendering in
your browser
Description
longdiv (default) longdiv a2 + b2 long division symbol
actuarial actuarial a2 + b2 actuarial symbol
radical radical a2 + b2 square root symbol. Deprecated. Use <msqrt> instead.
box box a2 + b2 box
roundedbox roundedbox a2 + b2 rounded box
circle circle a2 + b2 circle
left left a2 + b2 line to the left of the contents
right right a2 + b2 line to the right of the contents
top top a2 + b2 line above of the contents
bottom bottom a2 + b2 line below of the contents
updiagonalstrike updiagonalstrike a2 + b2 strikeout line through contents from lower left to upper right
downdiagonalstrike downdiagonalstrike a2 + b2 strikeout line through contents from upper left to lower right
verticalstrike verticalstrike a2 + b2 vertical strikeout line through contents
horizontalstrike horizontalstrike a2 + b2 horizontal strikeout line through contents
madruwb madruwb a2 + b2 Arabic factorial symbol
updiagonalarrow a2 + b2 diagonal arrow
phasorangle Screenshot of the phasorangle notation a2 + b2 phasor angle

Examples

<math>

  <menclose notation="circle box">
    <mi> x </mi>
    <mo> + </mo>
    <mi> y </mi>
  </menclose>

</math>

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
MathML 3.0
The definition of 'menclose' in that specification.
Recommendation Current specification
MathML 2.0
The definition of 'menclose' in that specification.
Recommendation Initial specification

Browser compatibility

DesktopMobile
ChromeEdgeFirefoxInternet ExplorerOperaSafariAndroid webviewChrome for AndroidFirefox for AndroidOpera for AndroidSafari on iOSSamsung Internet
mencloseChrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox Full support 1IE No support NoOpera No support NoSafari Full support 7WebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android Full support 4Opera Android No support NoSafari iOS Full support 7Samsung Internet Android No support No
hrefChrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox Full support 7IE No support NoOpera No support NoSafari Full support 10WebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android Full support 7Opera Android No support NoSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No
mathbackgroundChrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox Full support 4IE No support NoOpera No support NoSafari Full support 7WebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android Full support 4Opera Android No support NoSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No
mathcolorChrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox Full support 4IE No support NoOpera No support NoSafari Full support 7WebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android Full support 4Opera Android No support NoSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No
notationChrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox Full support 1IE No support NoOpera No support NoSafari Full support 7
Notes
Full support 7
Notes
Notes updiagonalarrow and phasorangle are not supported, see WebKit bug 127466.
WebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android Full support 4Opera Android No support NoSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No

Legend

Full support
Full support
No support
No support
See implementation notes.
See implementation notes.

Gecko-specific notes

  • Addtional values for the notation attribute have been added in the following releases:
    • madruwb in Gecko 2.0 (Firefox 4 / Thunderbird 3.3 / SeaMonkey 2.1).
    • updiagonalarrow in Gecko 24.0 (Firefox 24.0 / Thunderbird 24.0 / SeaMonkey 2.21)
    • phasorangle in Gecko 32.0 (Firefox 32.0 / Thunderbird 32.0 / SeaMonkey 2.29)