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.
- 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 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
The compatibility table in this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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msqrt | Chrome No support No | Edge No support No | Firefox Full support 1 | IE No support No | Opera No support No | Safari Full support 5.1 | WebView Android No support No | Chrome Android No support No | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android No support No | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android No support No |
href | Chrome No support No | Edge No support No | Firefox Full support 7 | IE No support No | Opera No support No | Safari Full support 10 | WebView Android No support No | Chrome Android No support No | Firefox Android Full support 7 | Opera Android No support No | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android No support No |
mathbackground | Chrome No support No | Edge No support No | Firefox Full support 4 | IE No support No | Opera No support No | Safari Full support 6 | WebView Android No support No | Chrome Android No support No | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android No support No | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android No support No |
mathcolor | Chrome No support No | Edge No support No | Firefox Full support 4 | IE No support No | Opera No support No | Safari Full support 6 | WebView Android No support No | Chrome Android No support No | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android No support No | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android No support No |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
See also
<mroot>
(Radical with an index)