<mfrac>

The MathML <mfrac> element is used to display fractions.

Syntax

<mfrac>numerator denominator</mfrac>

Attributes

bevelled

Specifies the way the fraction is displayed. If true, the fraction line is bevelled, which means that numerator and denominator are displayed side by side and separated by a slash (/). Otherwise, if set to false (which is the default value), numerator and denominator are on top of each other.

class, id, style

Provided for use with stylesheets.

denomalign

The alignment of the denominator under the fraction. Possible values are: left, center (default), and right.

href

Used to set a hyperlink to a specified URI.

linethickness

The thickness of the horizontal fraction line. The default value is medium, but thin, thick, and other length values can be set.

mathbackground

The background color. You can use #rgb, #rrggbb and HTML color names.

mathcolor

The text color and also the fraction line color. You can use #rgb, #rrggbb and HTML color names.

numalign

The alignment of the numerator over the fraction. Possible values are: left, center (default), and right.

Examples

Sample rendering:

Your browser rendering: $\raisebox{1ex}{$\frac{a}{b}$}\!\left/ \!\raisebox{-1ex}{$\frac{c}{d}$}\right.$

<math>  
  <mfrac bevelled="true">
     <mfrac>
        <mi> a </mi>
        <mi> b </mi>
     </mfrac>
     <mfrac>
        <mi> c </mi>
        <mi> d </mi>
     </mfrac>
  </mfrac>
</math>

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Gecko-specific notes

• Starting with Gecko 7.0 (Firefox 7.0 / Thunderbird 7.0 / SeaMonkey 2.4) the medium value for the linethickness attribute has been corrected to match the default thickness.