How can I reduce the size of the lower limit? I'd like to make it smaller.
$\lim\limits_{\Delta P \to 0}$
Adding \tiny doesn't seem to do anything.
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You can use \scriptscriptstyle for a smaller script size when in math mode.
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
$\lim\limits_{\scriptscriptstyle\Delta P \to 0}$
\end{document}
If one doesn't like the aspect-ratio constraint of the \scriptscriptstyle, one can start with the default \scriptstyle and scale the result, here by .7.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\begin{document}
$\lim\limits_{\scalebox{.7}{$\scriptstyle\Delta P \to 0$}}$
\end{document}
answered Dec 31, 2021 at 18:06
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hmm... that makes it vertically smaller, but doesn't change the horizontal scale that much (I wanted it not to stick out so much past the
lim)– Jason SCommented Dec 31, 2021 at 18:10 -
1@JasonS That is because, at least for the default computer-modern font, smaller fontsize is squeezed more vertically than horizontally (a choice of the font designer). Commented Dec 31, 2021 at 18:11
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1@JasonS You could combine aspects of the two answers with something like:
$\lim\limits_{\scalebox{.7}{$\scriptscriptstyle\Delta P \to 0$}}$Commented Dec 31, 2021 at 18:13 -
if I use
scriptstylerather thanscriptscriptstyleit looks very good... if you edit your answer to include that as an alternative, I'll accept it.– Jason SCommented Dec 31, 2021 at 18:16
I muddled my way through using scalebox, although I don't know how to get it to change the relative size rather than absolute:
$\lim\limits_{\scalebox{0.4}{$\Delta P \to 0$}}$
or this, which looks slightly better:
$\lim\limits_{\scalebox{0.6}{$^{\Delta P \to 0}$}}$
or even better:
$\lim\limits_{\scalebox{0.7}{$\scriptstyle\Delta P \to 0$}}$
