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nich
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Spread underbrace text over two lines

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Is there a way to spread the text which an under-brace refers to over two lines?

For example, I have the code:

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\[ \underbrace{\int_0^1 J_t^2 dN_t}_\text{discontinuous component}
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and I would like to have the word `continuous' on one line and `discontinuous' immediately below it.

Thanks
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gmedina
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Spread underbrace text over two lines

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Hi,

if I understood your question, you could use a \parbox:

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Code, edit and compile here:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
\[
\underbrace{\int_0^1 J_t^2 dN_t}_\text{\parbox{4cm}{\centering continuous\\[-4pt] discontinuous component}}
\]
\end{document}
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nich
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Re: Spread underbrace text over two lines

Post by nich »

Brilliant, I had tried \parbox but didn't realize that I could set the width of the parbox.

Thanks a lot
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