# Parentheses in axis labels [duplicate]

For my masters thesis I need plots of squared Bessel Processes, but I can't get the axis lables right. I want the y-axis to be labeled $$\left(R_s^{(n)}\right)^2$$ but I have not been able to get the big parentheses in the right position. The best I have accomplished is this:

ListLinePlot[{matris1, matris2, matris3}, ImageSize -> Large,
AxesLabel -> {t,
SuperscriptBox["(" Subscript[R, t]^"(n)" ")", 2] // DisplayForm}]


which gives this plot

As you can see the parentheses are in the wrong place. Any ideas on how to get it right?

## marked as duplicate by Kuba♦Jun 6 '17 at 7:19

• – Kuba Jun 6 '17 at 6:58
• Perhaps related: (21082) – Mr.Wizard Jun 6 '17 at 7:24
• @Kuba I see you were still adding links to the header. Now I think the question "already has an answer" so I agree with the close. – Mr.Wizard Jun 6 '17 at 7:29

RowBox[{"(", SubsuperscriptBox["R", "s", "(n)"], ")"}]^2 //

• I prefer using RawBoxes instead of DisplayForm, but of course that requires that you use valid boxes, which I think is a good thing. – Carl Woll Jun 6 '17 at 7:40
• @CarlWoll Good tip. I know about RawBoxes but I have a hard time breaking old habits, including DisplayForm. DisplayForm does work with mixed forms however which I had seen as a convenience. Do I infer correctly that you recommend avoiding e.g. RowBox[{"(", Subsuperscript["R", "s", "(n)"], ")"}]^2 // DisplayForm (with Subsuperscript rather than SubsuperscriptBox)? – Mr.Wizard Jun 6 '17 at 8:28