I want to use `Subscript`s to prettify a matrix and started the following way Subscript[a, bb] // TraditionalForm Subscript[a, b,b] // TraditionalForm Subscript[Subscript[a, b], b] // TraditionalForm The results are $$ a_{bb}\\ a_{b,b}\\ a_{b_b} $$ I want to use the first type. But, I need to create the `Subscript` $a$ with elements from a list, like so list = {b,c,d}; Subscript[a, list[[1]] list[[1]]] // TraditionalForm Subscript[a, list[[1]], list[[1]]] // TraditionalForm Subscript[Subscript[a, list[[1]]], list[[1]]] // TraditionalForm Then, the result is $$ a_{b^2}\\ a_{b,b}\\ a_{b_b} $$ Sticking with the first type; So, How do I prevent that $b^2$? Or, how do I erase the comma from second output?