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The {{tl|10^}} and {{tl|x10^}} templates are intended to facilitate and make uniform [[scientific notation]] numbers. The {{tl|10^}} template works exactly as described below except that it does not generate a multiplication ("{{xt|&times;}}") symbol.

==Usage==
To render {{mxt|3.14{{x10^|-12}}}}, instead of writing {{code|2=html|3.14&nbsp;×&nbsp;10<sup>&minus;12</sup>}} you can write {{mxt|<nowiki>3.14{{x10^|-12}}</nowiki>}}:

: {{mxt|<nowiki>{{x10^|b}}</nowiki>}} &rarr; {{mxt|{{x10^|b}}}}

: {{mxt|<nowiki>{{10^|b}}</nowiki>}} &rarr; {{mxt|{{10^|b}}}}

: {{mxt|<nowiki>{{x10^|-12}}</nowiki>}} &rarr; {{mxt|{{x10^|-12}}}}

: {{mxt|<nowiki>{{10^|-12}}</nowiki>}} &rarr; {{mxt|{{10^|-12}}}}

The first output character for {{tlf|x10^}} is a non-breaking thin-space ("{{mxt|]}}" and "{{mxt|[}}" are used to illustrate the effects):

: {{mxt|<nowiki>]{{x10^|b}}[</nowiki>}} &rarr; {{mxt|]{{x10^|b}}[}}

: {{mxt|<nowiki>]{{10^|b}}[</nowiki>}} &rarr; {{mxt|]{{10^|b}}[}}

: {{mxt|<nowiki>]{{x10^|-12}}[</nowiki>}} &rarr; {{mxt|]{{x10^|-12}}[}}

: {{mxt|<nowiki>]{{10^|-12}}[</nowiki>}} &rarr; {{mxt|]{{10^|-12}}[}}
===Delimiters===

The template uses gaps or commas, per {{tl|Val}}.<br />
: {{mxt|<nowiki>1.2{{x10^|12341}}</nowiki>}} &rarr; {{mxt|1.2{{x10^|12341}}}}

See ''[[#Forcing text display]]'' to turn this off.

===Text and number recognition===
By default, the template recognizes both text and numbers. That is, typing {{mxt|<nowiki>3.14{{x10^|-12}}</nowiki>}}  will produce {{mxt|3.14{{x10^|-12}}}}, with the proper [[minus sign]] ("{{mxt|&minus;}}"), rather than with a [[hyphen]] ("{{mxt|-}}"). However, typing {{mxt|<nowiki>A{{x10^|-BC}}</nowiki>}} will produce {{mxt|A{{x10^|-BC}}}} since {{mxt|BC}} is not a number. In those cases, you need to write {{mxt|<nowiki>A{{x10^|&amp;minus;BC}}</nowiki>}} to produce the correct {{mxt|A{{x10^|&minus;BC}}}}.

A minus sign also has to be provided for cases like {{mxt|1.2{{x10^|1 &minus; 2}}}} ({{mxt|<nowiki>1.2{{x10^|1 &amp;minus; 2}}</nowiki>}}).

===Explicit plus sign===
To explicitly display the {{mxt|+}} character, write {{mxt|<nowiki>1.2{{x10^|4|plus}}</nowiki>}} which will produce {{mxt|1.2{{x10^|4|plus}}}}.

===Forcing text display===
To force the template to display the input as text, and forgo the automatic delimitation and the recognition of the hyphen as a minus sign, write {{mxt|<nowiki>1.2{{x10^|&amp;minus;42342|text}}</nowiki>}}, which will display {{mxt|1.2{{x10^|&minus;42342|text}}}} instead of {{mxt|1.2{{x10^|-42342}}}}. This can also be used as an alternative to explicitly display the plus sign ({{mxt|<nowiki>1.2{{x10^|+4|text}}</nowiki>}} gives {{mxt|1.2{{x10^|+4|text}}}}), but remember that you also lose delimitation if you do it this way.

== Tracking category ==
* {{clc|Articles using x10^ with no parameters}} – a hidden category which may be added to pages using [[Template:E]]

==See also==
* [[m:Template:e]]
* {{tl|e-sp}}, a more spaced version of {{tl|x10^}}.
* {{tl|val}}
* {{tl|scinote}}


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