How do I cancel the exponent in an equation?

Question

I'm trying to achieve something like this

I tried \cancelto but it doesn't look good. Is there a library for these kind of "special cancellations"? Thank you all.

Welcome! The question would be much better with a small, compilable example showing why it "doesn't look good". — Rmano
– Rmano, Commented 10 hours ago

CrocoDuck · Accepted Answer · 2025-11-21 22:13:38Z

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Use the "cancel" package

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{cancel}
\begin{document}
    \[X^{\bcancel{3}^2}     \]
\end{document}

answered 9 hours ago

CrocoDuck

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