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I'd like to define macros to be able to use each of the following six shapes as subscripts in math mode.

I'd try to draw them using tikz, but I don't know if I could use those as subscripts.

Picture mode!

documentclass{article}

usepackage{amsmath}

usepackage{pict2e}



DeclareRobustCommand{fullcircle}{%

  mspace{2mu}mathord{

    sbox{0}{$scriptstyle O$}%

    setlength{unitlength}{ht0}%

    begin{picture}(1,1)

    put(0.5,0.5){arc{0.5}}

    end{picture}

  }mspace{2mu}

}

DeclareRobustCommand{upsemicircle}{%

  mspace{2mu}mathord{

    sbox{0}{$scriptstyle O$}%

    setlength{unitlength}{ht0}%

    begin{picture}(1,1)

    put(0.5,0.5){arc[0,180]{0.5}}

    end{picture}

  }mspace{2mu}

}

DeclareRobustCommand{downsemicircle}{%

  mspace{2mu}mathord{

    sbox{0}{$scriptstyle O$}%

    setlength{unitlength}{ht0}%

    begin{picture}(1,1)

    put(0.5,0.5){arc[180,360]{0.5}}

    end{picture}

  }mspace{2mu}

}

DeclareRobustCommand{upsemicirclediam}{%

  mspace{2mu}mathord{

    sbox{0}{$scriptstyle O$}%

    setlength{unitlength}{ht0}%

    begin{picture}(1,1)

    moveto(0.5,0.5)

    circlearc{0.5}{0.5}{0.5}{0}{180}

    lineto(0.5,0.5)

    strokepath

    end{picture}

  }mspace{2mu}

}

DeclareRobustCommand{downsemicirclediam}{%

  mspace{2mu}mathord{

    sbox{0}{$scriptstyle O$}%

    setlength{unitlength}{ht0}%

    begin{picture}(1,1)

    moveto(0.5,0.5)

    circlearc{0.5}{0.5}{0.5}{180}{360}

    lineto(0.5,0.5)

    strokepath

    end{picture}

  }mspace{2mu}

}

DeclareRobustCommand{diam}{%

  mspace{2mu}mathord{

    sbox{0}{$scriptstyle O$}%

    setlength{unitlength}{ht0}%

    begin{picture}(1,1)

    Line(0,0.5)(1,0.5)

    end{picture}

  }mspace{2mu}

}



begin{document}



$X_{fullcircleupsemicircledownsemicircleupsemicirclediamdownsemicirclediamdiam}$



end{document}

An enhanced version that can cope with the symbols at every level.

documentclass{article}

usepackage{amsmath}

usepackage{pict2e}



makeatletter

DeclareRobustCommand{fullcircle}{peter@symbolpeter@fullcircle}

DeclareRobustCommand{upsemicircle}{peter@symbolpeter@upsemicircle}

DeclareRobustCommand{downsemicircle}{peter@symbolpeter@downsemicircle}

DeclareRobustCommand{upsemicirclediam}{peter@symbolpeter@upsemicirclediam}

DeclareRobustCommand{downsemicirclediam}{peter@symbolpeter@downsemicirclediam}

DeclareRobustCommand{diam}{peter@symbolpeter@diam}



newcommand{peter@symbol}[1]{mathord{mspace{2mu}mathpalette#1relaxmspace{2mu}}}

newcommand{peter@unitlength}[1]{%

  settoheight{unitlength}{$m@th#1O$}%

  linethickness{fontdimen 8

    ifx#1displaystyletextfontelse

    ifx#1textstyletextfontelse

    ifx#1scriptstylescriptfontelse

    scriptscriptfontfififi 3

  }%

}



newcommand{peter@fullcircle}[2]{%

  begingroup

  peter@unitlength{#1}%

  begin{picture}(1,1)

  circlearc[1]{0.5}{0.5}{0.5}{0}{360}

  strokepath

  end{picture}%

  endgroup

}

newcommand{peter@upsemicircle}[2]{%

  begingroup

  peter@unitlength{#1}%

  begin{picture}(1,1)

  circlearc[1]{0.5}{0.5}{0.5}{0}{180}

  strokepath

  end{picture}%

  endgroup

}

newcommand{peter@downsemicircle}[2]{%

  begingroup

  peter@unitlength{#1}%

  begin{picture}(1,1)

  circlearc[1]{0.5}{0.5}{0.5}{180}{360}

  strokepath

  end{picture}%

  endgroup

}

newcommand{peter@upsemicirclediam}[2]{%

  begingroup

  peter@unitlength{#1}%

  begin{picture}(1,1)

  moveto(0.5,0.5)

  circlearc{0.5}{0.5}{0.5}{0}{180}

  lineto(0.5,0.5)

  strokepath

  end{picture}%

  endgroup

}

newcommand{peter@downsemicirclediam}[2]{%

  begingroup

  peter@unitlength{#1}%

  begin{picture}(1,1)

  moveto(0.5,0.5)

  circlearc{0.5}{0.5}{0.5}{180}{360}

  lineto(0.5,0.5)

  strokepath

  end{picture}%

  endgroup

}

newcommand{peter@diam}[2]{%

  begingroup

  peter@unitlength{#1}%

  begin{picture}(1,1)

  Line(0,0.5)(1,0.5)

  end{picture}%

  endgroup

}



begin{document}



$Xfullcircleupsemicircledownsemicircleupsemicirclediamdownsemicirclediamdiam$



$X_{fullcircleupsemicircledownsemicircleupsemicirclediamdownsemicirclediamdiam}$



$X_{X_{fullcircleupsemicircledownsemicircleupsemicirclediamdownsemicirclediamdiam}}$



end{document}

TikZ in boxes! (Far inferior to picture mode unfortunately)

documentclass{article}



usepackage{tikz}



makeatletter

newcommandsetup@crazysubscripts[2]

  {%

    expandafternewsaveboxcsname crazysubscripts@#1endcsname

    expandaftersboxcsname crazysubscripts@#1endcsname

      {%

        kern.1ex

        begin{tikzpicture}

          path[use as bounding box] circle[radius=.5ex];

          #2%

        end{tikzpicture}%

        kern.1ex

      }%

  }

setup@crazysubscripts{fc}% fullcircle

  {%

    draw circle[radius=.5ex];%

  }

setup@crazysubscripts{lo}% lower open

  {%

    draw (.5ex,0) arc[start angle=0, end angle=-180, radius=.5ex];%

  }

setup@crazysubscripts{uo}% upper open

  {%

    draw (.5ex,0) arc[start angle=0, end angle=180, radius=.5ex];%

  }

setup@crazysubscripts{lc}% lower closed

  {%

    draw (-.5ex,0) -- (.5ex,0) arc[start angle=0, end angle=-180, radius=.5ex]

      --cycle;%

  }

setup@crazysubscripts{uc}% upper closed

  {%

    draw (-.5ex,0) -- (.5ex,0) arc[start angle=0, end angle=180, radius=.5ex]

      --cycle;%

  }

setup@crazysubscripts{b}% boring line

  {%

    draw (-.5ex,0) -- (.5ex,0);%

  }

newcommandcsubs[1]

  {%

    @ifundefined{crazysubscripts@#1}

      {GenericError{}{Undefined crazysubscript `#1`}{}{}}%

      {%

        resizebox{.75ex}{!}

          {expandafteruseboxcsname crazysubscripts@#1endcsname}%

      }%

  }

makeatother



begin{document}

$A_{csubs{fc}_{csubs{lo}_{csubs{lc}}}}$



csubs{fc}csubs{lo}csubs{uo}csubs{lc}csubs{uc}csubs{b}

end{document}

Just a template.

documentclass[preview,border=12pt,varwidth,12pt]{standalone}

usepackage{tikz}



defalex{tikz draw (0,0) circle (2pt);}

defbobby{tikz draw (0,0) -- (3pt,0) -- (3pt,2pt) -- cycle;}

begin{document}

This is an  equation $F_{alex}^{bobby}+1$.

end{document}