General ⇒ Why does \raisebox enlarge size of enclosed object's box?

[yoyoimut]

Hi everyone,

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\documentclass{minimal}
\begin{document}
\setlength{\fboxsep}{0.1pt}
\setlength{\fboxrule}{0.05pt}
\noindent%
%
\hrulefill%reference line
%
\fbox{g}%fbox enclosing g
%
\rule{1mm}{0.1pt}%reference line
%
\fbox{\raisebox{1cm}{g}}%fbox enclosing g raised by 1cm
%
\hrulefill%reference line
\end{document}

Why does \raisebox enlarge the vertical size of enclosed object's box?


Thank you in advance.


regards,

Yuko