[Tex/LaTex] \tclap vs. \overset and \underset

Question

MWE

\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{color}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{stackengine}
\usepackage{mathtools}

\begin{document}

a\kern0pt{\color{red}{\tclap[5pt]{$\overset{\text{2}}{\vee}$}}}\kern0pt{} %1

a{\color{red}{${\underset{\wedge}{{\text{2}}}}$}} %2

a\color{red}{$ {\overset{\vee}{{\text{2}}}}$} %3

\end{document}

I would like the dimensions of \wedge and \vee in the second and third expressions to match the dimension of \vee in the first expression.

Answer 1

Replace \wedge and \vee with \textstyle\wedge and \textstyle\vee.

\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{stackengine}
\usepackage{mathtools}

\begin{document}

a{\color{red}\tclap[5pt]{$\overset{\text{2}}{\vee}$}} %1

a{\color{red}$\underset{\textstyle\wedge}{\text{2}}$} %2

a{\color{red}$\overset{\textstyle\vee}{\text{2}}$}    %3

\end{document}