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LaTeX Math Symbols

Prepared by L. Kocbach, on the basis of this document (origin: David Carlisle,


Manchester University)
File A.tex contains all necessary code
This file is prepared by running
latex A.tex
and cutting the pictures out of the resulting preview. Relevant parts of the latex code
are reproduced under each of the pictures.
Some of the symbols have an explanatory text. This text is found in the latex code,
mostly stating that they are parts of some spacial setup and cannot be used in standard
LaTeX. Each of the figures also has a link to itself.

Greek Letters

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\alpha
\beta

\theta
\vartheta

o
\pi

\tau
\upsilon

\gamma
\delta
\epsilon
\varepsilon
\zeta
\eta

\gamma
\kappa
\lambda
\mu
\nu
\xi

\varpi
\rho
\varrho
\sigma
\varsigma

\phi
\varphi
\chi
\psi
\omega

\Gamma
\Delta
\Theta

\Lambda
\Xi
\Pi

\Sigma
\Upsilon
\Phi

\Psi
\Omega

Binary Operation Symbols

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\pm
\mp
\times
\div
\ast
\star
\bigcirc
\circ
\bullet
\ddagger
\cdot
+

\cap
\cup
\uplus
\sqcap
\sqcup
\vee

\diamond
\bigtriangleup
\bigtriangledown
\triangleleft
\triangleright
\lhd$^b$

\oplus
\ominus
\otimes
\oslash
\odot

\wedge
\setminus

\rhd$^b$
\unlhd$^b$

\dagger

\wr
-

\unrhd$^b$

\amalg

$^b$ Not predefined in a format based on {\tt basefont.tex}.


Use one of the style options
{\tt oldlfont}, {\tt newlfont}, {\tt amsfonts} or {\tt amssymb}.

Relation Symbols

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\leq
\prec
\preceq
\ll
\subset
\subseteq
\sqsubset$^b$
\sqsubseteq
\in
\vdash
:

\geq
\succ
\succeq
\gg
\supset
\supseteq
\sqsupset$^b$
\sqsupseteq
\ni
\dashv

\equiv
\sim
\simeq
\asymp
\approx
\cong
\neq
\doteq
\propto
<

\models
\perp
\mid
\parallel
\bowtie
\Join$^b$
\smile
\frown
=
>

$^b$ Not predefined in a format based on {\tt basefont.tex}.


Use one of the style options
{\tt oldlfont}, {\tt newlfont}, {\tt amsfonts} or {\tt amssymb}.

Punctuation Symbols

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,

\colon

\ldotp

\cdotp

Arrow Symbols

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\leftarrow

\longleftarrow

\uparrow

\Leftarrow
\rightarrow
\Rightarrow
\leftrightarrow
\Leftrightarrow
\mapsto
\hookleftarrow
\leftharpoonup
\leftharpoondown
\rightleftharpoons

\Longleftarrow
\longrightarrow
\Longrightarrow
\longleftrightarrow
\Longleftrightarrow
\longmapsto
\hookrightarrow
\rightharpoonup
\rightharpoondown
\leadsto$^b$

\Uparrow
\downarrow
\Downarrow
\updownarrow
\Updownarrow
\nearrow
\searrow
\swarrow
\nwarrow

$^b$ Not predefined in a format based on {\tt basefont.tex}.


Use one of the style options
{\tt oldlfont}, {\tt newlfont}, {\tt amsfonts} or {\tt amssymb}.

Miscellaneous Symbols

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\ldots
\aleph
\hbar
\imath
\jmath
\ell
\wp
\Re
\Im

\cdots
\prime
\emptyset
\nabla
\surd
\top
\bot
\|
\angle

\vdots
\forall
\exists
\neg
\flat
\natural
\sharp
\backslash
\partial

\ddots
\infty
\Box$^b$
\Diamond$^b$
\triangle
\clubsuit
\diamondsuit
\heartsuit
\spadesuit

\mho$^b$

$^b$ Not predefined in a format based on {\tt basefont.tex}.


Use one of the style options
{\tt oldlfont}, {\tt newlfont}, {\tt amsfonts} or {\tt amssymb}.

Variable-sized Symbols

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\sum
\prod
\coprod
\int
\oint

\bigcap
\bigcup
\bigsqcup
\bigvee
\bigwedge

Log-like Symbols

t8.gif

\bigodot
\bigotimes
\bigoplus
\biguplus

\arccos
\sinh
\arcsin
\sup
\arctan
\tan
\arg
\tanh

\cos

\csc

\exp

\ker

\limsup

\min

\cosh

\deg

\gcd

\lg

\ln

\Pr

\cot

\det

\hom

\lim

\log

\sec

\coth

\dim

\inf

\liminf

\max

\sin

Delimiters

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(
[
\{
\lfloor
\langle
|

Large Delimiters

)
]
\}
\rfloor
\rangle
\|

\uparrow
\downarrow
\updownarrow
\lceil
/

\Uparrow
\Downarrow
\Updownarrow
\rceil
\backslash

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\rmoustache
\arrowvert

\lmoustache
\Arrowvert

\rgroup
\bracevert

\lgroup

Math mode accents

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\hat{a}
\breve{a}
\check{a}
\tilde{a}

\acute{a}

\bar{a}

\dot{a}

\grave{a}

\vec{a}

\ddot{a}

Some other constructions

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\widetilde{abc}
\overleftarrow{abc}
\overline{abc}
\overbrace{abc}
\sqrt{abc}
$f'$

\widehat{abc}
\overrightarrow{abc}
\underline{abc}
\underbrace{abc}
\sqrt[n]{abc}
\frac{abc}{xyz}

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