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I want to type ^ in mathmode, but \frown is too long, so my question is where to find a small version?

Update: Thanks to Mico. I tried \smallfrown, but it seems too big either.

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amssymb has \smallfrown. I found this just using detexify. Please check first this How to look up a symbol? – percusse Jun 25 '12 at 14:26
{\scriptsize\frown} if another font does not suit you? – David Carlisle Jun 25 '12 at 14:26
I tried {\scriptsize\frown} but things didn't change. – Popopo Jun 25 '12 at 14:47
sorry I meant \scriptstyle not \scriptsize – David Carlisle Jun 25 '12 at 16:03
OK, I tried it, and frown became smaller. Thank you. – Popopo Jun 25 '12 at 16:10

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Here are some options for you that scales either \frown or \smallfrown (from amssymb) down to the size of \textasciicircum:

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{graphicx}% http://ctan.org/pkg/graphicx
\usepackage{amssymb}% http://ctan.org/pkg/amssymb
\begin{document}
\textasciicircum $\frown$ \par
\textasciicircum \raisebox{.5em}{\smash{\scalebox{.5}{$\frown$}}} \par
\textasciicircum $\smallfrown$ \par
\textasciicircum \raisebox{.5em}{\smash{\scalebox{.5}{$\smallfrown$}}} \par
\end{document}

In the above MWE, both \frown and \smallfrown is raised to the level of \textasciicircum for comparison using \raisebox, and scaled down to 50% of its original size (via \scalebox from graphicx).

Depending on the choice, you should define a command that creates the frown you're after, like

\newcommand*{\myfrown}{\raisebox{.5em}{\smash{\scalebox{.5}{$\smallfrown$}}}}

say.

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Wonderful, it works! Many thanks! – Popopo Jun 25 '12 at 15:01
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Have you tried \smallfrown (provided by the amssymb package)?

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Yes, I have. But it seems too big either. I want to seek a smaller on as ^. – Popopo Jun 25 '12 at 14:40
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\textasciicircum{} or \^{} can be used within math mode using text mode

Check the link for symbols:

http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/info/symbols/comprehensive/symbols-a4.pdf

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Thanks, but \textasciicircum{} or \^{} cannot be used in mathmode. – Popopo Jun 25 '12 at 14:43

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