{symbols} is about specific non-alphabetic symbols or math symbols, e.g., about looking-up, constructing, or using symbols. For questions about {fonts} or alphabetic {characters} use the respective tag instead.
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How to draw and insert a symbol in TikZ
I want to make a symbol as shown below in TikZ.
\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\draw[thick] (0,0) rectangle (3,1);
\draw[thick] (0.5,0) -- ...
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Set bullet instead of dot using \dot
I would like to place a bullet in the same way that $\dot{x}$ places a dot above x. Does anyone have a clue?
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\dag doubles index entries - how to avoid?
Using the symbol \dag within a splitindex command, in the index output two entries are produced: One naming the pages where the \sindex command is used in the text, another where it is used in the ...
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Random Greek Symbols appears in pdf generated by LaTeX
I use Texmaker. Once the .pdf file is generated by LaTeX, I notice that there are several greek symbols (mostly Sigma) in random places. Does any one know the reason? (My code does not contain these ...
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How insert Male and Female symbol? [duplicate]
I use :
\documentclass[a4paper,11pt,final]{article}
I would like insert Male and Female symbols in my report,
I have tried with \usepackage{marvosym} but that is not working :
LaTeX Error: ...
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Insert a character in the beginning of each line in a special verbatim environment
How can I insert a special character or a symbol in the beginning of each line in a verbatim environment? In particular, there is a constraint that applies to the verbatim environment: it must be of a ...
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2answers
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ModernCV phone symbol
I'm trying to build a CV on LaTeX using the moderncv template. I have a phone symbol added at the top of the CV for my own telephone number as this was part of the program template, however I would ...
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Dashed left arrow over symbol
I want to put dashed left arrow over symbol.
Dashed left arrow looks like this:
$x \dashedleftarrow y$
I want arrow to be over symbol $x$, like in
$\overleftarrow{x}$
, only dashed.
I tried ...
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What command to use for reversed $\vDash$?
I want to use a symbol similar to
$\vDash$
but reversed (like if it's mirrored against an imaginary vertical line). I cannot find such a symbol anywhere. I have used detexify too but no luck ...
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2answers
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How to place a symbol under an arrow in Latex when using tikz package
I'm using the tikz package in LaTeX to construct a feedback loop for a control system as a part of a paper on control systems. The problem I'm running into is that I would like to place symbols under ...
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5answers
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Special character “dot over dash” [duplicate]
I need the symbol "dot over dash" or "dot over minus", but I am unable to find it in a list of LaTeX symbols. When composing it via \dot{-}, the dot is so hight, that it looks weired. It should look ...
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Insert a skak symbol
I'm trying to enter a chess symbols of skak package, and output it at pdflatex but it didn't compile...(at Lyx).
What can I do?
I enter it at math mode.
(there is no other way).
(Idon't know what is ...
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Bold \varnothing
I'm using the symbol \varnothing and it turns out I could do with a bold version of it.
Any ideas?
Also, I'm using \phi as a 'lowercase' version of it, any improvements to this strategy would also ...
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Laplace and Fourier transforms [closed]
What are the normatization or standard (not necessarily fancy) symbols to use for the Laplace and Fourier transform operators? By “normatization” or "standard" I mean “technical standard” or ...
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How to type geographical coordinates in LaTeX tables?
I am trying to type geographical coordinate such as:
N 52° 58.110'
E 00° 40.070'
in table. Please excuse me for that I have start leaning about LaTeX just three weeks ago.
I would appreciate your ...
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2answers
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How do I type a Chinese dash in XeLaTex
How do I write a Chinese dash, a two-fullwidth-character long dash?
「——」 looks ugly typset with XeLaTex and the font that I am using (The two parts are not connected and there is a gap in the ...
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1answer
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How to use \rightarrow in normal sentence construction
I want to use the \rightarrow without the \mathit command. Here is what I want to write:
[ID, List of symbols] \rightarrow Sequence of rules but when I write it using \mathit command all the spaces ...
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Lyx program listings output wrong symbols [duplicate]
This is what I added to the preamble:
basicstyle={\footnotesize\ttfamily}
emph={si, //,{,}, <, >, if, para, cada, devolver, en, de}
emphstyle={\color{red}}
frame=single
...
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1answer
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How to typeset an independent and identical normal distribution (iidN) in LaTex?
Is there an elegant way of writing "iidN()" in LaTex, other than just writing it "iidN()"?
That is, is there a macro for "iid" and/or for normal distribution "N" symbols?
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2answers
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Problem with algorithm2e and portuguese option
I have this little algorithm with two For statements and one if-else. I'm using the option portuguese on the preamble and here's the problem: instead of displaying the words "faça" and "fim" (do and ...
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1answer
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Astronomical symbols in LaTeX dwarf planet Vesta and Ceres
What package is need to make the Vesta symbol in LaTeX?
I am using wasysym (maybe misspelled here) package which generates \earth and the other planets.
However, I would like the symbol for Vesta ...
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Dollar sign with txfonts and fontenc
I have a strange problem with the dollar sign ($) and \textbf{} when using the txfonts and fontenc packages. The dollar sign has a space after it. Both packages are required to reproduce the problem.
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How to make “\” in latex? [duplicate]
How to make '\' in latex if '\' has to be used in set theory equations?
I have to use it in the following format
$\forall X \in 2^\Omega-{\emptyset} $
Here instead of '-' sign i want to use '\'. Is ...
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How to show < and > correctly in output?
I am trying to write some XML tags as part of my text but I can not get the < and > symbols to come out right in the output. What am I missing?
I have tried both <tag> and \<tag\>, the ...
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1answer
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Bitcoin symbol in LaTeX
How do I write the Bitcoin symbol in LaTeX?
Abusing Unicode, "B⃦" can be used in normal text files. I'm not a fan of writing non-ASCII in LaTeX, as you can run into all sorts of encoding issues.
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1answer
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Command for special text with reserved LaTeX symbols
Surely I am missing something here, but I can't remember =(. I want to build a command that accepts special LaTeX symbols and correctly display them. As special I mean \, _, or some others, and ...
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Degree symbol in bib file
I can't get a the degree symbol to appear in the title.
I have tried:
title={Surface Tension of Alcohol and Water from 20 to 50{\degree}},
and
title={Surface Tension of Alcohol and Water from 20 ...
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2answers
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Managing checkbox representation
I tried to create a checkbox, analogous to
Creating Boxed Check Mark
This woks correctly:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\begin{document}
...
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3answers
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How to change the color of symbols (mobile, email, homepage, etc) in moderncv?
I'm able to style the contents (color, font size), but I can't change the color of the symbol.
Here's the code I'm working with:
\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{moderncv}
...
6
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1answer
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Is it possible to get a diagonal subset symbol?
I'm asking if I can get the subset symbol, or any symbol really for that matter if possible, for LaTeX, namely the subset symbol would have symmetry about the line y=x. If you know what I mean.
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How to typeset music dynamics within normal text
Although it should be possible to create a single musical dynamic symbol (like ff for fortissimo or sfz for sforzato) by creating an in-line lilypond-book fragment, hiding the staff etc. and somehow ...
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1answer
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Error in mathematical symbols in “Article” document class
When I use the mathematical symbols, with an error, the compiler stops. for example for \leq or \mu. What is the reason and solution for this?
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1answer
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False bold integral symbol
Why do I get a false integral symbol when I do \bm{\int(2x}? I've just loaded the package bm in a usual way, and I'm not using any other different font in the preamble.
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2answers
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Displayed Math in tikz-cd diagrams
I have been using tikz-cd package to produce diagrams however I'm not finding a way to use displayed math within it. My point is that when I use the product sign for instance inside of it, it simply ...
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Middle English Yogh character
I was wondering if anyone knows of a package which supports the Middle English character yogh - that's Ȝ (U+021C) ȝ (U+021D). In TIPA, there is the character ezh - that's Ʒ (U+01B7) ʒ (U+0292). Ezh is ...
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1answer
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Is a cupdot symbol available in amsmath? [duplicate]
I'm looking for a command in amsmath that makes something like \cupdot in MnSymbol (I hope spell it right...).
Look at the picture below:
i.e. a command that puts a dot instead of the "+".
One ...
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eurosym seems to not be working
I just tried the eurosym package for the first time, and when I try $\euro$, I simply get e. I have tried looking on line, for instance http://www.theiling.de/eurosym.html and on CTAN.
Seems to ...
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votes
1answer
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Typing the semidirect product symbol [closed]
I am using writelatex to write a paper and I need to type the semidirect product symbol...but for some reason, it keeps saying "error" and I can't see the semidirect product in the paper. I tried both ...
4
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1answer
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Equal (=) sign within TikZ label
I was trying to use an equal sign within a TikZ picture as a subcaption of an inner TikZ picture for comparing two images.
Here is my code:
\documentclass{report}
\usepackage{amsmath}
...
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Unusual custom math accent
I want to introduce a new type of math accent that is basically an overbar, but also has small (scriptscriptsize?) text set to the right of the bar. Basically something like
$\bar{A}^{\mathrm{co}}$
...
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Strange ampersand shape in italics
I'm trying to use the & symbol in the bib file. The following is my code:
booktitle = {Design, Automation {\&} Test in Europe Conference {\&} Exhibition},
The output is :
Is this ...
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moderncv - non marvosym symbols
When i use the moderncv package i get the typical marvosym symbols.
The following image shows the file examples\template_banking_red.pdf that comes with my moderncv package. When you take a look at ...
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1answer
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Inserting noncrossing partions
I am trying to create non crossing partions in latex. That is to connect numbers with lines drawn below them. An example would be
1 2 3 4 5
│└┘││
└───┘
But the lines should be directly ...
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My \mathcal{U} turns out to be curvy? (different than default)
My preamble :
\documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{report}
\usepackage[lmargin=3.81cm,tmargin=2.54cm,rmargin=2.54cm,bmargin=2.52cm]{geometry}
\linespread{1.5}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{ dsfont }
...
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Must I include \begin{math} every time I want to enter a symbol?
I am using the following syntax in my document's preamble :
\usepackage{amssymb}
Question is, must I use \begin{math} \*symbol* \end{math] every time I type in a symbol ? Or am I missing an easier ...
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How do you get a scriptscriptstyle-sized prime?
As you go from \displaystyle to \scriptstyle to \scriptscriptstyle, letters and numbers, for instance, shrink. Weirdly, to my mind, the prime symbol (') shrinks from \displaystyle to \scriptstyle, ...
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Classicthesis, using Chinese in the classicthesis-conf (e.g. for title, author, etc) [closed]
I have asked this question over at http://www.latextemplates.com/ a couple of days ago, but so far didn't receive an answer, so I thought I'd give it a try here.
I am running pdfTeX pi-1.40.10-2.2 ...
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How can I create a new extensible symbol?
Given an arbitrary thin vertical symbol, can I create a new math delimiter from it (and if so, how)?
Edit: Ideally, I would like to be able to create an extensible symbol, either built out an ...
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change \sqrt symbol
I'm trying to change the sqrt sign into the glyph '317 of the following character map, that is the mathematical pi three font table.
I would use it only for non-large root, e.g \sqrt{a}, \sqrt{5/2} ...
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How to switch to upright greek in math mode?
tI use libertine and newtxmath font packages, they provide upright greek letters. However, there is no way to automatically swith between italic and upright greek letters. I need a command, simillar ...
