{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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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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Package for coin symbols (heads, tails)
Does anyone know if there is a package that includes symbols for coins? I'm typesetting a solution I wrote for a probability problem dealing with coin flips and I'm trying to include some visual aids ...
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Machine Readable list of LaTeX Commands and Symbols
I am looking for a list of LaTeX symbols and commands which is in a nice machine readable format (json/xml/csv). Something similar to The Comprehensive LaTeX Symbol List. Can anyone point me in the ...
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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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How to write average of a function?
Just do not know how to write the average of a function. The symbol look like a integral sign with a short bar in the middle. It means integral of a function over a ball divide by the measure of the ...
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\lesssim (and some others) not working
I'm writing a latex document and trying to use \lesssim (listed for example in here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Displaying_a_formula#Relations ) in the text like this: $a \lesssim b$. However, ...
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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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What should I use for composing multiple functions
I don't like writing f_1 \circ \cdots f_k to denote a multiple composition. Usually this is solved by using a big operator (like \bigcup_{i=1}^kA_i instead of A_1 \cup \cdots \cup A_k. The problem is ...
