{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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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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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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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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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 ...