# How do I typeset the ground symbol ⏚ in LaTeX?

How do I type the ground symbol ⏚ in LaTeX?

I am not trying to create a ground node in a circuit diagram (which is answered in a different question). Instead, I just want to be able to type the symbol ⏚ in math mode.

One option is to define a command for this symbol taking it, for example, from the circuits.ee.IEC library (I wasn't sure if this symbol should be ord, rel, bin, so I opted for bin; also, there was no information about size or baseline position, but all these attributes can easily be adjusted):

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{circuits.ee.IEC}

\newcommand\Ground{%
\mathbin{\text{\begin{tikzpicture}[circuit ee IEC,yscale=0.6,xscale=0.5]
\draw (0,2ex) to (0,0) node[ground,rotate=-90,xshift=.65ex] {};
\end{tikzpicture}}}%
}

\begin{document}

$L\Ground {}$

\end{document}


Another option: this is listed as Unicode character 'EARTH GROUND' (U+23DA), so you could use XeLaTeX and a font supporting the symbol:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\setmainfont{Symbola}

\begin{document}
The earth ground symbol $⏚$.
\end{document}


• Your first solution no longer works (it produces something quite strange). Perhaps a tikz library changed over time... – Steven B. Segletes Jul 22 '14 at 20:14
• @StevenB.Segletes Indeed; apparently the ground symbol from circuits.ee.IEC changed. I've fixed the answer accordingly. Thanks for the heads up. – Gonzalo Medina Jul 22 '14 at 21:17