How can I strike through an expression (e.g. "2x") obliquely, e.g. from bottom left to top right, so as to indicate cancellation? With the \sout command from the ulem package, I can only strike horizontally.
asked Jan 6, 2012 at 13:33
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1near duplicate to [tex.stackexchange.com/questions/4465/… a slash through a word), although that doesn't have such nice example images.– barbara beetonJan 6, 2012 at 14:18
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The cancel package seems to do exactly what you want:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{cancel}
\begin{document}
\( \cancel{2x} \)
\( \cancel{1234567890} \)
\end{document}
If you're not satisfied with how the cancellation starts below the 1 and ends above the 0, have a look at Diagonal strikeout starting too low and ending too high.
answered Jan 6, 2012 at 13:40
