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17 questions linked to/from How do I typeset arbitrary fractions like the standard symbol for .5 = ½?
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angled fraction like superscript [duplicate]
I would like to draw a fraction like symbol that looks similar to \frac{a}{b} BUT is angled so that the a is higher than the b and the slash is angled. Sort of like a % sign but not as drastic. Not ...
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How to type the '3/2' in Latex with different height as shown in the picture? [duplicate]
how to type the fraction 3/2 with different height in Latex as show in the picute
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How produce case-fraction? [duplicate]
In LaTeX, how does one produce common case-fractions, that is, fractions typeset as a single glyph? For example,
rather than
(images from: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/case_fraction)
I need, ...
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Is there a way to write custom fractions in this format: ½, ⅘, ⅞, etc.? [duplicate]
As the title says,
Is there a way to write custom fractions in this format: ½, ⅘, ⅞, etc.?
by adding some packages or so?
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writing simple fractions (1/2, 1/4) in social science text [duplicate]
As part of a social science text, in one place I need to write fractions like 1/2, 1/4, 1/3. How can I write these fractions in an elegant way without using mathematical packages?
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How do I use a particular font for a small section of text in my document?
The standard font packages make global changes to the fonts in my document. What if I want to use a particular font for just a portion of my text?
How do I find the right name of the font?
How do I ...
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Frequently loaded packages: Differences between pdfLaTeX and XeLaTeX
Until now, I have been compiling my LaTeX documents with pdfLaTeX. My standard document preamble includes the "usual suspects" for non-English speakers (inputenc, fontenc, babel) and a bunch of other ...
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How to print \frac{1}{2} by a single Unicode character?
I am looking for a command which would print simple fractions like 1/2, 1/3 etc using glyphs available in modern TTF/OTF fonts. Ideally, I want this command to output ordinary \frac{1}{2}, \frac{1}{3} ...
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How to make fractions in powers look good
Quick question. When I type $e^{\frac{1}{2x}}$ it makes the fraction very small and hard to read. However when I type $e^{\displaystyle\frac{1}{2x}}$ it makes the fraction way to big. I guess in ...
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How do I get a list of all font features supported by current font
With LuaTeX, how do I get a list of OTF features supported by the current font in use printed?
For example, with otfinfo, I can get a list of OTF features by otfinfo -f font_file_name. Can I do ...
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Improved kerning in fractions?
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How can I apply selective kerning within the numerator and denominator of an inline fraction? Specifically, I'd like to:
Tighten kerning after the numerator if it ends in 7
Loosen kerning ...
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Fraction whose items are words
I have troubles writing a fraction whose items are words not numbers.
In a nutshell I should write:
minaccia/vulnerabilità --> this is the numerator
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contromisure ...
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Modifying fraction macro for in-line text and exponents
There's an amazing fraction macro here* for FontSpec with LuaLaTeX (*: that would be the second macro in that answer, called \unifrac, which I like better than the first "macro"/ using the frac ...
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How to find out which glyphs are different in an OpenType style set?
With fontspec, and XeTeX or LuaTeX it's possible to access a font's OpenType features, including the Style Sets, e.g. like this:
\addfontfeatures{RawFeature=+ss01;+ss18}
TeX.sx has already taught me ...
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IBM Plex text fractions with ConTeXt
I want to typeset text fractions with potentially arbitrary text instead of just numbers. A solution was presented here and this is my ConTeXt implementation:
\usetypescriptfile[ibmplex]
\...
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Libertine fancy fractions not working with LuaTeX
Here is my code.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\setmainfont[Fractions=On]{Linux Libertine O}
\begin{document}
% \addfontfeatures{RawFeature=+frac}
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