Questions tagged [brackets]
{brackets} is about different brackets, their usage and functionality in (La)TeX.
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Adjacent large square brackets with text in tikzpicture
Call me thick but, how do you tweak the code in the answer here so that brackets are adjacent, e.g., one starts at, say, point (0,0) and ends at point (2,0) and the next one goes from (2.5, 0) to (3.5,...
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Fix inconsistent matrix parentheses size in stix2
As the development of stix2 seems inactive, I want to find at least a local fix for this Problem:
Parentheses in bigger matrices are too big as in the following example
which was compiled from the ...
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Use parentheses from stix2 but keep matrix parentheses
I use newtxmath, but I don't like the parentheses.
Like in this question I'd like to replace them with the parentheses from stix2 (or txfonts which has quite similar parentheses).
I managed to do ...
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alternative LaTeX-code for round parenthesis ( )
For square brackets one can use \lbrack \rbrack instead of [ ]
Is there also an alternative LaTeX command to get normal parentheses (i.e. round brackets) instead of ( and ).
Is there a better / more ...
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Chemical formula - how can I write parentheses?
I want to write the following chemical equation in Latex:
I'm trying to put the parentheses in ():
\documentclass[fontsize=11pt]{article}
\usepackage{braket}
\usepackage{pdfpages}
\usepackage{...
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What's the proper height for brackets around integrals and summations?
What's the proper height for brackets around integrals and summations? Are there typesetting convetions for these cases?
E.g., I have this equation:
\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}...
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Brackets with given height
In some very very very restricted cases, "cum grano salis", I'd like to manually adjust some brackets heights.
The idea is to have a single macro that accepts an argument with the correct horizontal ...
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Redefining \big, \Big etc. to \left and \right locally, A (quasi) real case example
Lets say I'm reviewing the layout of a paper (I'm not the author) and I have this code:
\begin{align}
\Delta_s^-
&= \frac{|t_s|^2}{2U} \int_{\vec k} \frac{1 }{\omega_U^2}
\Bigg[\frac{ h_s(\...
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Can I use \@ifnextchar to redefine \big macro to \left or \right?
This question is relate to Conditionally redefine \big, \bigg, etc. to \left or \right (locally).
I'd like to redefine the \big macro respectively to \left, when followed by (, [, and \{, and \right, ...
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The checkboxes for many of the settings are gone making it impossible to adjust some settings
I was wanting to turn off auto-completion of parentheses but can't because there is no checkbox to click. I tried going into the profile and changing the profile setting Editor\Parentheses%...
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Math mode brackets `\[…\]` without centering
I'd like to be able to put math mode in distinguishable opening and closing brackets, like \[...\], instead of $...$, but the problem is, \[...\] seems to be auto-centering the equation.
Is there a ...
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Align operators inside big brackets - using alignat*
The obvious alignment would be the = and the + signs, however, I do wish to align the es). alignat* allows me to alternate between right and left alignment, so I can have right alignment before the es ...
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Adding curly bracket in pgfplot
A few days ago, I was trying to draw some graph to illustrate the epsilon-delta of the limit. As I am just starting to learn how to use pgfplots and tikz, I wasn't able to do it myself, nonetheless, I ...
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How do I position horizontally and vertically repeated brackets where text not lined up with centre
I am trying to replicate a diagram in a paywalled article and I'm having problems. It's using repeated curly brackets to demonstrate a hierarchy. But, because the ideas at each level in the hierarchy ...
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Cannot make bigger parentheses with \left \right
I try making my second pair of parenthesis bigger to match the picture using:
$$= p+(1-p)\left(1+ \mathbf E [X]\right)$$
Somehow, that doesn't work. Can someone point out my error?
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Increase spacing between custom \left and \prod & \sum
I slightly modified the spacing around \left and \right as described here.
\let\originalleft\left
\let\originalright\right
\renewcommand{\left}{\mathopen{}\mathclose\bgroup\originalleft}
\...
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Add space between italic/smallcaps glyph and upright parenthesis
I'm typesetting a document where unavoidably there are upright parentheses in the middle of italic or smallcaps words, like th(is) \textit{th}(\textit{is}) (or the same with \textsc). In only these ...
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numbering parenthesis in lstlisting mode
I am typesetting LISP/Scheme code in latex using the lstlisting package. I would like each opening and closing parentehsis to be be numbered, starting with 1 (and for a balanced sexpr, also ending in ...
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When using vector notation, why do I get double braces around my fractions?
I am trying to format a vector gradient with two fractions in it but unfortunately I get it displayed with double braces around the two fractions. Here's my LaTeX:
\nabla f = \left(
\begin{pmatrix}
\...
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\big parenthesis not much bigger than simple parenthesis in 11pt font [duplicate]
I frequently use simple and larger parenthesis in math mode, like what is shown in the MWE below:
\documentclass[11pt,letterpaper,twoside]{book}
\usepackage{lmodern}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{...
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Small ceiling brackets
I need to find a way to insert small ceiling brackets in a text, but I don't find any command to do it.
I'd need the brackets to look like the ones in the second line around MES and MU.36:
I tried ...
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Define new bracket style that works with \big and co?
How to define new brackets that work in conjunction with \big, \Big, \bigg, etc? For example, if I do \newcommand\laangle{\langle|}, then \big is going to affect only the \langle-part in \big\laangle ...
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Default to “matched parenthesis” [duplicate]
I find it very annoying that one needs to explicitly inform TeX about matched parenthesis with \left and \right. Is there a clean and elegant way to make it the default? I guess I should be forced to ...
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Big { bracket for 2 cases of graphics
I want to add a big square bracket { before two graphics which unify them. I tried with align and cases but didn't work. I am using beamer environment and columns:
\column{2in}
\framebox{\...
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How can I modify the apalike bibliography style to remove parentheses of year?
I am using apalike biblography style, I would like to remove the parentheses from the year, so that the reference should look like:
Aggarwal, R., Kearney, C., and Lucey, B. 2012. Gravity and ...
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Shift brackets up for fraction in superscript
The code
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\[
E \left[ e^{\frac{\sigma^2 \lambda^2}{2}} \right]
\]
\end{document}
produces brackets that symmetric(-ish) around the x-height, so they include ...
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How to resize delimiters in arbitrary amount?
I want to define a macro, like This post of @egreg. but it reduces the size of
delimiters to "delimiter-height/1.618" (height of tallest delimiter divided by golden ratio) when delimiters are bigger ...
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defining a command for fitted round brackets
I am recently using \left( and \right) too often, so I was wondering if there is already defined macro for a fitted round bracket in any package? Or if someone could help me define such a macro. I was ...
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Periodic Table code not working
Good evening,
I wanted to run the following code (it's part of the PSTRICKS Examples list, so you can check it for free) but it does not work. There are two errors, in lines 165 and 390 which I do ...
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Equation split with bracelet over one line
I have a problem getting my equation typed the right way.
Following Code:
\documentclass[11pt,a4paper,DIV=calc]{scrartcl}
\usepackage[autooneside=false,automark,markcase=ignoreuppercase,headsepline,...
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Extra.label within brackets after year in Bibliography
This is a follow up question to Year in bibliography with brackets, where I also took this MWE from.
\documentclass[pdftex,a4paper,12pt,german]{book}
\usepackage[german,ngerman]{babel}
\usepackage[...
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Bourbaki assembly brackets
In the "Theory of Sets" of N. Bourbaki in russian translation I've found that assemblies have very cute brackets.
If anyone knows how to produce them?
The only similar shape I found is \...
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Straing pair of square brackets “[]” above the list of references
Running the following MWE, I get a pair of square brackets "[]" above the list of references. Why? Here's my MWE:
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{url}
\usepackage{float} ...
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vim/vimtex editing text in curly braces
What is the fastest way to edit the content of braces in vim.
I use the vimtex plugin.
I'm looking for a similiar way like 'cit' (change in tag) does for HTML editing.
For example:
\title{Some ...
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Is it possible to resize the theorem title parenthesis?
I currently am declaring theorems as follows:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\newtheorem{theorem}{Theorem}[section]
\begin{document}
\begin{theorem}...
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How to get a single left curly bracket that spans an array without a corresponding right closing curly bracket
I am trying to put an array inside a single left curly bracket
I can make it work when it is closed by a right curly bracket like so
\begingroup\Large
\begin{equation*}
y_{GxBxP|G[i,j,k|i]} = \left\{...
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Add square brackets around reference numbers
I am using TexStudio with .bib file for writing references. I am using bibliography style as iet. I get the references as shown below:
However, I wish to add square brackets around the references ...
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writing an array and group the contents using curly brackets
I want to write down the following equation:
my try is this:
\documentclass[preview, border=1pt, convert={outext=.png}]{standalone}
\usepackage{amsfonts}
\usepackage{mathtools}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\...
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How to Solve Error With Square [] Brackets on New Line in Header
In the table below, if I move the units in the square brackets to the next line in the header (e.g. [mg/g] on a new line), I get an error. However, if I use curved () brackets instead, there is no ...
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color curly braces in listing
I want to change the color of some part of the code in listing. Here is the MWE I have tried:
\lstdefinestyle{mystyle}
{escapechar=\%}
\lstset{style=mystyle}
\lstinputlisting{Pro/Code.java}
Inside ...
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(Solved, New) Parenthesis while using subfig and autoref
MWE first.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\usepackage[subrefformat=simple,labelformat=simple]{subfig}
%\newcommand{\subfigureautorefname}{\...
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Big Bracket for equations
How can I add the big bracket at the side of my equations, just like in the photo?
Below is my code for the equations.
\begin{align}
\frac{dS_d}{dt}&= A + \lambda_dR_d + \sigma_d(1-\gamma_d)E_d -...
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Square brackets with BibLatex in text and bibliography
I have read many related posts regarding the issue of having squared brackets with biblatex. Unfortunately, none have made me fully understand how to compute the squared brackets. I know that biblatex ...
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Problem with small brackets in `case` and `array` environment [closed]
When I write an equation for cases, the brackets do not adapt to size, they remain very small. Previously I solved a problem with the arrow drawings because I am using Spanish babel. I added \...
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Chemfig: Problem setting brackets for polymers
Hy everybody,
I am a newbie in LaTeX so I apologize if the question is not so precisely. I try to draw polymers with the Chemfig package. Everything works fine with except the brackets for the ...
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Creating a bracket [] macro for \ref when using hyperref
I've been trying to add brackets around cross-references in a more automatic manner in my recent report, but haven't been able to do so just yet. A simple \newcommand-macro does not seem to work. I've ...
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format specific table rows: elements in parenthesis
How can I format specific rows of a table, placing every element of such rows inside brackets?
I have tried adapting the command that I have seen here in this way:
\newcommand{\rowparenthesis}[1]{\...
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How to insert curly brackets in equation but to indicate what a member of that equation stands for? [duplicate]
It's simplier to show what I'd like to do
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Losing a right bracket when using \\ &\quad to split over two lines [duplicate]
I have a long equation, and here I am giving a sample code that illustrates the problem.
\begin{equation}
\begin{aligned}
\left\{ fhfj \right\}
\end{aligned}
\end{equation}
gives me
{fhfj}
while ...
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Can I make a larger left bracket? [duplicate]
For statements like the one below, I need a large left bracket to precede the array. \Biggr\{ is not big enough. Ideally I could use \left\{ and make the right bracket white, but there doesn't seem ...
