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{brackets} is about different brackets, their usage and functionality in (La)TeX.

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Spacing and brackets [duplicate]

I know this is a duplicate but I can't find the original post. Square brackets do not display with the correct spacing around = or \cong. For example : $[0,1[ \cong [a,b[ \hspace{5ex} ]0,1] \cong ]a,b]...
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Disable the size changing of \vec

I would like to use this macro : \newcommand{\norm}[1]{\left\lVert #1 \right\rVert} But doing \norm{\vec F} \lVert \vec F \Rvert Yields to this Obviously \vec is changing the "size" of ...
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text mode native big parens

Continuing https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/674616, can we get big text-mode round parens for [pdf]latex, or {xe|lua}latex natively (i.e., without scaling/stretching as in https://tex.stackexchange....
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Making *all* brackets scalable in a LaTeX document [duplicate]

It is possible to have a pair of brackets adjust to their content by typing \left and \right before the respective brackets, whether they're round, square or curly, or even if they're special brackets ...
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right brackets for two common equations

I'm using right brackets for two common equations but I cannot align them: The result is the following Thanks for your help! Best, Rubén \begin{equation} \begin{split} &y_e=Y_e e^{i(k_e x-\...
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Square curly bracket symbol

I would like to create "square-curly bracket" delimiters, somehow looking as in this question. I came up with the code below, which produces some good results, but has also some ...
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Wacky Behaviour for \csdef

I am using \csdef{} to define a meaning to a given open/close bracket: \csdef{Bracket Meaning \CsToStr{\lvert}}{Left |} \csdef{Bracket Meaning \CsToStr{\rvert}}{Right |} \csdef{Bracket Meaning \...
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How to create multi-line inside the bracket

something like this: How to create mulitl-line inside the bracket
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How do I draw big square brackets around forest nodes?

I'd like to write node features between big square brackets in a tree (I use forest), as in the example below. What function could I use?
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Biblatex blue hypertext citation with \cite and \textcite [duplicate]

I am writing to you because I have a small problem with latex. I would like to ensure that the citations in the text of my documents are hypertext links (in blue) leading to the bibliography. The ...
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using left and right raises missing $

\documentclass{article} \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} \usepackage{amsmath} \title{hello} \author{Jamesk} \date{Jan 2023} \begin{document} \maketitle \section*{introduction} Lets define etities, ...
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Citations: from AUTHOR (YEAR : PAGE) to (AUTHOR [YEAR : PAGE] )

I'm writing an essay using \usepackage[backend=bibtex, style=authoryear-icomp]{biblatex} and \DeclareFieldFormat{postnote}{#1} \DeclareFieldFormat{multipostnote}{#1} \renewcommand\postnotedelim{\...
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Turn parenthesis

I would like to turn the parenthesis around in the following code: \documentclass{article} \usepackage{tikz} \usetikzlibrary{decorations.pathreplacing,calc,tikzmark} \begin{document} \hfill\tikzmark{...
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Help!! I don't know why the right bigg bracket is not encapsulating everything while the left worked [duplicate]

\documentclass[a4paper, openany, oneside, 12pt]{report} \usepackage{makecell} \begin{document} \begin{adjustbox}{width = 1 \textwidth} \large \begin{tabular}{c|c|c|c} \hline $(2,1, 1)$:= $1^1 2^2$ &...
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Right bigg bracket

How can I do the right bracket like that of the left hand side?
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How to use a big right bracket inside a \makecell package of a table [duplicate]

How to force the left bracket to encapsulate the whole values just like the left one
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How do I get only two dots using \ldots

I tried searching how to obtain only two dots with \ldots, but could not find it online. My aim is to achieve [a..b] to represent an interval of integers.
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\equationautorefname not working (hyperref package)

It's one hour that I'm trying to change the name of reference from "Equation 1" to "(eq.1)". I found the following code \usepackage{hyperref} \def\equationautorefname~#1\null{...
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align equations with curly bracket

I 'm trying to align "=", but I have problem with the curly brackets. I tried this code: \documentclass{article} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{mathtools} \begin{document} % amsmath \...
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How to bracket the four corners of a letter?

How do I make what is in this picture.
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LaTeX uneven bracket

LaTeX has a command that automatically formats bracket (or parentheses, ...) to the size of what's inside them. For example : \left\{\sum_{n\in\N}f_n(x)\right\} Yields $\left{\sum_{n\in\N}f_n(x)\...
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How to enable brackets "()", "[]" and "{}" autocompletion in WinEdt editor?

I want brackets auto-completion in LaTeX. For example, when I typed (, I want ) appear automatically. There was a post very similar, and I tried like Ulrike Fischer answered: go to the ActiveStrings....
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Custom \big command

I have a lot of equations with double parenthesis and I want the outside one to be bigger. I've been using: \big(w(B)\big) which gives me this result But my obsession was killing me, I didn't like ...
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Spacing of parentheses in pmatrix

Commonly, we type matrices as \begin{pmatrix} ... \end{pmatrix}. However, pmatrix is restricted to at most 10 columns. If the matrix has more, we get an error ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to ...
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How to correctly set round brackets size in small caps font?

Let us consider my code: \documentclass{article} \usepackage[intlimits]{amsmath} \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} \usepackage{pifont} % for dingbats \usepackage{erewhon}% extension of Utopia, \usepackage[...
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Parentheses in text mode around multiple lines

I would like to enclose multiple lines of text (not in math mode) around parentheses (like in the image). How could i do that?
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How to make vector length look better?

How to make it look better: Code: $$\left|\overrightarrow{a}-\overrightarrow{b}\right|^2=\left|\overrightarrow{a}\right|^2+\left|\overrightarrow{b}\right|^2-2\left|\overrightarrow{a}\right|\left|\...
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Problem with double integration

I was trying to type a double integral as follows: \documentclass{article} \begin{document} \[ x=x_0+\int_{t_0}^{t} u_0 +\frac{1}{m} \int_{t_0}^{t} F(t) \,dt \,dt \] \end{document} I would like ...
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poorly sized square brackets due to equation over two lines -- how to equate their sizes?

Consider the following: \documentclass[12pt,a4paper,oneside]{book} \usepackage{amsfonts, graphicx, verbatim, mathtools,amssymb, amsthm, mathrsfs,amsmath} \begin{document} \begin{align*} M_3&=\frac{...
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How do you typeset "banana" brackets?

I'm looking to place an equation between so called "banana" brackets, that look like the ones in this question. How can I do that?
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ArabLuaTeX brackets and empty line

Here's a strange behaviour when using square brackets, only in the {arab} environment when an empty line precedes the brackets. This is how the problem output looks It happens only with square ...
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Why I get brackets different in the size?

I typed \begin{gather*} \frac1{1-x}\sum_{n=1}^\infty\left[H_n^3-3H_nH_n^{(2)}+2H_n^{(3)}-\left(H_n- \frac1n\right)^3\right.\\ \left.+3\left(H_n-\frac1n\right)\left(H_{n}^{(2)}-\frac1{n^2}\right)-2\...
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Define a command with arguments that have a behaviour if called without arguments

It is possible to define a command like \Sign that would work the following way? \Sign do \mathsf{Sign} \Sign{foo} do \mathsf{Sign}\left(foo\right) I specifically want this for functions: the ...
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How to get hat enclosed in parenthesis

How can I define a command that would put hat with parenthesis over its argument? The command has to work in a math mode. I know that question is very similar to this one but I did not manage to ...
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Adjust space in front of opening bracket

How can I globally reduce the space in front of the opening bracket, i.e. between M and [? I have to set the brackets with \left[ and \right]. I know that I individually can insert a negative space by ...
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How can I correctly indicate a math notation inside parentheses in text?

I want to indicate a mathematical notation inside parentheses to define meaning like job (j). Here, I observe that paranthesis inside and outside of dollar sign differs from each other. I get lost, ...
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Vector arrow over b is bad when closing parenthesis

I've noticed that a vector arrow over the letter b is always very bad looking when b is followed by a closing parenthesis. It looks that this is a unavoidable uglyness... someone got some clue about ...
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Chemfig polymer brackets without compiling twice

I'm working on the following picture: \documentclass{standalone} \usepackage{tikz} \usepackage{chemfig} \begin{document} \schemestart n \quad \chemfig{C(-[3]H)(-[5]H)=C(-[1]H)(-[7]H)} \...
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lbrack, rbrack vs [ and ]

Question: What's the difference between \left\lbrack1,2,3\right\rbrack and \left[1,2,3\right]? Why would I use one versus the other? I recently started using mathlive, a WYSIWYG LaTeX editor, for a ...
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in-text citation: How to get (Text, Citation) in one bracket

I am trying to get the following: ....United States of America (USA, Example et al., 2017). So I would like to have an abbreviation as normal text and a citation within one bracket unfortunately I ...
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Is there some trick to check for unbalanced parentheses? [duplicate]

Good evening! I was just about to hand in my master's thesis, when I realized that I had a case of $(...(...)$ in a formula. As a consequence, I would be very interested to find similar instances of ...
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Diminishing size of nested brackets

I'm writing in a notation that uses lots of nested brackets, e.g. [[], [[]], [[], []]] This easily gets difficult to read and is a lot more readable when written like $\Bigl[ \bigl[ \bigr], \bigl[ [], ...
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How do I control position of horizontal curly bracket in Latex [duplicate]

I am writing an equation using mathjax in Quarto (Windows 10 environment, uses TinyTeX, is based on TexLive) but do not know how to control the position of the horizontal curly brackets. What I want ...
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Tables side by side with big curly brackets

I'm trying to re-create the following design in LaTex: How could I do it?
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is there a way in preamble to modify/reduce the white space between letter followed by closed parenthesis ( and )?

For me, I think Latex puts too much space between the function name and its arguments when using \left( and \right) compared to just ( and ). I'd like to get same space as with the second case. The ...
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How do I cite both name and year in parentheses in sn-jnl?

I want to cite the name and year of publication in parentheses in sn-jnl. However, the various options that I have tried return an index number in brackets only: \documentclass[pdflatex,sn-mathphys]{...
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Bracket in the shape of a horse bow

I'm wondering how to make a bracket that looks a bit like "(" and ")" but with the middle part curving inwards a bit. The result should look like a horse bow. This is not to be ...
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Columns with a Right Parenthesis

I want to arrange my frame as shown in the attached figure. However, despite the idea, I don't know how to do that. Please help me out. The left and right columns need not be framed. I used frames ...
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Math mode: square bracket strange behaviour

Can you see as the content is not aligned with square brackets? \documentclass[12pt]{article} \usepackage{amsmath} \begin{document} \[ \left[ \dfrac{1}{\dfrac{\mathrm{L}^3}{\mathrm{t}}} \right] \] \...
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Brackets and circumflex in TikZ coordinate calculations [duplicate]

What's the difference between \draw[domain=-3:2] plot(\x,{-0.07*(\x)^4+1.51*(\x)^3-9.58*(\x)^2+23.94*(\x)-17.59}); and \draw[domain=-3:2] plot(\x,{-0.07*\x^4+1.51*\x^3-9.58*\x^2+23.94*\x-17.59}); ? ...

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