Symbol Quick Reference

A dense reference of the most commonly needed symbols. For the full reference, see the Mathematical Notation chapter or the Comprehensive LaTeX Symbol List (https://ctan.org/pkg/comprehensive).

This LaTeX symbols list is the condensed exam-week version of the full notation chapter: the symbols you actually reach for, grouped by topic, one screen per group. Bookmark it; that’s its entire job.

Greek Letters

Lowercase

• Command: \alpha | Rendered: \( \alpha \)

• Command: \beta | Rendered: \( \beta \)

• Command: \gamma | Rendered: \( \gamma \)

• Command: \delta | Rendered: \( \delta \)

• Command: \varepsilon | Rendered: \( \varepsilon \)

• Command: \zeta | Rendered: \( \zeta \)

• Command: \eta | Rendered: \( \eta \)

• Command: \theta | Rendered: \( \theta \)

• Command: \iota | Rendered: \( \iota \)

• Command: \kappa | Rendered: \( \kappa \)

• Command: \lambda | Rendered: \( \lambda \)

• Command: \mu | Rendered: \( \mu \)

• Command: \nu | Rendered: \( \nu \)

• Command: \xi | Rendered: \( \xi \)

• Command: \pi | Rendered: \( \pi \)

• Command: \rho | Rendered: \( \rho \)

• Command: \sigma | Rendered: \( \sigma \)

• Command: \tau | Rendered: \( \tau \)

• Command: \upsilon | Rendered: \( \upsilon \)

• Command: \varphi | Rendered: \( \varphi \)

• Command: \chi | Rendered: \( \chi \)

• Command: \psi | Rendered: \( \psi \)

• Command: \omega | Rendered: \( \omega \)

  Uppercase

• Command: \Gamma | Rendered: \( \Gamma \)

• Command: \Delta | Rendered: \( \Delta \)

• Command: \Theta | Rendered: \( \Theta \)

• Command: \Lambda | Rendered: \( \Lambda \)

• Command: \Xi | Rendered: \( \Xi \)

• Command: \Pi | Rendered: \( \Pi \)

• Command: \Sigma | Rendered: \( \Sigma \)

• Command: \Upsilon | Rendered: \( \Upsilon \)

• Command: \Phi | Rendered: \( \Phi \)

• Command: \Psi | Rendered: \( \Psi \)

• Command: \Omega | Rendered: \( \Omega \)

  Operators

• Command: + | Rendered: \( + \)

• Command: - | Rendered: \( – \)

• Command: \times | Rendered: \( \times \)

• Command: \div | Rendered: \( \div \)

• Command: \pm | Rendered: \( \pm \)

• Command: \cdot | Rendered: \( \cdot \)

• Command: \cap | Rendered: \( \cap \)

• Command: \cup | Rendered: \( \cup \)

• Command: \wedge | Rendered: \( \wedge \)

• Command: \vee | Rendered: \( \vee \)

• Command: \oplus | Rendered: \( \oplus \)

• Command: \otimes | Rendered: \( \otimes \)

• Command: \sum | Rendered: \( \sum \)

• Command: \prod | Rendered: \( \prod \)

• Command: \int | Rendered: \( \int \)

• Command: \oint | Rendered: \( \oint \)

• Command: \bigcup | Rendered: \( \bigcup \)

• Command: \bigcap | Rendered: \( \bigcap \)

  Relations

• Command: = | Rendered: \( = \)

• Command: \neq | Rendered: \( \neq \)

• Command: < | Rendered: \( < \)

• Command: > | Rendered: \( > \)

• Command: \leq | Rendered: \( \leq \)

• Command: \geq | Rendered: \( \geq \)

• Command: \ll | Rendered: \( \ll \)

• Command: \gg | Rendered: \( \gg \)

• Command: \approx | Rendered: \( \approx \)

• Command: \equiv | Rendered: \( \equiv \)

• Command: \sim | Rendered: \( \sim \)

• Command: \cong | Rendered: \( \cong \)

• Command: \in | Rendered: \( \in \)

• Command: \notin | Rendered: \( \notin \)

• Command: \subset | Rendered: \( \subset \)

• Command: \supset | Rendered: \( \supset \)

• Command: \subseteq | Rendered: \( \subseteq \)

• Command: \supseteq | Rendered: \( \supseteq \)

  Arrows

• Command: \leftarrow | Rendered: \( \leftarrow \)

• Command: \rightarrow | Rendered: \( \rightarrow \)

• Command: \leftrightarrow | Rendered: \( \leftrightarrow \)

• Command: \Leftarrow | Rendered: \( \Leftarrow \)

• Command: \Rightarrow | Rendered: \( \Rightarrow \)

• Command: \Leftrightarrow | Rendered: \( \Leftrightarrow \)

• Command: \mapsto | Rendered: \( \mapsto \)

• Command: \hookrightarrow | Rendered: \( \hookrightarrow \)

• Command: \uparrow | Rendered: \( \uparrow \)

• Command: \downarrow | Rendered: \( \downarrow \)

• Command: \implies | Rendered: \( \implies \)

• Command: \iff | Rendered: \( \iff \)

  Logic and Sets

• Command: \forall | Rendered: \( \forall \)

• Command: \exists | Rendered: \( \exists \)

• Command: \neg | Rendered: \( \neg \)

• Command: \land | Rendered: \( \land \)

• Command: \lor | Rendered: \( \lor \)

• Command: \varnothing | Rendered: \( \varnothing \)

• Command: \infty | Rendered: \( \infty \)

• Command: \partial | Rendered: \( \partial \)

• Command: \mathbb{N} | Rendered: \( \mathbb{N} \)

• Command: \mathbb{Z} | Rendered: \( \mathbb{Z} \)

• Command: \mathbb{R} | Rendered: \( \mathbb{R} \)

• Command: \mathbb{C} | Rendered: \( \mathbb{C} \)

  Accents

• Command: \hat{a} | Rendered: \( \hat{a} \)

• Command: \tilde{a} | Rendered: \( \tilde{a} \)

• Command: \bar{a} | Rendered: \( \bar{a} \)

• Command: \vec{a} | Rendered: \( \vec{a} \)

• Command: \dot{a} | Rendered: \( \dot{a} \)

• Command: \ddot{a} | Rendered: \( \ddot{a} \)

• Command: \overline{abc} | Rendered: \( \overline{abc} \)

• Command: \widehat{abc} | Rendered: \( \widehat{abc} \)

• Command: \widetilde{abc} | Rendered: \( \widetilde{abc} \)

  Delimiters

• Command: \left( \right) | Rendered: \( \left( \right) \)

• Command: \left[ \right] | Rendered: \( \left[ \right] \)

• Command: \left\{ \right\} | Rendered: \( \left\{ \right\} \)

• Command: \left\ | **Rendered:** \right\ | | \( \left\ | \right\ | \)

• Command: \langle \rangle | Rendered: \( \langle \rangle \)

• Command: \lfloor \rfloor | Rendered: \( \lfloor \rfloor \)

• Command: \lceil \rceil | Rendered: \( \lceil \rceil \)

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