Notation Reference - Notation & Typography Course

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Greek Alphabet

Name: Alpha | Lower: \alpha | Output: \( \alpha \) | Upper: — | Output: \( A \) | Variant: —
Name: Beta | Lower: \beta | Output: \( \beta \) | Upper: — | Output: \( B \) | Variant: —
Name: Gamma | Lower: \gamma | Output: \( \gamma \) | Upper: \Gamma | Output: \( \Gamma \) | Variant: —
Name: Delta | Lower: \delta | Output: \( \delta \) | Upper: \Delta | Output: \( \Delta \) | Variant: —
Name: Epsilon | Lower: \epsilon | Output: \( \epsilon \) | Upper: — | Output: \( E \) | Variant: \( \varepsilon \)
Name: Zeta | Lower: \zeta | Output: \( \zeta \) | Upper: — | Output: \( Z \) | Variant: —
Name: Eta | Lower: \eta | Output: \( \eta \) | Upper: — | Output: \( H \) | Variant: —
Name: Theta | Lower: \theta | Output: \( \theta \) | Upper: \Theta | Output: \( \Theta \) | Variant: \( \vartheta \)
Name: Iota | Lower: \iota | Output: \( \iota \) | Upper: — | Output: \( I \) | Variant: —
Name: Kappa | Lower: \kappa | Output: \( \kappa \) | Upper: — | Output: \( K \) | Variant: \( \varkappa \)
Name: Lambda | Lower: \lambda | Output: \( \lambda \) | Upper: \Lambda | Output: \( \Lambda \) | Variant: —
Name: Mu | Lower: \mu | Output: \( \mu \) | Upper: — | Output: \( M \) | Variant: —
Name: Nu | Lower: \nu | Output: \( \nu \) | Upper: — | Output: \( N \) | Variant: —
Name: Xi | Lower: \xi | Output: \( \xi \) | Upper: \Xi | Output: \( \Xi \) | Variant: —
Name: Omicron | Lower: \( o \) | Output: \( o \) | Upper: — | Output: \( O \) | Variant: —
Name: Pi | Lower: \pi | Output: \( \pi \) | Upper: \Pi | Output: \( \Pi \) | Variant: \( \varpi \)
Name: Rho | Lower: \rho | Output: \( \rho \) | Upper: — | Output: \( P \) | Variant: \( \varrho \)
Name: Sigma | Lower: \sigma | Output: \( \sigma \) | Upper: \Sigma | Output: \( \Sigma \) | Variant: \( \varsigma \)
Name: Tau | Lower: \tau | Output: \( \tau \) | Upper: — | Output: \( T \) | Variant: —
Name: Upsilon | Lower: \upsilon | Output: \( \upsilon \) | Upper: \Upsilon | Output: \( \Upsilon \) | Variant: —
Name: Phi | Lower: \phi | Output: \( \phi \) | Upper: \Phi | Output: \( \Phi \) | Variant: \( \varphi \)
Name: Chi | Lower: \chi | Output: \( \chi \) | Upper: — | Output: \( X \) | Variant: —
Name: Psi | Lower: \psi | Output: \( \psi \) | Upper: \Psi | Output: \( \Psi \) | Variant: —
Name: Omega | Lower: \omega | Output: \( \omega \) | Upper: \Omega | Output: \( \Omega \) | Variant: —

Binary Operators
Command: + | Symbol: \( + \)
Command: - | Symbol: \( – \)
Command: \pm | Symbol: \( \pm \)
Command: \mp | Symbol: \( \mp \)
Command: \times | Symbol: \( \times \)
Command: \div | Symbol: \( \div \)
Command: \ast | Symbol: \( \ast \)
Command: \star | Symbol: \( \star \)
Command: \circ | Symbol: \( \circ \)
Command: \bullet | Symbol: \( \bullet \)
Command: \cap | Symbol: \( \cap \)
Command: \cup | Symbol: \( \cup \)
Command: \sqcap | Symbol: \( \sqcap \)
Command: \sqcup | Symbol: \( \sqcup \)
Command: \wedge | Symbol: \( \wedge \)
Command: \vee | Symbol: \( \vee \)
Command: \oplus | Symbol: \( \oplus \)
Command: \ominus | Symbol: \( \ominus \)
Command: \otimes | Symbol: \( \otimes \)
Command: \oslash | Symbol: \( \oslash \)
Command: \odot | Symbol: \( \odot \)
Command: \dagger | Symbol: \( \dagger \)
Command: \ddagger | Symbol: \( \ddagger \)
Command: \amalg | Symbol: \( \amalg \)
Command: \setminus | Symbol: \( \setminus \)
Command: \wr | Symbol: \( \wr \)
Command: \diamond | Symbol: \( \diamond \)
Command: \bigcirc | Symbol: \( \bigcirc \)
Command: \triangle | Symbol: \( \triangle \)

Relations
Command: = | Symbol: \( = \)
Command: \neq | Symbol: \( \neq \)
Command: < | Symbol: \( < \)
Command: > | Symbol: \( > \)
Command: \leq | Symbol: \( \leq \)
Command: \geq | Symbol: \( \geq \)
Command: \ll | Symbol: \( \ll \)
Command: \gg | Symbol: \( \gg \)
Command: \equiv | Symbol: \( \equiv \)
Command: \sim | Symbol: \( \sim \)
Command: \simeq | Symbol: \( \simeq \)
Command: \approx | Symbol: \( \approx \)
Command: \cong | Symbol: \( \cong \)
Command: \doteq | Symbol: \( \doteq \)
Command: \propto | Symbol: \( \propto \)
Command: \models | Symbol: \( \models \)
Command: \vdash | Symbol: \( \vdash \)
Command: \dashv | Symbol: \( \dashv \)
Command: \perp | Symbol: \( \perp \)
Command: \parallel | Symbol: \( \parallel \)
Command: \in | Symbol: \( \in \)
Command: \notin | Symbol: \( \notin \)
Command: \ni | Symbol: \( \ni \)
Command: \subset | Symbol: \( \subset \)
Command: \supset | Symbol: \( \supset \)
Command: \subseteq | Symbol: \( \subseteq \)
Command: \supseteq | Symbol: \( \supseteq \)
Command: \nsubseteq | Symbol: \( \nsubseteq \)
Command: \nsupseteq | Symbol: \( \nsupseteq \)
Command: \sqsubset | Symbol: \( \sqsubset \)
Command: \sqsupset | Symbol: \( \sqsupset \)
Command: \sqsubseteq | Symbol: \( \sqsubseteq \)
Command: \sqsupseteq | Symbol: \( \sqsupseteq \)
Command: \prec | Symbol: \( \prec \)
Command: \succ | Symbol: \( \succ \)
Command: \preceq | Symbol: \( \preceq \)
Command: \succeq | Symbol: \( \succeq \)
Command: \mid | Symbol: \( \mid \)
Command: \nmid | Symbol: \( \nmid \)

Arrows
Command: \leftarrow | Symbol: \( \leftarrow \)
Command: \rightarrow | Symbol: \( \rightarrow \)
Command: \leftrightarrow | Symbol: \( \leftrightarrow \)
Command: \Leftarrow | Symbol: \( \Leftarrow \)
Command: \Rightarrow | Symbol: \( \Rightarrow \)
Command: \Leftrightarrow | Symbol: \( \Leftrightarrow \)
Command: \longleftarrow | Symbol: \( \longleftarrow \)
Command: \longrightarrow | Symbol: \( \longrightarrow \)
Command: \Longleftarrow | Symbol: \( \Longleftarrow \)
Command: \Longrightarrow | Symbol: \( \Longrightarrow \)
Command: \iff | Symbol: \( \iff \)
Command: \uparrow | Symbol: \( \uparrow \)
Command: \downarrow | Symbol: \( \downarrow \)
Command: \updownarrow | Symbol: \( \updownarrow \)
Command: \Uparrow | Symbol: \( \Uparrow \)
Command: \Downarrow | Symbol: \( \Downarrow \)
Command: \Updownarrow | Symbol: \( \Updownarrow \)
Command: \mapsto | Symbol: \( \mapsto \)
Command: \longmapsto | Symbol: \( \longmapsto \)
Command: \hookrightarrow | Symbol: \( \hookrightarrow \)
Command: \hookleftarrow | Symbol: \( \hookleftarrow \)
Command: \nearrow | Symbol: \( \nearrow \)

Set Notation and Logic
Command: \mathbb{N} | Symbol: \( \mathbb{N} \) | Meaning: Natural numbers
Command: \mathbb{Z} | Symbol: \( \mathbb{Z} \) | Meaning: Integers
Command: \mathbb{Q} | Symbol: \( \mathbb{Q} \) | Meaning: Rational numbers
Command: \mathbb{R} | Symbol: \( \mathbb{R} \) | Meaning: Real numbers
Command: \mathbb{C} | Symbol: \( \mathbb{C} \) | Meaning: Complex numbers
Command: \emptyset | Symbol: \( \emptyset \) | Meaning: Empty set
Command: \varnothing | Symbol: \( \varnothing \) | Meaning: Empty set (preferred)
Command: \forall | Symbol: \( \forall \) | Meaning: For all
Command: \exists | Symbol: \( \exists \) | Meaning: There exists
Command: \nexists | Symbol: \( \nexists \) | Meaning: There does not exist
Command: \neg | Symbol: \( \neg \) | Meaning: Negation
Command: \land | Symbol: \( \land \) | Meaning: Logical and
Command: \lor | Symbol: \( \lor \) | Meaning: Logical or
Command: \implies | Symbol: \( \implies \) | Meaning: Implies
Command: \impliedby | Symbol: \( \impliedby \) | Meaning: Implied by
Command: \iff | Symbol: \( \iff \) | Meaning: If and only if
Command: \therefore | Symbol: \( \therefore \) | Meaning: Therefore
Command: \because | Symbol: \( \because \) | Meaning: Because

Calculus and Analysis
Expression: Derivative | Output: \( \frac{df}{dx} \) | Code: \frac{df}{dx}
Expression: Partial derivative | Output: \( \frac{\partial f}{\partial x} \) | Code: \frac{\partial f}{\partial x}
Expression: Integral | Output: \( \int_a^b f\,dx \) | Code: \int_a^b f\,dx
Expression: Double integral | Output: \( \iint_D f\,dA \) | Code: \iint_D f\,dA
Expression: Triple integral | Output: \( \iiint_V f\,dV \) | Code: \iiint_V f\,dV
Expression: Contour integral | Output: \( \oint_C f\,dz \) | Code: \oint_C f\,dz
Expression: Nabla/gradient | Output: \( \nabla f \) | Code: \nabla f
Expression: Laplacian | Output: \( \nabla^2 f \) | Code: \nabla^2 f
Expression: Limit | Output: \( \lim_{x\to a} \) | Code: \lim_{x\to a}
Expression: Infinity | Output: \( \infty \) | Code: \infty
Expression: Sum | Output: \( \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \) | Code: \sum_{n=0}^{\infty}
Expression: Product | Output: \( \prod_{k=1}^{n} \) | Code: \prod_{k=1}^{n}

Accents and Decorations
Command: \hat{a} | Output: \( \hat{a} \)
Command: \widehat{abc} | Output: \( \widehat{abc} \)
Command: \check{a} | Output: \( \check{a} \)
Command: \tilde{a} | Output: \( \tilde{a} \)
Command: \widetilde{abc} | Output: \( \widetilde{abc} \)
Command: \acute{a} | Output: \( \acute{a} \)
Command: \grave{a} | Output: \( \grave{a} \)
Command: \breve{a} | Output: \( \breve{a} \)
Command: \bar{a} | Output: \( \bar{a} \)
Command: \overline{abc} | Output: \( \overline{abc} \)
Command: \vec{a} | Output: \( \vec{a} \)
Command: \dot{a} | Output: \( \dot{a} \)
Command: \ddot{a} | Output: \( \ddot{a} \)
Command: \dddot{a} | Output: \( \dddot{a} \)
Command: \mathring{a} | Output: \( \mathring{a} \)

Delimiters
Left: ( | Symbol: \( ( \) | | Right: ) | Symbol: \( ) \)
Left: [ | Symbol: \( [ \) | | Right: ] | Symbol: \( ] \)
Left: \{ | Symbol: \( \{ \) | | Right: \} | Symbol: \( \} \)
Left: \langle | Symbol: \( \langle \) | | Right: \rangle | Symbol: \( \rangle \)
Left: \ | **Symbol:** | \( \ | **Right:** \) | Symbol: | \ | | \( \ | \)
Left: \Vert | Symbol: \( \Vert \) | | Right: \Vert | Symbol: \( \Vert \)
Left: \lfloor | Symbol: \( \lfloor \) | | Right: \rfloor | Symbol: \( \rfloor \)
Left: \lceil | Symbol: \( \lceil \) | | Right: \rceil | Symbol: \( \rceil \)

Big Operators
Command: \sum | Symbol: \( \sum \) | | Command: \prod | Symbol: \( \prod \)
Command: \coprod | Symbol: \( \coprod \) | | Command: \int | Symbol: \( \int \)
Command: \iint | Symbol: \( \iint \) | | Command: \iiint | Symbol: \( \iiint \)
Command: \oint | Symbol: \( \oint \) | | Command: \bigcup | Symbol: \( \bigcup \)
Command: \bigcap | Symbol: \( \bigcap \) | | Command: \bigsqcup | Symbol: \( \bigsqcup \)
Command: \bigvee | Symbol: \( \bigvee \) | | Command: \bigwedge | Symbol: \( \bigwedge \)
Command: \bigoplus | Symbol: \( \bigoplus \) | | Command: \bigotimes | Symbol: \( \bigotimes \)
Command: \bigodot | Symbol: \( \bigodot \) | | Command: \biguplus | Symbol: \( \biguplus \)

Math Fonts
Command: \mathrm{ABC} | Example: \( \mathrm{ABC} \) | Use: Upright Roman
Command: \mathbf{ABC} | Example: \( \mathbf{ABC} \) | Use: Bold (vectors in some fields)
Command: \mathit{ABC} | Example: \( \mathit{ABC} \) | Use: Italic (default for variables)
Command: \mathsf{ABC} | Example: \( \mathsf{ABC} \) | Use: Sans-serif
Command: \mathtt{ABC} | Example: \( \mathtt{ABC} \) | Use: Monospace/typewriter
Command: \mathbb{ABC} | Example: \( \mathbb{ABC} \) | Use: Blackboard bold (number sets)
Command: \mathcal{ABC} | Example: \( \mathcal{ABC} \) | Use: Calligraphic (operators, sheaves)
Command: \mathfrak{ABC} | Example: \( \mathfrak{ABC} \) | Use: Fraktur (Lie algebras)
Command: \mathscr{ABC} | Example: \( \mathscr{ABC} \) | Use: Script (requires mathrsfs)
Command: \boldsymbol{\alpha} | Example: \( \boldsymbol{\alpha} \) | Use: Bold Greek

Miscellaneous Symbols
Command: \aleph | Symbol: \( \aleph \)
Command: \beth | Symbol: \( \beth \)
Command: \hbar | Symbol: \( \hbar \)
Command: \ell | Symbol: \( \ell \)
Command: \wp | Symbol: \( \wp \)
Command: \Re | Symbol: \( \Re \)
Command: \Im | Symbol: \( \Im \)
Command: \partial | Symbol: \( \partial \)
Command: \infty | Symbol: \( \infty \)
Command: \angle | Symbol: \( \angle \)
Command: \triangle | Symbol: \( \triangle \)
Command: \square | Symbol: \( \square \)
Command: \surd | Symbol: \( \surd \)
Command: \nabla | Symbol: \( \nabla \)
Command: \flat | Symbol: \( \flat \)
Command: \sharp | Symbol: \( \sharp \)

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Greek Alphabet

Binary Operators

Relations

Arrows

Set Notation and Logic

Calculus and Analysis

Accents and Decorations

Delimiters

Big Operators

Math Fonts

Miscellaneous Symbols