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Miscellaneous symbols

Some symbols for math

The following symbols are also used only in math mode

\aleph Hebrew aleph
\hbar h-bar, Planck's constant
\imath variation on "i"; no dot
- See also \i
\jmath variation on "j"; no dot
- See also \j
\ell script (loop) "l"
\wp fancy script lowercase "P"
\Re script capital "R" ("Real")
\Im script capital "I" ("Imaginary")
\prime prime (also obtained by typing ')
\nabla inverted capital Delta
\surd radical (square root) symbol
\angle angle symbol
\forall "for all" (inverted A)
\exists "exists" (left-facing E)
\backslash backslash
\partial partial derivative symbol
\infty infinity symbol
\triangle open triangle symbol
\Box open square
\Diamond open diamond
\flat music: flat symbol
\natural music: natural symbol
\sharp music: sharp symbol
\clubsuit playing cards: club suit symbol
\diamondsuit playing cards: diamond suit symbol
\heartsuit playing cards: heart suit symbol
\spadesuit playing cards: space suit symbol

Some other symbols

The following symbols can be used in any mode.

\dag dagger
\ddag double dagger
\S section symbol
\P paragraph symbol
\copyright copyright symbol
\pounds British pound sterling symbol

Calligraphic style letters

Twenty-six calligraphic letters are provided (the upper case alphabet). These can only be used in math mode.

In LaTeX 2.09 they are produced with the \cal declaration

  ${\cal A}$

In LaTeX2e they are obtained with the \mathcal command:

  $\mathcal{CAL}$

See also: See also Math Formulas, Math Symbols, Math Miscellany

Arrows
Delimiters
Binary and relational operators
Greek letters
Variable size symbols (sums, integrals, etc.)
Math fonts and styles
\stackrel (putting things above other things)

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Revised: Sheldon Green, 7 Jul 1995.