{"id":80,"date":"2020-11-05T02:42:16","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T02:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.perfectly-logical.com\/?p=80"},"modified":"2025-12-13T13:18:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T13:18:17","slug":"math-symbols-in-latex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.perfectly-logical.com\/index.php\/2020\/11\/05\/math-symbols-in-latex\/","title":{"rendered":"Math Symbols in Latex"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The pen is mightier than the sword.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here is a small list of mathematical symbols that you may use in papers that you publish. To the bottom left of this page is a small navigation menu, that will allow you to quickly go from section to section to search for the symbol that you need. I tried to organize the sections based on the subjects that they may be used in and use words that mathematicians use. So, the names of each of the symbols presented are not the actual names. I hope it helps you type some great papers! ^_^<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember to include the amssymb<\/em> and amsmath<\/em> packages by including the line
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\\usepackage{amssymb,amsmath}<\/code><\/em>
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

under your document class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, this list is by no means a complete list of every symbol that you may want to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greek Letters<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Name<\/td>Symbol<\/td>Latex Command<\/td>Name<\/td>Symbol<\/td>Latex Command<\/td><\/tr>
Alpha<\/td>\u03b1<\/td>\\alpha<\/td>Nu<\/td>\u03bd<\/td>\\nu<\/td><\/tr>
Beta<\/td>\u03b2<\/td>\\beta<\/td>Xi<\/td>\u03be<\/td>\\xi<\/td><\/tr>
Gamma<\/td>\u03b3<\/td>\\gamma<\/td>Omicron<\/td>\u03bf<\/td>no representation (use o)<\/td><\/tr>
Delta<\/td>\u03b4<\/td>\\delta<\/td>Pi<\/td>\u03c0<\/td>\\pi<\/td><\/tr>
Epsilon<\/td>\u03b5<\/td>\\epsilon<\/td>Rho<\/td>\u03c1<\/td>\\rho<\/td><\/tr>
Zeta<\/td>\u03b6<\/td>\\zeta<\/td>Sigma<\/td>\u03c3<\/td>\\sigma<\/td><\/tr>
Eta<\/td>\u03b7<\/td>\\eta<\/td>Tau<\/td>\u03c4<\/td>\\tau<\/td><\/tr>
Theta<\/td>\u03b8<\/td>\\theta<\/td>Upsilon<\/td>\u03c5<\/td>\\upsilon<\/td><\/tr>
Iota<\/td>\u03b9<\/td>\\iota<\/td>Phi<\/td>\u03c6<\/td>\\phi<\/td><\/tr>
Kappa<\/td>\u03ba<\/td>\\kappa<\/td>Chi<\/td>\u03c7<\/td>\\chi<\/td><\/tr>
Lambda<\/td>\u03bb<\/td>\\lambda<\/td>Psi<\/td>\u03c8<\/td>\\psi<\/td><\/tr>
Mu<\/td>\u03bc<\/td>\\mu<\/td>Omega<\/td>\u03c9<\/td>\\omega<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Greek Letters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Set Theory<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Name<\/td>Symbol<\/td>Latex Command<\/td>Name<\/td>Symbol<\/td>Latex Command<\/td><\/tr>
Empty Set<\/td>\u2205<\/td>\\emptyset<\/td>Exists<\/td>\u2203<\/td>\\exists<\/td><\/tr>
For All<\/td>\u2200<\/td>\\forall<\/td>Does Not Exist<\/td>\u2204<\/td>\\nexists<\/td><\/tr>
Intersection<\/td>\u2229<\/td>\\cap<\/td>Union<\/td>\u222a<\/td>\\cup<\/td><\/tr>
Approximately Equals<\/td>\u2245<\/td>\\cong<\/td>Modular Equivalence<\/td>\u2261<\/td>\\equiv<\/td><\/tr>
Not Approximately Equal to<\/td>\u2247<\/td>\\ncong<\/td>Left Arrow<\/td>\u2190<\/td>\\leftarrow<\/td><\/tr>
Suggests<\/td>\u21d0<\/td>\\Leftarrow<\/td>Double Arrow<\/td>\u2194<\/td>\\leftrightarrow<\/td><\/tr>
Equals Double Arrow<\/td>\u21d4<\/td>\\Leftrightarrow<\/td>Two Arrows Left and Right<\/td>\u21c6<\/td>\\leftrightarrows<\/td><\/tr>
Maps to<\/td>\u21a6<\/td>\\mapsto<\/td>Element of<\/td>\u2208<\/td>\\in<\/td><\/tr>
Belonged to<\/td>\u220b<\/td>\\ni<\/td>Subset<\/td>\u2282<\/td>\\subset<\/td><\/tr>
Subset Inclusive<\/td>\u2286<\/td>\\subseteq<\/td>A subset of<\/td>\u2283<\/td>\\subset<\/td><\/tr>
An inclusive subset of<\/td>\u2287<\/td>\\supseteq<\/td>Not a subset of<\/td>\u2288<\/td>\\nsubseteq<\/td><\/tr>
Not an inclusive subset of<\/td>\u2289<\/td>\\nsupseteq<\/td>Proportional to<\/td>\u221d<\/td>\\propto<\/td><\/tr>
Therefore<\/td>\u2234<\/td>\\therefore<\/td>Multiple Intersections<\/td>\u22c2<\/td>\\bigcap<\/td><\/tr>
Multiple Unions<\/td>\u22c3<\/td>\\bigcup<\/td>Cross Product of Sets<\/td>\u00d7<\/td>\\times<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Set Theory<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Analysis<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Name<\/td>Symbol<\/td>Latex Command<\/td>Name<\/td>Symbol<\/td>Latex Command<\/td><\/tr>
Accent<\/td>\u2035<\/td>\\backprime<\/td>Infinity<\/td>\u221e<\/td>\\infty<\/td><\/tr>
Gradient<\/td>\u2207<\/td>\\nabla<\/td>Prime (derivative)<\/td>\u2032<\/td>\\prime<\/td><\/tr>
Dot Product<\/td>\u2022<\/td>\\bullet<\/td>Multiplication<\/td>\u00b7<\/td>\\centerdot<\/td><\/tr>
Out of the page<\/td>\u2299<\/td>\\odot<\/td>Into the page<\/td>\u2297<\/td>\\otimes<\/td><\/tr>
Direct Product<\/td>\u2295<\/td>\\oplus<\/td>Approximately<\/td>\u2248<\/td>\\approx<\/td><\/tr>
Approximately Equals<\/td>\u224a<\/td>\\approxeq<\/td>Similar<\/td>\u223d or \u223c<\/td>\\backsim or \\sim<\/td><\/tr>
Greater than or equals<\/td>\u2265<\/td>\\geq<\/td>Greater than<\/td>><\/td>\\gtr<\/td><\/tr>
Less than or equals to<\/td>\u2264<\/td>\\le<\/td>Less than<\/td><<\/td>\\less<\/td><\/tr>
Much Greater<\/td>\u226b<\/td>\\gg<\/td>Much Much Greater<\/td>\u22d9<\/td>\\ggg<\/td><\/tr>
Much Lesser<\/td>\u226a<\/td>\\ll<\/td>Much Much Lesser<\/td>\u22d8<\/td>\\lll<\/td><\/tr>
Not equal to<\/td>\u2260<\/td>\\neq<\/td>Not Greater than or equal to<\/td>\u2271<\/td>\\ngeq<\/td><\/tr>
Not Less than or equal to<\/td>\u2270<\/td>\\nleq<\/td>Not less than<\/td>\u226e<\/td>\\nless<\/td><\/tr>
Not greater than<\/td>\u226f<\/td>\\ngtr<\/td>Counterclockwise Rotation<\/td>\u21ba<\/td>\\circlearrowleft<\/td><\/tr>
Clockwise Rotation<\/td>\u21bb<\/td>\\circlearrowright<\/td>Integral<\/td>\u222b<\/td>\\int<\/td><\/tr>
Contour Integral<\/td>\u222e<\/td>\\oint<\/td>Product<\/td>\u220f<\/td>\\prod<\/td><\/tr>
Sumation<\/td>\u2211<\/td>\\sum<\/td>Prime<\/td>\"\dot{x}\"<\/td>\\dot{x}<\/td><\/tr>
Vector Arrow over variable<\/td>\"\vec{x}\"<\/td>\\vec{x}<\/td>Double Prime<\/td>\"\ddot{x}\"<\/td>\\ddot{x}<\/td><\/tr>
Square Root of x<\/td>\"\sqrt{x}\"<\/td>\\sqrt{x}<\/td>Binomial<\/td>\"\binom{n}{k}\"<\/td>\\binom{n}{k}<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Analysis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Geometry<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Name<\/td>Symbol<\/td>Latex Command<\/td>Name<\/td>Symbol<\/td>Latex Command<\/td><\/tr>
Angle<\/td>\u2220<\/td>\\angle<\/td>Perpendicular<\/td>\u22a5<\/td>\\perp<\/td><\/tr>
Measured Angle<\/td>\u2221<\/td>\\measuredangle<\/td>Triangle<\/td>\u25b5<\/td>\\triangle<\/td><\/tr>
Circle<\/td>\u25cb<\/td>\\circ<\/td>Parallel<\/td>\u2225<\/td>\\parallel<\/td><\/tr>
Not Parallel<\/td>\u2226<\/td>\\nparallel<\/td>Line from A to B<\/td>\"\overline{AB}\"<\/td>\\overline{AB}<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Geometry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Miscellaneous<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Name<\/td>Symbol<\/td>Latex Command<\/td>Name<\/td>Symbol<\/td>Latex Command<\/td><\/tr>
Dagger<\/td>\u2020<\/td>\\dagger<\/td>Double Dagger<\/td>\u2021<\/td>\\ddagger<\/td><\/tr>
Division<\/td>\u00f7<\/td>\\div<\/td>Divide on Times<\/td>\u22c7<\/td>\\divideontimes<\/td><\/tr>
Intercal<\/td>\u22ba<\/td>\\intercal<\/td>Ltimes<\/td>\u22c9<\/td>\\ltimes<\/td><\/tr>
Minus over plus<\/td>\u2213<\/td>\\mp<\/td>Square Cap<\/td>\u2293<\/td>\\sqcap<\/td><\/tr>
Square Cup<\/td>\u2294<\/td>\\sqcup<\/td>Left Triangle<\/td>\u25c3<\/td>\\triangleleft<\/td><\/tr>
Right Triangle<\/td>\u25b9<\/td>\\triangleright<\/td>Plus or minus<\/td>\u00b1<\/td>\\pm<\/td><\/tr>
Star<\/td>\u2606<\/td>\\star<\/td>Three Dots<\/td>\u22ef<\/td>\\cdots<\/td><\/tr>
Carat<\/td>\u2227<\/td>\\wedge<\/td>Left Brace<\/td>{<\/td>\\lbrace<\/td><\/tr>
Right Brace<\/td>}<\/td>\\rbrace<\/td>Absolute Value Left<\/td>|<\/td>\\lvert<\/td><\/tr>
Absolute Value Right<\/td>|<\/td>\\rvert<\/td>Vector Close Left<\/td>\u27e8<\/td>\\langle<\/td><\/tr>
Vector Close Right<\/td>\u27e9<\/td>\\rangle<\/td>Ceiling Left<\/td>\u2308<\/td>\\lceil<\/td><\/tr>
Ceiling Right <\/td>\u2309<\/td>\\rceil<\/td>Floor Left<\/td>\u230a<\/td>\\lfloor<\/td><\/tr>
Floor Right<\/td>\u230b<\/td>\\rfloor<\/td>Fraction<\/td>\"\frac{x}{y}\"<\/td>\\frac{x}{y}<\/td><\/tr>
Set of Natural Number<\/td>\"\mathbb {N}\"<\/td>\\mathbb {N}<\/td>Set of Whole Numbers<\/td>\"\mathbb {W}\"<\/td>\\mathbb {W}<\/td><\/tr>
Set of Integers<\/td>\"\mathbb {Z}\"<\/td>\\mathbb {Z}<\/td>Set of Real Numbers<\/td>\"\mathbb {R}\"<\/td>\\mathbb {R}<\/td><\/tr>
Set of Prime Numbers<\/td>\"\mathbb {P}\"<\/td>\\mathbb {P}<\/td>Set of Rational Numbers<\/td>\"\mathbb {Q}\"<\/td>\\mathbb {Q}<\/td><\/tr>
Set of Irrational Numbers<\/td>\"\mathbb {I}\"<\/td>\\mathbb {I}<\/td>Set of Complex Numbers<\/td>\"\mathbb {C}\"<\/td>\\mathbb {C}<\/td><\/tr>
Script Letters<\/td>\"\scr{C}\"<\/td>\\scr{C}<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Miscellaneous<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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