LaTeX math symbols reference, rendered

The pages below show every symbol command the typesetter knows, each typeset by Scissor LaTeX itself, with the command next to it and a button that copies it.

How to use these pages

Each page shows one group of symbols as a grid: the typeset symbol, its command, and a Copy button. The grids are built from the typesetter's own symbol table and every symbol is typeset when the site is built, so a symbol listed here works in your document. A command that does not work would be listed on When the whole document does not typeset.

For how to write formulas in the first place, see Math basics and Align equations.

Pages in this section

• Greek letters in LaTeXIn math mode, write the letter's name after a backslash: \alpha gives α, and a capital first letter gives the capital, so \Gamma gives Γ.
• Binary operators in LaTeX mathIn math mode, write the operator's command between the two operands: a \pm b gives a ± b, a \times b gives a × b and a \cdot b a centred dot; LaTeX adds the spacing of a binary operator around it.
• Relation symbols in LaTeX mathIn math mode, use \leq (or \le) for ≤, \neq (or \ne) for ≠ and \in for ∈; most relations have a negated form with an n in front, such as \nleq, or with \not before the symbol.
• Arrows in LaTeX mathIn math mode, \rightarrow (or \to) gives →, \Rightarrow gives ⇒ and \leftrightarrow gives ↔; a long prefix makes them longer, and \xrightarrow{text} draws an arrow that stretches under a label.
• Brackets and delimiters in LaTeX mathPut \left before the opening and \right before the closing delimiter, as in \left( \frac{a}{b} \right); for a fixed size, use \big, \Big, \bigg or \Bigg instead.
• Math accents in LaTeXIn math mode, write the accent command with the letter in braces: \hat{x} gives x̂, \bar{x} gives x̄, \vec{v} an arrow and \dot{x} a dot; \widehat and \overline stretch over several letters.
• Sums, integrals and function names in LaTeXWrite \sum_{i=1}^{n} or \int_{0}^{1} in math mode: the part after _ is the lower limit and the part after ^ the upper one. In a display, the limits of a sum go below and above it.
• Math fonts in LaTeX: bold, blackboard, calligraphicUse a math alphabet command: \mathbf{v} for bold, \mathbb{R} for blackboard bold (amssymb), \mathcal{L} for calligraphic and \mathfrak{g} for Fraktur; \boldsymbol or \bm also makes Greek letters and symbols bold.
• Miscellaneous math symbols in LaTeXIn math mode, \infty gives ∞, \emptyset (or \varnothing) gives the empty set, \forall gives ∀ and \exists gives ∃; \ldots and \cdots give low and centred dots.