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16.2 Math symbols

LaTeX provides almost any mathematical symbol you're likely to need. The commands for generating them can be used only in math mode. For example, if you include $\pi$ in your source, you will get the pi symbol (\pi) in your output.

\|
\|
\aleph
\aleph
\alpha
\alpha
\amalg
\amalg (binary operation)
\angle
\angle
\approx
\approx (relation)
\ast
\ast (binary operation)
\asymp
\asymp (relation)
\backslash
\ (delimiter)
\beta
\beta
\bigcap
\bigcap
\bigcirc
\bigcirc (binary operation)
\bigcup
\bigcup
\bigodot
\bigodot
\bigoplus
\bigoplus
\bigotimes
\bigotimes
\bigtriangledown
\bigtriangledown (binary operation)
\bigtriangleup
\bigtriangleup (binary operation)
\bigsqcup
\bigsqcup
\biguplus
\biguplus
\bigcap
\bigvee
\bigwedge
\bigwedge
\bot
\bot
\bowtie
\bowtie (relation)
\Box
(square open box symbol)
\bullet
\bullet (binary operation)
\cap
\cap (binary operation)
\cdot
\cdot (binary operation)
\chi
\chi
\circ
\circ (binary operation)
\clubsuit
\clubsuit
\cong
\cong (relation)
\coprod
\coprod
\cup
\cup (binary operation)
\dagger
\dagger (binary operation)
\dashv
\dashv (relation)
\ddagger
\dagger (binary operation)
\Delta
\Delta
\delta
\delta
\Diamond
bigger \diamond
\diamond
\diamond (binary operation)
\diamondsuit
\diamondsuit
\div
\div (binary operation)
\doteq
\doteq (relation)
\downarrow
\downarrow (delimiter)
\Downarrow
\Downarrow (delimiter)
\ell
\ell
\emptyset
\emptyset
\epsilon
\epsilon
\equiv
\equiv (relation)
\eta
\eta
\exists
\exists
\flat
\flat
\forall
\forall
\frown
\frown (relation)
\Gamma
\Gamma
\gamma
\gamma
\ge
\ge
\geq
\geq (relation)
\gets
\gets
\gg
\gg (relation)
\hbar
\hbar
\heartsuit
\heartsuit
\hookleftarrow
\hookleftarrow
\hookrightarrow
\hookrightarrow
\iff
\iff
\Im
\Im
\in
\in (relation)
\infty
\infty
\int
\int
\iota
\iota
\Join
condensed bowtie symbol (relation)
\kappa
\kappa
\Lambda
\Lambda
\lambda
\lambda
\land
\land
\langle
\langle (delimiter)
\lbrace
\lbrace (delimiter)
\lbrack
\lbrack (delimiter)
\lceil
\lceil (delimiter)
\le
\le
\leadsto

\Leftarrow
\Leftarrow
\leftarrow
\leftarrow
\leftharpoondown
\leftharpoondown
\leftharpoonup
\leftharpoonup
\Leftrightarrow
\Leftrightarrow
\leftrightarrow
\leftrightarrow
\leq
\leq (relation)
\lfloor
\lfloor (delimiter)
\lhd
(left-pointing arrow head)
\ll
\ll (relation)
\lnot
\lnot
\longleftarrow
\longleftarrow
\longleftrightarrow
\longleftrightarrow
\longmapsto
\longmapsto
\longrightarrow
\longrightarrow
\lor
\lor
\mapsto
\mapsto
\mho

\mid
\mid (relation)
\models
\models (relation)
\mp
\mp (binary operation)
\mu
\mu
\nabla
\nabla
\natural
\natural
\ne
\ne
\nearrow
\nearrow
\neg
\neg
\neq
\neq (relation)
\ni
\ni (relation)
\not
Overstrike a following operator with a /, as in \not=.
\notin
\ni
\nu
\nu
\nwarrow
\nwarrow
\odot
\odot (binary operation)
\oint
\oint
\Omega
\Omega
\omega
\omega
\ominus
\ominus (binary operation)
\oplus
\oplus (binary operation)
\oslash
\oslash (binary operation)
\otimes
\otimes (binary operation)
\owns
\owns
\parallel
\parallel (relation)
\partial
\partial
\perp
\perp (relation)
\phi
\phi
\Pi
\Pi
\pi
\pi
\pm
\pm (binary operation)
\prec
\prec (relation)
\preceq
\preceq (relation)
\prime
\prime
\prod
\prod
\propto
\propto (relation)
\Psi
\Psi
\psi
\psi
\rangle
\rangle (delimiter)
\rbrace
\rbrace (delimiter)
\rbrack
\rbrack (delimiter)
\rceil
\rceil (delimiter)
\Re
\Re
\rfloor
\rfloor
\rhd
(binary operation)
\rho
\rho
\Rightarrow
\Rightarrow
\rightarrow
\rightarrow
\rightharpoondown
\rightharpoondown
\rightharpoonup
\rightharpoonup
\rightleftharpoons
\rightleftharpoons
\searrow
\searrow
\setminus
\setminus (binary operation)
\sharp
\sharp
\Sigma
\Sigma
\sigma
\sigma
\sim
\sim (relation)
\simeq
\simeq (relation)
\smallint
\smallint
\smile
\smile (relation)
\spadesuit
\spadesuit
\sqcap
\sqcap (binary operation)
\sqcup
\sqcup (binary operation)
\sqsubset
(relation)
\sqsubseteq
\sqsubseteq (relation)
\sqsupset
(relation)
\sqsupseteq
\sqsupseteq (relation)
\star
\star (binary operation)
\subset
\subset (relation)
\subseteq
\subseteq (relation)
\succ
\succ (relation)
\succeq
\succeq (relation)
\sum
\sum
\supset
\supset (relation)
\supseteq
\supseteq (relation)
\surd
\surd
\swarrow
\swarrow
\tau
\tau
\theta
\theta
\times
\times (binary operation)
\to
\to
\top
\top
\triangle
\triangle
\triangleleft
\triangleleft (binary operation)
\triangleright
\triangleright (binary operation)
\unlhd
left-pointing arrowhead with line under (binary operation)
\unrhd
right-pointing arrowhead with line under (binary operation)
\Uparrow
\Uparrow (delimiter)
\uparrow
\uparrow (delimiter)
\Updownarrow
\Updownarrow (delimiter)
\updownarrow
\updownarrow (delimiter)
\uplus
\uplus (binary operation)
\Upsilon
\Upsilon
\upsilon
\upsilon
\varepsilon
\varepsilon
\varphi
\varphi
\varpi
\varpi
\varrho
\varrho
\varsigma
\varsigma
\vartheta
\vartheta
\vdash
\vdash (relation)
\vee
\vee (binary operation)
\Vert
\Vert (delimiter)
\vert
\vert (delimiter)
\wedge
\wedge (binary operation)
\wp
\wp
\wr
\wr (binary operation)
\Xi
\Xi
\xi
\xi
\zeta
\zeta