This list is organized by symbol type and is intended to facilitate finding an unfamiliar sy
see List of mathematical symbols by subject. That list also includes LaTeX and HTML m
have the latter two, but they could certainly be added).
There is a Wikibooks guide for using maths in LaTeX,!"l and a comprehensive LaTeX sy
as a LaTeX command, or vice versa.'°) Also note that where there is no LaTeX comman:
require adding packages), the symbol could be added via other options, such as setting
ways (e.g. copying and pasting, keyboard shortcuts, the \unicode{} co
« Basic symbols: Symbols widely used in mathematics, roughly through first-year cal
« Symbols based on equality "=": Symbols derived from or similar to the equal sign
associated with an equivalence relation.
« Symbols that point lett or right: Symbols, such as < and >, that appear to point ta
« Brackets: Symbols that are placed on either side of a variable or expression, such ¢
« Other non-letter symbols: Symbols that do not fall in any of the other categories.
« Letter-based symbols: Many mathematical symbols are based on, or closely reser
symbols that resemble upside-down letters. Many letters have conventional meanin¢
See also section, below, has several lists of such usages.
« Letter modifiers: Symbols that can be placed on or next to any letter to modify 1
e Symbols based on Latin letters, including those symbols that resemble or cont
« Symbols based on Hebrew or Greek letters e.g. X, 3, 5, A, x, IT, 0, £, ®. Ne
« Variations: Usage in languages written right-to-left