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LaTeX \⋯ Commands for Printing Characters
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LaTeX \⋯ Commands for Printing Characters

LaTeX uses backslash+⋯ combination to print characters.

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The typical \⋯ Commands for Printing Characters are LaTeX CommandsRemarksMode \␣prints an odinary after period space. \!prints a negative thin space of -1/6quad.math mode \"prints an umlaut or diaeresis above a character. e.g. ¨, Ä, ä. \#prints a number sign or pound sign, #. \$prints a dollar sign, $. \%prints a percent sign, %. \&prints an ampersand, &. \'prints an acute accent above a character. e.g. ´, Á, á. \*prints a discretionary multiplication sign, at which a line break is allowed. \,prints a thin space of 1/6quad. \-prints an optional hyphenation. \.prints a dot accent above a character. e.g. ˙, Ȧ, ȧ. \/prints an italics adjustment space. \:prints a medium space of 2/9quad.math mode \;prints a thick space of 5/18quad.math mode \=prints a macron accent above a character. e.g. ¯, Ā, ā. \>prints a medium space of 2/9quad.math mode \@prints a sentence-ending period after the period. \^prints a circumflex above a character. e.g. ^, Â, â. \_prints a low line or an underscore, _. \`prints a grave accent above a character. e.g. `, À, à. \{prints a left curly bracket, {. \|prints a double verticle line, ‖.math mode \}prints a right curly bracket, }. \`prints a tilde above a character. e.g. ~, Ã, ã.

\⋯ Command Examples

Examples of LaTeX commands

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\documentclass[border=10pt,varwidth]{standalone}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\newcommand\qh{\\\hline\noalign{\vskip 0.2em}}
\newcommand\qs{\qh\textbackslash}
\newenvironment{tabtest} {\setlength{\topsep}{0mm}\setlength{\partopsep}{0mm}\begin{tabbing}\hspace*{9mm}\kill}{\end{tabbing} } 
\begin{document}
\begin{tabular}{p{0.45\textwidth}p{.13\textwidth}p{.15\textwidth}p{.1\textwidth}}
\LaTeX\ command & text mode & math mode & tabbing env.
\qh HH\par H\textbackslash\ H&HH\par H\ H&$HH$\par$H\ H$
\qh HH\par H\textbackslash!H&&$HH$\par$H\!H$
\qs "H&\"H
\qs \#&\#&$\#$
\qs \$&\$&$\$$
\qs \%&\%&$\%$
\qs \&&\&&$\&$
\qs 'H&\'H&

\qh H\textbackslash*aHHH\textbackslash*aHHH & H\*aHHH\*aHHH & $H\*aHHH\*aHHH$
\qh HH\par H\textbackslash,H&HH\par H\, H&$HH$\par$H\,H$
\qh H\textbackslash-aHaHH\textbackslash-aH&H\-aHaHH\-aH&$H\-aHaHH\-aH$
\qs \.H&\.H
\qh \{\textbackslash itshape H\}H\par\{\textbackslash itshape H\}\textbackslash/H & {\itshape H}H\par{\itshape H}\/H & $H\textrm{H}$\par$H\/\textrm{H}$
\qh HH\par H\textbackslash:H & & $HH$\par$H\:H$
\qh HH\par H\textbackslash;H & & $HH$\par$H\;H$
\qs =H&\=H
\qh HH\par H\textbackslash>H & & $HH$\par$H\>H$
\qh hH, H\par hH. H\par Hh. H\par hH\textbackslash@. H\par hH.\textbackslash\ H & hH, H\par hH. H\par Hh. H\par hH\@. H\par hH.\ H
\qs \textasciicircum H&\^H
\qs \_&\_&$\_$
\qs \`H&\`H
\qs \{&\{&$\{$
\qs \textbar&&$\|$
\qs \}&\}&$\}$
\qs ~H&\~H
\\\hline\end{tabular}\end{document}