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Pick a subject to see every symbol you can insert. For math subjects, wrap LaTeX in $...$ for inline or $$...$$ for display style.
LaTeX-powered math symbols, formulas, matrices and more
Type-to-render essentials
| Type | Renders as | Description |
|---|---|---|
| \alpha | Insert α (also \beta, \gamma, ...) | |
| \pi | Insert π | |
| \theta | Insert θ | |
| \sqrt{} | Square root | |
| \frac{a}{b} | Fraction | |
| ^{2} | Superscript / power | |
| _{1} | Subscript | |
| \int | Integral | |
| \sum | Summation | |
| \prod | Product | |
| \lim | Limit | |
| \sin \cos \tan | Trig functions | |
| \log \ln | Logarithms | |
| \vec{a} | Vector arrow | |
| \hat{x} | Hat accent | |
| \bar{x} | Bar / mean | |
| \binom{n}{r} | Binomial (nCr) | |
| \mathbb{R} | Number sets ℝ ℕ ℤ ℚ ℂ | |
| \begin{pmatrix} | Matrix | |
| \begin{cases} | Piecewise / cases | |
| $ ... $ | $x^2 + y^2$ | Inline math (single $) |
| $$ ... $$ | $$E = mc^2$$ | Display math (double $$) |
Inline math
The equation $ax^2 + bx + c = 0$ has two roots.
The equation has two roots.
Display math
$$x = \frac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}$$Basic
$x^{2}$$x^{n}$$x_{1}$$x_{i}$$\frac{a}{b}$$\tfrac{1}{2}$$\sqrt{x}$$\sqrt[n]{x}$$\sqrt[3]{x}$$\pm$$\mp$$\cdot$$\ast$$\circ$$^{\circ}$$\infty$$\ldots$$\cdots$$\%$Greek
$\alpha$$\beta$$\gamma$$\delta$$\epsilon$$\varepsilon$$\zeta$$\eta$$\theta$$\vartheta$$\iota$$\kappa$$\lambda$$\mu$$\nu$$\xi$$\pi$$\varpi$$\rho$$\varrho$$\sigma$$\varsigma$$\tau$$\upsilon$$\phi$$\varphi$$\chi$$\psi$$\omega$$\Gamma$$\Delta$$\Theta$$\Lambda$$\Xi$$\Pi$$\Sigma$$\Upsilon$$\Phi$$\Psi$$\Omega$$\aleph$Operators
$+$$-$$\times$$\div$$\star$$\oplus$$\ominus$$\otimes$$\oslash$$\odot$$\sum_{i=1}^{n}$$\prod_{i=1}^{n}$$\coprod$$\int$$\iint$$\iiint$$\oint$$\partial$$\nabla$$n!$Relations
$=$$\neq$$\approx$$\equiv$$\triangleq$$<$$>$$\leq$$\geq$$\ll$$\gg$$\propto$$\cong$$\sim$$\simeq$$\prec$$\succ$$\preceq$$\succeq$$\doteq$$\mid$$\nmid$Calculus
$\lim_{x \to 0}$$\limsup_{n \to \infty}$$\liminf_{n \to \infty}$$\frac{dy}{dx}$$\frac{d^{2}y}{dx^{2}}$$\frac{\partial y}{\partial x}$$\int_{a}^{b}$$f'(x)$$f''(x)$$\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}$$\Delta x$$\,dx$Trigonometry
$\sin$$\cos$$\tan$$\cot$$\sec$$\csc$$\sin^{-1}$$\cos^{-1}$$\tan^{-1}$$\arcsin$$\arccos$$\arctan$$\sinh$$\cosh$$\tanh$$\theta^{\circ}$Functions
$\log$$\log_{a}$$\ln$$\exp$$e^{x}$$\max$$\min$$\gcd$$\operatorname{lcm}$$\bmod$$\lvert x \rvert$$\lfloor x \rfloor$$\lceil x \rceil$$f \circ g$$f^{-1}$Statistics
$\bar{x}$$\hat{x}$$\tilde{x}$$\sigma^{2}$$\mu$$P(A)$$P(A \mid B)$$E[X]$$\operatorname{Var}(X)$$\operatorname{Cov}(X,Y)$$\binom{n}{r}$${}^{n}P_{r}$$n!$$X \sim \mathcal{N}(\mu,\sigma^{2})$Sets & Logic
$\in$$\notin$$\ni$$\subset$$\supset$$\subseteq$$\supseteq$$\subsetneq$$\cup$$\cap$$\bigcup$$\bigcap$$\setminus$$\emptyset$$\mathbb{N}$$\mathbb{Z}$$\mathbb{Q}$$\mathbb{R}$$\mathbb{C}$$\mathbb{P}$$\forall$$\exists$$\nexists$$\neg$$\wedge$$\vee$$\oplus$$\top$$\bot$$\therefore$$\because$$\blacksquare$Geometry
$\angle$$\measuredangle$$\sphericalangle$$\perp$$\parallel$$\nparallel$$\triangle$$\square$$\bigcirc$$\odot$$\overleftrightarrow{AB}$$\overrightarrow{AB}$$\overline{AB}$$\overset{\frown}{AB}$Matrices
$\begin{pmatrix} a & b \\ c & d \end{pmatrix}$$\begin{bmatrix} a & b \\ c & d \end{bmatrix}$$\begin{vmatrix} a & b \\ c & d \end{vmatrix}$$\begin{Vmatrix} a & b \\ c & d \end{Vmatrix}$$\begin{Bmatrix} a & b \\ c & d \end{Bmatrix}$$\begin{pmatrix} a_{11} & a_{12} & a_{13} \\ a_{21} & a_{22} & a_{23} \\ a_{31} & a_{32} & a_{33} \end{pmatrix}$$f(x) = \begin{cases} x & x \geq 0 \\ -x & x < 0 \end{cases}$$A^{T}$$A^{-1}$$\det(A)$Arrows
$\to$$\leftarrow$$\uparrow$$\downarrow$$\leftrightarrow$$\Rightarrow$$\Leftarrow$$\Uparrow$$\Downarrow$$\Leftrightarrow$$\mapsto$$\hookrightarrow$$\hookleftarrow$$\longrightarrow$$\longleftarrow$$\Longrightarrow$$\Longleftrightarrow$Delimiters
$\left( x \right)$$\left[ x \right]$$\left\{ x \right\}$$\left\langle x \right\rangle$$\left| x \right|$$\left\| x \right\|$$\left\lfloor x \right\rfloor$$\left\lceil x \right\rceil$Accents
$\bar{x}$$\vec{x}$$\hat{x}$$\tilde{x}$$\dot{x}$$\ddot{x}$$\acute{x}$$\grave{x}$$\breve{x}$$\check{x}$$\overline{x}$$\underline{x}$$\overbrace{abc}$$\underbrace{abc}$Pro tips
- Switch the Subject in the editor to load a different symbol palette.
- Math symbols are inserted wrapped in
$...$so they render as formulas. Text symbols (letters, punctuation) insert as-is. - For Telugu and Hindi, click consonants then matras to build syllables.