Overview

This document lists the LaTeX syntax required for adding or editing Mathematical Equations in Rich Text Fields.

Important

You can copy and paste LaTeX syntax from any external source into Rich Text Field.

Examples

Formula	LaTeX Syntax
	x = \frac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}
	F(x) = \int^a_b \frac{1}{3}x^3
	|x| = \begin{cases} x & \text{ if } x\ge 0 \\ -x & \text{ if } x \lt 0 \end{cases}
	\left( \sum_{k=1}^n a_k b_k \right)^2 \leq \left( \sum_{k=1}^n a_k^2 \right) \left( \sum_{k=1}^n b_k^2 \right)
	A = \pmatrix{ a_{11} & a_{12} & \ldots & a_{1n} \cr a_{21} & a_{22} & \ldots & a_{2n} \cr \vdots & \vdots & \ddots & \vdots \cr a_{m1} & a_{m2} & \ldots & a_{mn} \cr }
	\begin{align} \sin A \cos B = \frac{1}{2}\left[ \sin(A-B)+\sin(A+B) \right] \\ \sin A \sin B = \frac{1}{2}\left[ \sin(A-B)-\cos(A+B) \right] \\ \cos A \cos B = \frac{1}{2}\left[ \cos(A-B)+\cos(A+B) \right] \end{align}
	\frac{d}{dx}\left( \int_{0}^{x} f(u)\,du\right)=f(x)
	{\frac {d}{dx}}\arctan(\sin({x}^{2}))=-2\,{\frac {\cos({x}^{2})x} {-2+\left (\cos({x}^{2})\right )^{2}}}
	\begin{cases} \lim\limits_{x \to \infty} \exp(-x) = 0\\ k_{n+1} = n^2 + k_n^2 – k_{n-1}\\ a \bmod b,x \equiv a \pmod{b}\\ \frac{n!}{k!(n-k)!} = \binom{n}{k}\\ \end{cases}
	\frac{ \begin{array}[b]{r} \left( x_1 x_2 \right)\\ \times \left( x’_1 x’_2 \right) \end{array} }{ \left( y_1y_2y_3y_4 \right) }
	\int\limits_a^bP\left(A=2\middle|\frac{A^2} {B}>4\right)>\int_0^\infty \mathrm{e}^{-x}\,\mathrm{d}x
	\left\{\frac{x^2}{y^3}\right\}\to \left.\frac{x^3}{3}\right|_0^1\to \big( \Big( \bigg( \Bigg( \frac{\mathrm d}{\mathrm d x} \left( k g(x) \right) \Bigg) \bigg) \Big) \big)
	M = \begin{bmatrix} \frac{5}{6} & \frac{1}{6} & 0 \\[0.3em] \frac{5}{6} & 0 & \frac{1}{6} \\[0.3em] 0 & \frac{5}{6} & \frac{1}{6} \end{bmatrix}
	\left( \begin{array}{c} n \\ r \end{array} \right) = \frac{n!}{r!(n-r)!}
	\begin{bmatrix} xz & xw \\ yz & yw \end{bmatrix} = \left[ \begin{array}{c} x \\ y \end{array} \right] \times \left[ \begin{array}{cc} z & w \end{array} \right]
	f(x) = \int_{-\infty}^\infty \hat f(\xi),e^{2 \pi i \xi x} \,d\xi
	\begin{cases} B’=-\nabla \times E,\\ E’=\nabla \times B – 4\pi j,\\ F\colon X \rightarrow Y \\ x \mapsto 2x \end{cases}

Symbols and Usage

Command	Output	How to Use	Note
#
~		a~b	non-breaking space
‘		f'(x)
%		a + b % comment	single-line comment
&		\begin{matrix} -1 & 2 \\ 3 & -4\end{matrix}	column separation
^		a^b	superscript
_		a_b	subscript
{		\frac{1}{2}
}		\frac{1}{3}
\		a\ b
\!		a^2\!/b	negative thin space
\#
\$
\%
\&
\,		a\,b	thin space
\:		a\:b	medium space
\;		a\;b	thick space
\>		a\>b	alternate medium space
\\			line separator
\_
\{
\|
\}

The following commands are listed alphabetically

A

Command	Output	How to Use
\above		a \above 1pt b
\abovewithdelims		a \abovewithdelims [ ] 1pt b
\acute		\acute a
\aleph
\alpha
\amalg
\And
\angle
\approx
\approxeq
\arccos
\arcsin
\arctan
\arg
\array		\array{ a & b \cr c & d }
\Arrowvert
\arrowvert
\ast
\asymp
\atop		a \atop b
\atopwithdelims		a \atopwithdelims [ ] b

B

Command	Output	How it’s used
\backepsilon
\backprime
\backsim
\backsimeq
\backslash
\bar		\bar{a}
\barwedge
\Bbb		\Bbb Q
\Bbbk
\bbox		\bbox[10px]{math}
\bcancel		\bcancel{X^2}
\because
\begin		\begin{matrix} -1 & 3 \\ 2 & -4\end{matrix}
\begingroup
\beta
\beth
\between
\bf
\Big		\Big(x\Big)
\big		\big(x\big)
\bigcap
\bigcirc
\bigcup
\Bigg		\Bigg {\uparrow}a
\bigg		\bigg {\uparrow}a
\Biggl
\biggl
\Biggm
\biggm
\Biggr
\biggr
\Bigl		\Bigl(x\Bigr)
\bigl		\bigl(x\bigr)
\Bigm
\bigm
\bigodot
\bigoplus
\bigotimes
\Bigr		\Bigl(x\Bigr)
\bigr		\bigl(x\bigr)
\bigsqcup
\bigstar
\bigtriangledown
\bigtriangleup
\biguplus
\bigvee
\bigwedge
\binom		\binom a b
\blacklozenge
\blacksquare
\blacktriangle
\blacktriangledown
\blacktriangleleft
\blacktriangleright
\bmod
\boldsymbol		\boldsymbol{x}
\bot
\bowtie
\Box
\boxdot
\boxed		\boxed{x}
\boxminus
\boxplus
\boxtimes
\brace
\bracevert
\brack
\breve		\breve{x}
\buildrel		\buildrel \rm {def} \over {=}
\bullet
\Bumpeq
\bumpeq

C

Command	Output	How it’s used
\cal
\cancel		\cancel{=}
\cancelto		\cancelto{some}{text}
\cap
\Cap
\cases		\cases{ x^2+2y+6=1 \cr x^2-7y+13=-9 }
\cdot
\cdotp
\cdots
\ce		\ce{x}
\cee		\cee{x}
\centerdot
\cf		\cf{x}
\cfrac		\cfrac{x}{y}
\check		\check{X}
\checkmark
\chi
\choose
\circ
\circeq
\circlearrowleft
\circlearrowright
\circledast
\circledcirc
\circleddash
\circledR
\circledS
\class
\clubsuit
\colon
\color		\color{red}{\text{red text}}
\colorbox		\require{color}\colorbox{yellow}{$\sigma$}
\complement
\cong
\coprod
\cos
\cosh
\cot
\coth
\cr		\cases{ x^2-1=y \cr x^2-7y-3=0 }
\csc
\cssId
\cup
\Cup
\curlyeqprec
\curlyeqsucc
\curlyvee
\curlywedge
\curvearrowleft
\curvearrowright

D

Command	Output	How it’s used
\dagger
\daleth
\dashleftarrow
\dashrightarrow
\dashv
\dbinom		\dbinom{2}{3}
\ddagger
\ddddot		\ddddot a
\dddot		\dddot a
\ddot		\ddot a
\ddots
\DeclareMathOperator		\DeclareMathOperator{\dec}{\int} \dec_a^b
\definecolor		\require{color} \definecolor{BrightGreen}{rgb}{0.4, 1.0, 0.0} \color{BrightGreen}{text}
\def
\deg
\Delta
\delta
\det
\dfrac
\diagdown
\diagup
\diamond
\Diamond
\diamondsuit
\digamma
\dim
\displaylines		\displaylines{ a + b = 0 \cr a = 1 }
\displaystyle
\div
\divideontimes
\dot		\dot a
\doteq
\Doteq
\doteqdot
\dotplus
\dots
\dotsb
\dotsc
\dotsi
\dotsm
\dotso
\doublebarwedge
\doublecap
\doublecup
\Downarrow
\downarrow
\downdownarrows
\downharpoonleft
\downharpoonright

E

Command	Output	How it’s used	Note
\ell
\emptyset
\enclose
\end
\endgroup
\enspace
\epsilon
\eqalign
\eqalignno
\eqcirc
\eqref
\eqsim
\eqslantgtr
\eqslantless
\equiv
\eta
\eth
\exists
\exp

F

Command	Output	How it’s used	Note
\fallingdotseq
\fbox
\fcolorbox
\Finv
\flat
\forall
\frac
\frac
\frak
\frown

G

Command	Output	How it’s used	Note
\Game
\Gamma
\gamma
\gcd
\gdef
\ge
\genfrac
\geq
\geqq
\geqslant
\gets
\gg
\ggg
\gggtr
\gimel
\global
\gnapprox
\gneq
\gneqq
\gnsim
\grave
\gt
\gtrapprox
\gtrdot
\gtreqless
\gtreqqless
\gtrless
\gtrsim
\gvertneqq

H

Command	Output	How it’s used	Note
\hat		\hat a
\hbar
\hbox
\hdashline
\heartsuit
\hline
\hom
\hookleftarrow
\hookrightarrow
\hphantom
\href
\hskip
\hslash
\hspace
\Huge
\huge
\idotsint

I

Command	Output	How it’s used	Note
\iff
\iiiint
\iiint
\iint
\Im
\imath
\impliedby
\implies
\in
\inf
\infty
\injlim
\int
\intercal
\intop
\iota
\it

J

Command	Output	How it’s used	Note
\jmath
\Join

K

Command	Output	How it’s used	Note
\kappa
\ker
\kern

L

Command	Output	How it’s used	Note
\label
\Lambda
\lambda
\land
\langle
\LARGE
\Large
\large
\LaTeX
\lbrace
\lbrack
\lceil
\ldotp
\ldots
\le
\leadsto
\left
\Leftarrow
\leftarrow
\leftarrowtail
\leftharpoondown
\leftharpoonup
\leftleftarrows
\Leftrightarrow
\leftrightarrow
\leftrightarrows
\leftrightharpoons
\leftrightsquigarrow
\leftroot
\leftthreetimes
\leq
\leqalignno
\leqq
\leqslant
\lessapprox
\lessdot
\lesseqgtr
\lesseqqgtr
\lessgtr
\lesssim
\let
\lfloor
\lg
\lgroup
\lhd
\lim
\liminf
\limits
\limsup
\ll
\llap
\llcorner
\Lleftarrow
\lll
\llless
\lmoustache
\ln
\lnapprox
\lneq
\lneqq
\lnot
\lnsim
\log
\Longleftarrow
\longleftarrow
\Longleftrightarrow
\longleftrightarrow
\longmapsto
\Longrightarrow
\longrightarrow
\looparrowleft
\looparrowright
\lor
\lower
\lozenge
\lrcorner
\Lsh
\lt
\ltimes
\lVert
\lvert
\lvertneqq

M

Command	Output	How it’s used	Note
\maltese
\mapsto
\mathbb
\mathbf
\mathbin
\mathcal
\mathchoice
\mathclose
\mathfrak
\mathinner
\mathit
\mathop
\mathopen
\mathord
\mathpunct
\mathrel
\mathring
\mathrm
\mathscr
\mathsf
\mathstrut
\mathtip
\mathtt
\matrix		\matrix{ a & b \cr c & d }
\max
\mbox
\measuredangle
\mho
\mid
\middle
\min
\mit
\mkern
\mmlToken
\mod
\models
\moveleft
\moveright
\mp
\mskip
\mspace
\mu
\multimap

N

Command	Output	How it’s used	Note
\nabla
\natural
\ncong
\ne
\nearrow
\neg
\negmedspace
\negthickspace
\negthinspace
\neq
\newcommand
\newenvironment
\Newextarrow
\newline
\nexists
\ngeq
\ngeqq
\ngeqslant
\ngtr
\ni
\nLeftarrow
\nleftarrow
\nLeftrightarrow
\nleftrightarrow
\nleq
\nleqq
\nleqslant
\nless
\nmid
\nobreakspace
\nolimits
\normalsize
\not
\notag
\notin
\nparallel
\nprec
\npreceq
\nRightarrow
\nrightarrow
\nshortmid
\nshortparallel
\nsim
\nsubseteq
\nsubseteqq
\nsucc
\nsucceq
\nsupseteq
\nsupseteqq
\ntriangleleft
\ntrianglelefteq
\ntriangleright
\ntrianglerighteq
\nu
\nVDash
\nVdash
\nvDash
\nvdash
\nwarrow

O

Command	Output	How it’s used	Note
\odot
\oint
\oldstyle
\Omega
\omega
\omicron
\ominus
\operatorname
\oplus
\oslash
\otimes
\over
\overbrace		\overbrace{a+\cdots+a}^{n\text{ times}}
\overleftarrow		\overleftarrow {ab}
\overleftrightarrow		\overleftrightarrow {ab}
\overline		\overline {ab}
\overrightarrow		\overrightarrow {ab}
\overset		\overset {a} {b}
\overwithdelims
\owns

P

Command	Output	How it’s used	Note
\parallel
\partial
\perp
\phantom
\Phi
\phi
\Pi
\pi
\pitchfork
\pm
\pmatrix		\pmatrix{a & b \cr c & d}
\pmb
\pmod
\pod
\Pr
\prec
\precapprox
\preccurlyeq
\preceq
\precnapprox
\precneqq
\precnsim
\precsim
\prime
\prod
\projlim
\propto
\Psi
\psi

Q

Command	Output	How it’s used	Note
\qquad
\quad

R

Command	Output	How it’s used	Note
\raise
\rangle
\rbrace
\rbrack
\rceil
\Re
\ref
\renewcommand
\renewenvironment
\require
\restriction
\rfloor
\rgroup
\rhd
\rho
\right
\Rightarrow
\rightarrow
\rightarrowtail
\rightharpoondown
\rightharpoonup
\rightleftarrows
\rightleftharpoons
\rightleftharpoons
\rightrightarrows
\rightsquigarrow
\rightthreetimes
\risingdotseq
\rlap
\rm
\rmoustache
\root		\root a \of b
\Rrightarrow
\Rsh
\rtimes
\Rule
\rVert
\rvert

S

Command	Output	How it’s used	Note
\S	?
\scr
\scriptscriptstyle
\scriptsize
\scriptstyle
\searrow
\sec
\setminus
\sf
\sharp
\shortmid
\shortparallel
\shoveleft
\shoveright
\sideset
\Sigma
\sigma
\sim
\simeq
\sin
\sinh
\skew
\small
\smallfrown
\smallint
\smallsetminus
\smallsmile
\smash
\smile
\Space
\space
\spadesuit
\sphericalangle
\sqcap
\sqcup
\sqrt
\sqsubset
\sqsubseteq
\sqsupset
\sqsupseteq
\square
\stackrel
\star
\strut
\style
\subset
\Subset
\subseteq
\subseteqq
\subsetneq
\subsetneqq
\substack
\succ
\succapprox
\succcurlyeq
\succeq
\succnapprox
\succneqq
\succnsim
\succsim
\sum
\sup
\supset
\Supset
\supseteq
\supseteqq
\supsetneq
\supsetneqq
\surd
\swarrow

T

Command	Output	How it’s used	Note
\tag
\tan
\tanh
\tau
\tbinom
\TeX
\text
\textbf
\textit
\textrm
\textsf
\textstyle
\texttt
\texttip
\tfrac
\therefore
\Theta
\theta
\thickapprox
\thicksim
\thinspace
\tilde		\tilde a
\times
\tiny
\Tiny
\to
\toggle
\top
\triangle
\triangledown
\triangleleft
\trianglelefteq
\triangleq
\triangleright
\trianglerighteq
\tt
\twoheadleftarrow
\twoheadrightarrow

U

Command	Output	How it’s used	Note
\ulcorner
\underbrace		\underbrace{a+\cdots+a}_{n\text{ times}}
\underleftarrow
\underleftrightarrow
\underline
\underrightarrow
\underset
\unicode
\unlhd
\unrhd
\Uparrow
\uparrow
\Updownarrow
\updownarrow
\upharpoonleft
\upharpoonright
\uplus
\uproot
\Upsilon
\upsilon
\upuparrows
\urcorner

V

Command	Output	How it’s used	Note
\varDelta
\varepsilon
\varGamma
\varinjlim
\varkappa
\varLambda
\varliminf
\varlimsup
\varnothing
\varOmega
\varphi
\varPhi
\varpi
\varPi
\varprojlim
\varpropto
\varPsi
\varrho
\varsigma
\varSigma
\varsubsetneq
\varsubsetneqq
\varsupsetneq
\varsupsetneqq
\vartheta
\varTheta
\vartriangle
\vartriangleleft
\vartriangleright
\varUpsilon
\varXi
\vcenter
\vdash
\Vdash
\vDash
\vdots
\vec
\vee
\veebar
\verb
\Vert
\vert
\vphantom
\Vvdash

W

Command	Output	How it’s used	Note
\wedge
\widehat
\widetilde
\wp
\wr

X

Command	Output	How it’s used	Note
\Xi
\xi
\xcancel
\xleftarrow
\xlongequal
\xmapsto
\xrightarrow
\xtofrom
\xtwoheadleftarrow
\xtwoheadrightarrow

Y

Command	Output	How it’s used	Note
\yen

Z

Command	Output	How it’s used	Note
\zeta

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Revised: May 11^th, 2021