List of Greek letters and math symbols
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Greek letters
\[\alpha A\] | \alpha A |
\[\nu N\] | \nu N
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\[\beta B\] | \beta B |
\[\xi \Xi\] | \xi \Xi
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\[\gamma \Gamma\] | \gamma \Gamma |
\[o O\;\] | o O
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\[\delta \Delta\] | \delta \Delta |
\[\pi \Pi\] | \pi \Pi
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\[\epsilon \varepsilon E\;\] | \epsilon \varepsilon E |
\[\rho\varrho P\;\] | \rho \varrho P
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\[\zeta Z\] | \zeta Z |
\[\sigma \,\! \Sigma\;\] | \sigma \Sigma
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\[\eta H\] | \eta H |
\[\tau T\] | \tau T
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\[\theta \vartheta \Theta\] | \theta \vartheta \Theta |
\[\upsilon \Upsilon\] | \upsilon \Upsilon
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\[\iota I\] | \iota I |
\[\phi \varphi \Phi\] | \phi \varphi \Phi
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\[\kappa K\] | \kappa K |
\[\chi X\] | \chi X
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\[\lambda \Lambda\;\] | \lambda \Lambda |
\[\psi \Psi\] | \psi \Psi
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\[\mu M\] | \mu M |
\[\omega \Omega\] | \omega \Omega
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Arrows
\[\leftarrow\] | \leftarrow |
\[\Leftarrow\] | \Leftarrow
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\[\rightarrow\] | \rightarrow |
\[\Rightarrow\;\] | \Rightarrow
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\[\leftrightarrow\] | \leftrightarrow |
\[\rightleftharpoons\] | \rightleftharpoons
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\[\uparrow\] | \uparrow |
\[\downarrow\] | \downarrow
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\[\Uparrow\;\] | \Uparrow |
\[\Downarrow\] | \Downarrow
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\[\Leftrightarrow\;\] | \Leftrightarrow |
\[\Updownarrow\] | \Updownarrow
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\[\mapsto\] | \mapsto |
\[\longmapsto\;\] | \longmapsto
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\[\nearrow\] | \nearrow |
\[\searrow\] | \searrow
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\[\swarrow\] | \swarrow |
\[\nwarrow\] | \nwarrow
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\[\leftharpoonup \] | \leftharpoonup |
\[\rightharpoonup\] | \rightharpoonup
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\[\leftharpoondown \] | \leftharpoondown |
\[\rightharpoondown\] | \rightharpoondown
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Miscellaneous symbols
\[\infty\;\;\] | \infty |
\[\forall\;\] | \forall
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\[\Re\] | \Re |
\[\Im\] | \Im
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\[\nabla\] | \nabla |
\[\exists\] | \exists
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\[\partial\] | \partial |
\[\nexists\] | \nexists
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\[\emptyset\] | \emptyset |
\[\varnothing\;\] | \varnothing
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\[\wp\] | \wp |
\[\complement\] | \complement
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\[\neg\] | \neg |
\[\cdots\] | \cdots
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\[\square \] | \square |
\[\surd \] | \surd
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\[\blacksquare\] | \blacksquare |
\[\triangle\] | \triangle
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Binary Operation/Relation Symbols
\[\times\] | \times |
\[\cdot\] | \cdot
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\[\div\] | \div |
\[\cap\] | \cap
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\[\cup\] | \cup |
\[\neq\;\] | \neq
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\[\leq\] | \leq |
\[\geq\] | \geq
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\[\in\] | \in |
\[\perp\;\] | \perp
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\[\notin\] | \notin |
\[\subset\] | \subset
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\[\simeq\] | \simeq |
\[\approx\] | \approx
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\[\wedge\] | \wedge |
\[\vee\] | \vee
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\[\oplus\;\] | \oplus |
\[\otimes\] | \otimes
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\[\Box\] | \Box |
\[\boxtimes\] | \boxtimes
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\[\equiv\] | \equiv |
\[\cong\] | \cong
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Further reading
For more information see:
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