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==Fonts==
 
  
=== Font families ===
 
 
* Roman (default): \textrm{...}
 
* Sans-serif: \textsf{...}
 
* Monospace (typewriter): \texttt{...}
 
 
=== Font sizes ===
 
 
To activate a font size, write '{\tiny{This text is tiny}}', for example.
 
 
* \tiny (5 pt.)
 
* \scriptsize (7 pt.)
 
* \footnotesize (8 pt.)
 
* \small (9 pt.)
 
* \normalsize (10 pt.)
 
* \large (12 pt.)
 
* \Large (14 pt.)
 
* \LARGE (18 pt.)
 
* \huge (20 pt.)
 
* \Huge (24 pt.)
 
 
=== Font styles ===
 
 
* Bold \textbf{...}
 
* Italics \textit{...}
 
* Slanted \textsl{...}
 
* Small capitals \textsc{...}
 
* Sans-serif \textsf{...}
 
* Monospace \texttt{...}
 
* Emphasis \emph{...}
 
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==

Revision as of 18:43, 13 July 2007

LaTeX
About - Getting Started - Diagrams - Symbols - Downloads - Basics - Math - Examples - Pictures - Layout - Commands - Packages - Help

The LaTeX typesetting system (pronounced "Lay-Tek" or "Lah-Tek") is widely used to produce well-formatted mathematical and scientific writing. With LaTeX, it is very easy to produce expressions like

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Nearly every serious student of math and science will use LaTeX frequently. Through these web pages, you will learn much of what you'll need to express math and science like a pro.


Useful Codes

Main article: LaTeX:Symbols


See also

External links