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'''\text{Your Text Here}''' Produces text within LaTeX. | '''\text{Your Text Here}''' Produces text within LaTeX. | ||
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| + | ==Fonts== | ||
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| + | === Font families === | ||
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| + | * Roman (default): \textrm{...} | ||
| + | * Sans-serif: \textsf{...} | ||
| + | * Monospace (typewriter): \texttt{...} | ||
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| + | === Font sizes === | ||
| + | |||
| + | To activate a font size, write '{\tiny{This text is tiny}}', for example. | ||
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| + | * \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{...} | ||
==Tutorials & Tools == | ==Tutorials & Tools == | ||
Revision as of 13:34, 21 June 2006
Contents
Usage
LaTeX is a typesetting language used primarily to type mathematical stuff in an elegant fashion. For example, without LaTeX, 
would have to be written as 35/137.
Useful Codes
\boxed{Answer} Produces a box around your Answer.
\frac{a}{b} Produces a common fraction with numerator a and denominator b.
^\circ Produces the degrees symbol.
\text{Your Text Here} Produces text within LaTeX.
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{...}
Tutorials & Tools
- AoPS LaTeX Guide
- Wikipedia Article
- This is a useful site that will change LaTeX input into a PNG image.
