Even More Math Symbols - Lookee What I Found!

  • Thread starter Thread starter quantumdude
  • Start date Start date
AI Thread Summary
The discussion reveals a method to display math symbols using the tag [ font=symbol ](insert letter)[ /font ], with examples provided for various letters and symbols. However, users report compatibility issues, noting that the method does not work on certain platforms like macOS with Camino or Safari, and Linux with Opera. Some participants mention using alternative methods, such as LaTeX, to achieve similar results, particularly for Greek letters. A question is raised about the meaning of the |= symbol, indicating a curiosity about its usage in math. Overall, the thread highlights both the potential and limitations of using this tagging system for math symbols.
quantumdude
Staff Emeritus
Science Advisor
Gold Member
Messages
5,560
Reaction score
24
Lookee what I found!

If you use the tag (without spaces of course):

[ font=symbol ](insert letter)[ /font ]

you can get math symbols to appear. I haven't tried them all yet, but here are a few:

[ font=symbol ]p[ /font ] --> p
[ font=symbol ]g[ /font ] --> g
[ font=symbol ]z[ /font ] --> z
 
Physics news on Phys.org
OK, here's what we have:

A -->A
a -->a
B -->B
b -->b
C -->C
c -->c
D -->D
d -->d
E -->E
e -->e
F -->F
f -->f
G -->G
g -->g
H -->H
h -->h
I -->I
i -->i
J -->J
j -->j
K -->K
k -->k
L -->L
l -->l
M -->M
m -->m
N -->N
n -->n
O -->O
o -->o
P -->P
p -->p
Q -->Q
q -->q
R -->R
r -->r
S -->S
s -->s
T -->T
t -->t
U -->U
u -->u
V -->V
v -->v
W -->W
w -->w
X -->X
x -->x
Y -->Y
y -->y
Z -->Z
z -->z
~ -->~
` -->`
! -->!
1 -->1
@ -->@
2 -->2
# -->#
3 -->3
$ -->$
4 -->4
% -->%
5 -->5
^ -->^
6 -->6
& -->&
7 -->7
* -->*
8 -->8
( -->(
9 -->9
) -->)
0 -->0
_ -->_
- -->-
+ -->+
= -->=
{ -->{
[ -->[
} -->}
] -->]
| -->|
\ -->\
: -->:
; -->;
" -->"
' -->'
< --><
, -->,
> -->>
. -->.
? -->?
/ -->/
 
that didn t work on my platform (macosx/camino or safari) at all. all i saw were roman letters.
 
i have a question what does the |= symbol represent?
 
Nor did it work on mine: Opera 6.11 on RedHat Linux 7.2
I used this trick in octave (a MATLAB clone) to get my greek letters. The latex style (with &) seems more intuitive.
 
Shoot, had I known about this...

I had to use an italicized X for "chi"
 
I want to thank those members who interacted with me a couple of years ago in two Optics Forum threads. They were @Drakkith, @hutchphd, @Gleb1964, and @KAHR-Alpha. I had something I wanted the scientific community to know and slipped a new idea in against the rules. Thank you also to @berkeman for suggesting paths to meet with academia. Anyway, I finally got a paper on the same matter as discussed in those forum threads, the fat lens model, got it peer-reviewed, and IJRAP...
About 20 years ago, in my mid-30s (and with a BA in economics and a master's in business), I started taking night classes in physics hoping to eventually earn the science degree I'd always wanted but never pursued. I found physics forums and used it to ask questions I was unable to get answered from my textbooks or class lectures. Unfortunately, work and life got in the way and I never got further the freshman courses. Well, here it is 20 years later. I'm in my mid-50s now, and in a...
Back
Top