Even More Math Symbols - Lookee What I Found!

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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.
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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
 
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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"
 
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