Need help identifying certain latex characters?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around identifying LaTeX characters using a tool called Detexify, which allows users to handwrite characters to receive suggestions and corresponding LaTeX code. The conversation includes user experiences and comparisons to another website, Textify.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant mentions that Detexify can help identify unknown LaTeX characters by providing suggestions based on handwritten input.
  • Another participant shares a positive experience, noting that Detexify correctly guessed all symbols they drew.
  • A participant expresses curiosity about a potential connection between Detexify and the Textify website.
  • One participant indicates they typically prefer looking things up rather than using tools like Detexify, despite its popularity among others.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the usefulness of Detexify, but there is uncertainty regarding its relationship to the Textify website.

Contextual Notes

Some assumptions about user familiarity with LaTeX and the specific features of Detexify and Textify are not fully explored.

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Detexify will allow you to hand write the character you don't know and then it will give you suggestions on which it could be as well as the code to produce it.
 
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This is really cool! I don't have any interesting examples to test out but it correctly guessed all of the symbols I drew. Thanks, Dustin.
 
It's now in my bookmarks. Coolness!

Does this have anything to do with the Textify website?

-Dan
 
topsquark said:
It's now in my bookmarks. Coolness!

Does this have anything to do with the Textify website?

-Dan

I don't know. I just know a lot of people find Detexify useful so I posted. I tend to look everything up instead of use it though.
 

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