# Websites: xdot, xdoubledot symbols?

1. Sep 14, 2005

### neurocomp2003

Hey,
was wondering if any one knows of any fonts that hold the xdot, xdoubledot symbols one would use int physics? If not i guess i gotta use the image methods.
best

2. Sep 14, 2005

### ComputerGeek

If you are in the sciences, you should be using LaTeX to typeset your papers. Much better layout and you get all the symbols you need.

check it out, \dot{x} gives you xdot, and \ddot{x} gets you xdoubledot

It also makes bibliography management and citation insertion super easy.

if you are a super noob to it, you can use LyX: http://www.home.zonnet.nl/rareitsma/lyx/ [Broken]

as for word, I dunno. don't use it for writing.

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3. Sep 18, 2005

### JamesU

$$\dot{x} \ddot{x} \dot{y}$$

4. Sep 18, 2005

### neurocomp2003

whats that written in yomamma? or is it a gif?

5. Sep 18, 2005

### JamesU

LaTeX......

6. Sep 18, 2005

### loseyourname

Staff Emeritus
If you're working with letters that are vowels, you could just use standard diacritical marks, otherwise I have to agree with the concensus that LaTeX is best.

7. Sep 18, 2005

### neurocomp2003

yeah the x and theta don't have the marks so i guess i gotta learn latex