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Specific calligraphic font for lowercase g
I am looking for a command to obtain the following calligraphic lowercase g in math mode:
I have been looking around but to no avail for now.
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How can I create a symbol for the origin of a coordinate plane in Tikz? [duplicate]
This symbol appears at the origin of a coordinate plane in the Illustrative Mathematics curriculum, but I have no idea how to produce it using LaTeX or Tikz. Can you help me?
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How to use both mathcal and pazocal in the same document [duplicate]
I want to use different calligraphic versions, mathcal and pazocal, of some letters in the same project. However, when I add the pazocal package, even mathcal letters show up in the pazocal format. Is ...
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\usetikzlibrary{calligraphy} inside the document adds "spath3" to the output
Here's a very simple LaTeX document:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\begin{document}
I'd like to use a tikz library here
\usetikzlibrary{calligraphy}
I used a tikz library
\end{document}
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Uppercase epsilon-like letter in text mode: what is it and how do I get it?
Here it is, circled in red. It looks like a greek epsilon, ε, but it is upper case. To me, it looks like a \mathcal{E}, but I'm not sure as it is in text. Furthermore, I don't know if this book was ...
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Does Latex support calligraphic Greek letters?
I know we have \mathcal for calligraphic Latin letters. But it does not work for Greek letters. For example, if I add \mathcal before a Greek letter, say \mathcal\Beta, the output is the same as the ...
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How to redefine math mode accent macros (\bar, \hat, etc.) to kern only specifically for \mathbb and \mathcal inputs but behave normally otherwise
Inspired by David Carlisle's answer and comment from my previous question, I wanted to see if I could try and redefine the math mode accent macros (\bar, \hat, \dot, etc.) to kern specifically for \...
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To which class of calligraphic fonts does the following `\mathcal{K}` correspond to?
In one of the research articles I was reading I noticed this special calligraphic \mathcal{K}
What class of fonts (package) is this font generated from?
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How to make two column of letters
I am editing a book cover, but I don't know how to make two columns of letters (in LaTeX environment). The size of letters in two columns are different. (I show it in the photo below).
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Spurious space in \calligra and \textcalligra?
It seems to me that \calligra and \textcalligra commands add a spurious space before the text.
Please look at the gaps before the "calligraphic E"s here:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{...
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Is it possible to typeset over and underbraces in NiceMatrix?
I am trying to draw matrices with overbraces and underbraces. This may be done with the assistance of node numbering and \tikzset to process a few options for the calligraphic braces.
According to how ...
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Lowercase bold calligraphic letters with \mathscr
On the page https://calligraphycalligraphy.blogspot.com/2020/11/50-calligraphy-font-latex.html?m=1, I found a lowercase calligraphic letter style, which I would like to implement in my LaTeX document. ...
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Adding a Flourish to a Word
Consider, say, the word
which was produced by the following MWE code:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{pbsi}
\usepackage{scalefnt}
\begin{document}
\thispagestyle{empty}
\...
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Compilation problem with calligraphy TikZ library
I tried to reproduce Andrew Stacey's graph from the question "Creating this vectorised watermark in TikZ", but I get several error messages and no PDF file is produced.
However, if I use ...
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Which syntax to use to render calligraphic symbols like 𝓔 and 𝓑?
I looked at the list of \mathcal in this reference but I'm not sure which syntax to use to render 𝓔 & 𝓑. I tried also things like \epsilon, \varepsilon but these do not render the same. The ...
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Tensor package with the calligraphic characters
I have seen the documentation of tensor package. It is true that are necessary only the indices....but is it possible to use with this package the calligraphic characters like this MWE?
\documentclass[...
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Accessing *all possible* math styles of the STIX font
I have been using xelatex plus unicode-math for too long, and I forgot how to use pdflatex. As far as I heard, the STIX fonts are proposed as a free replacement of the fonts of Times family. They have ...
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Three different calligraphic font styles in mathmode with musixtex
This question could be a continuation of the answer given by @egreg in this link
Two different calligraphic font styles in math mode.
In my book I use both \mathcal{} and \pazocal{} commands for the ...
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How to add a font style for a specific letter only?
In my latex document I of course have the normal lower case letter "k" in the default font. What I want to do is add the script version of this, "𝓀", to my document. I am not sure ...
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Give me my fancy math 𝒳 from mathptmx back!
In the old times of mathptmx, we wrote stuff such as
\documentclass{article}
\pagestyle{empty}
\usepackage{mathptmx}
\begin{document}
Let \(\mathcal{X}=\{X_1,\ldots,X_n\}\).
\end{document}
and got ...
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Make 1 letter big
I'm writing something using article and I'm trying to make 1 letter big and have 2 lines directly next to it, like here:
How would I achieve so?
I tried the following code:
\lettrine[lines=2 ]{\...
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How to use a calligraphy package only for part of the document
I need to write up a calculation that requires a lowercase calligraphic b, which I got from the following package:
\usepackage[cal=dutchcal]{mathalfa}
However, now other calligraphic letters which I ...
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Tikzlibrary calligraphy error
The code below uses the TikZ library calligraphy, but throws an error:
Package pgfkeys Error: I do not know the key '/pgf/decoration/\pgfkeyscurrentname ' and I am going to ignore it. Perhaps you ...
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tikz and calligraphy still don't work
Despite using advice from answers to the two questions (1) and (2), when I try to compile
\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{decorations,calligraphy}
\begin{document}
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Undefined control sequence \g__prg_map_int [duplicate]
I'm trying to improve an answer of mine and I've found a solution which works perfectly on Overleaf (I looked at the log, not only what is displayed).
\listfiles
\documentclass[12pt,fleqn]{article}
\...
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Undefined sequence error with calligraphy tikz library
The following MWE is from calligraphy's manual (p.9) with Joseph Wright's workaround for the library's use of obsolete functions:
\documentclass[border=10pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{...
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TL2018 (MacTeX) and TikZ calligraphy library
Under MacTeX 2018 the following TeX file:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{decorations.pathreplacing,calligraphy}
\begin{document}
\tikz\draw[decorate,decoration={...
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Combining unicode and normal font styles [duplicate]
I'm typing a document which quite heavily relies on script math fonts and a double-stroke 1 for the identity operator, however, text is in Spanish, so I'm using LuaLaTeX for maximum versatility, ...
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lower case calligraphy for latex
It is said that latex owns an extensive set of symbols. But why no lower case calligraphy package has been developed so far? Due to copyright? I saw they are mature in commercial packages.
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A calligraphic font with lowercase letters, using mathscr style and not bolded
In order to write calligraphic math symbols, I usually use \usepackage[mathscr]{euscript} since I like it better than the vanilla mathcal.
However, now I am in need of writing full words, with upper ...
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my pdf reader does not show calligraphic letter produced by latex correctly? [closed]
I have used these two type styles, but they all show the same.
$\mathcal{ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ}$
$\mathscr{ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ}$
do I need to install some fonts for my reader?
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Accessing dutchcal and other fonts directly
I wanted to define one symbol using the dutchcal font, but using the dutchcal package ruins the command \mathcal.
One workaround was to define another command \matholdcal by
\DeclareMathAlphabet{\...
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Warning with tikzlibrary calligraphy
The following MWE:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{%
decorations.pathreplacing,
calligraphy
}
\begin{document}
\thispagestyle{empty}
\tikz \draw[
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Scale bold capital letters
I have my custom fonts. They are fine in terms of size. However the bold fonts for capital letters are too big and I do not know how to normalize their size.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[T1]{...
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Is there a free version of the Lucida Bright fonts out there?
Or, failing that, do you happen to know whom one might purchase them from?
Thanks in advance for you knowledgeable replies.
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How to install TikZ library in OSX to use in LaTeXiT?
I am trying to use TikZ library in LaTeXiT, but can't find a way to install TikZ. Below is a screenshot from LaTeXiT.
Installed MacTeX and then tried to configure LaTeXiT to use pdflatex from texlive....
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Calligraphic symbols are too fancy with mathptmx package
I am using the mathptmx package because I prefer my text to be in Times New Roman. However, \mathcal provides in this package "super calligraphic" symbols looking like the ones obtained by using \...
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Why is LaTeX causing this font to misalign on one glyph?
I was playing around with the PF Goudy Pro Initials font on LaTeX, having recently purchased it. This font is a layered initials font, in which six iterations of the same character, typeset in six ...
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Exist a calligraphic fonts (free) similar at Mathtime Pro 2 Curly script?
I ask if at the code of Mico's answer to my earlier question, Looking for a Times Roman math font that closely matches selected glyphs,
\documentclass[border=1pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{array,times}
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command for calligraphic lowercase latin and greek letters
I am wondering whether calligraphic type command exists, that supports both Greek and Latin (lowercase) characters in math-environment. Let's say that I have:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{...
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`$U$` and `$\mathcal U$` typeset very similarly with TeX Gyre Pagella
I love TeX Gyre Pagella, and use it and the corresponding math font like so:
\usepackage{fontspec}
\usepackage{unicode-math}
\setmainfont[Ligatures=TeX]{TeX Gyre Pagella}
\setmathfont{TeX Gyre ...
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Problem using calligra font with lettrine [closed]
I'd like to use the calligra font with lettrine, but lettrine seems to cut off a part of the letter W.
\documentclass[11pt]{book}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{lettrine}
\usepackage{...
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Calligra with czech accents ž, \v{z}
is there any possibility that \calligra font will write chzech words like for example ž \v{z} ?
I use
\usepackage[IL2]{fontenc},
\usepackage{calligra} and it wrote words like á \'{a}, bud did't ž \...
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Typeset Chinese Calligraphy Characters
Does LaTeX allow me to typeset Chinese calligraphy - styled characters such as the following? If so, how? Is there a font similar to the one used by this example?
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How to get the lowercase calligraphic symbols?
I know that we can type calligraphy words like $\mathcal{L}$. However, the function works only for capital characters, not for the lowercase characters. Could anyone knows how to set? Also, the bold ...
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In ConTeXt, how do I typeset my name like a signature?
How could I typeset my name so that it appeared in a calligraphic font for use as a signature? I have tried reading the manuals and documentation regarding fonts, but it seems very complex.
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Kashida-like Hebrew typesetting
I was wondering, what if there actually was a way to produce kashida-like typography in Hebrew in LaTeX. Not necessary as paragraph text, even as an image (nobody prints books like that to the best ...
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Hand written fonts in LaTeX for Cyrillics
As shown here Hand written fonts in LaTeX/XeTeX/LuaTeX there are many beautiful hand written fonts in LateX, but all of those for T1. Is there something similar to the cyrillics?
Addition to the ...
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How can I write a cursive letter k in math?
Using amsmath, writing $\ell$ produces a cursive lowercase letter l. I would like to have a reasonably matching cursive lowercase letter k, available through \kay e.g., so that I can write things ...
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dashed calligraphic curved parenthesis
I tried to get a dashed curved brace but I didn't got exactly what I expected.
Here is the code I used and the result below.
\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{...
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