Special characters commands

TeX characters specifications

The following escape sequences may be used to specify special symbols in text strings. These follow the TeX format convention, but do not distinguish between math and normal modes. In addition, super and sub-scripts MUST be enclosed in {} to be recognized (compatibility issue).

\degDraw a degree symbol (small circle used w/ Centigrade)
\AAAngstrom symbol
\bulletBullet symbol
\circDraw the circ symbol (small circle)
\nNew line command (may or may not be recognized)
\rCarriage return (to start of drawing range)
\bBackspace command
\pen<n>Set pen to <n>
\color<n>Set pen to <n>
_{text}Subscript the text
^{text}Superscript the text
{block}Isolate font changes within the braces
\{Insert { as text
\}Insert } as text

Font, pen color, etc. changing commands:

\bold\greek\script\gothic\it\bf
\ital\italics\plain\rm\normal\unbold

Greek characters. Both the upper and lower case are available for each entry. Specify lower alpha as \alpha, upper alpha as \Alpha.

\alpha\beta\gamma\delta\epsilon\zeta
\Alpha\Beta\Gamma\Delta\Epsilon\Zeta
\eta\theta\iota\kappa\lambda\mu
\Eta\Theta\Iota\Kappa\Lambda\Mu
\nu\xi\omicron\pi\rho\sigma
\Nu\Xi\Omicron\Pi\Rho\Sigma
\tau\upsilon\phi\chi\psi\omega
\Tau\Upsilon\Phi\Chi\Psi\Omega
\varepsilon\vartheta\varphi

Special mathematical symbols:

\partial\grad\int\oint\infty\prod
\sum\minus\plus\pm\mp\times
\cdot\div\eq\ne\equiv\lt
\gt\le\ge\propto\sim\sqrt

Symbols used in graphs - filled versions occur as caps:

 
\box\circ\triangle\diamondstar
\Box\Circ\Triangle\Star

Last modified: November 3, 1996
Michael O. Thompson (mot1@cornell.edu)