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Want equal spaces between repeating symbols in mathmode, how I disable kerning? [duplicate]
Trying to get equal spacing between repeating characters in mathmode.
I tried using the microtype package and use the DisableLigatures function, it should
disable kerning and would expect equal spaces ...
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How can I force resized mathmode symbols to respect fontsize changes?
I want to make a latex symbol that contains a resized math symbol using \scriptscriptsize. However, when the scope containing the symbol is subject to a font resize, the \scriptscriptsize-ed symbol is ...
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Weird formatting in a smaller created empty set symbol
A while back I created my own sort of emptyset symbol because the "not equal" slash didn't line up and it annoyed me. So I defined my own emptyset via \DeclareMathOperator{\vempty}{{\centernot{\Circle}...
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Symbol with overline and subscript leads to wrong kerning
I stumbled over a problem, which I assume should be quite common, but I couldn't find a satisfying answer (e.g. this and this are not what I am looking for).
I'd like to get an overline over a symbol,...
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adjusting symbols above letter in mathmode
I know there are plenty of similar questions. If you check out the lower picture, you can see that i've tried a bunch of things to solve my problem. That's just one picture...i'm kind of obsessed with ...
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Padding underscore with right space
I am using the times package and when using an underscore _ before an italicized upper case character it overlaps. Is it possible to pad the underscore with a small amount of space to the right, or ...
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Configurable spacing after \dots
LaTeX adds some space after the ellipsis \textellipsis. This is enhanced by ellipsis package, which only adds space before certain characters (and also gives the option to configure “easily” the ...
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How can I superimpose a summation operator with its following character?
How can I create the following symbol?
PS: It is not the classic \sum_{i=0}^n k
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Double slashes close together with resizing
I basically want this symbol, but I want it to resize properly: While
X/\mkern-6mu/H
looks good, when I try to resize using \biggl, then the horizontal space between the two slashes becomes very ...
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Letter with ' (and correct spacing)
I am struggling with a problem I can't even name properly: I'm writing an article about an object A as well as its slightly different variant A'. I am wondering what character/symbol and/or spacing ...
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Kerning for arabic digits?
In most fonts, arabic digits have nonproportional width, meaning that 1 and 8 have exactly the same width even if the former has a smaller natural width. This is good for typesetting tables, but in ...
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Overlaying two symbols
I use LyX, so a lot of the working is hidden from me.
I want to overlay the symbols \star and \bigcircle.
How do I do this?
I know it can be done, ad there is the \not, which works like that
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Prettiest way to typeset "C++" (cplusplus)?
Writing "C++" in plain text results in an ugly setting, as the '+' signs are too big and too spaced:
I've seen around the web several marcos for typesetting the "C++" symbol, ranging from mild ...
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