LaTeX

Usage

LaTeX is a typesetting language used primarily to type mathematical stuff in an elegant fashion. For example, without LaTeX, would have to be written as 35/137.

Useful Codes

\boxed{Answer} Produces a box around your Answer.

\frac{a}{b} Produces a common fraction with numerator a and denominator b.

^\circ Produces the degrees symbol.

\text{Your Text Here} Produces text within LaTeX.

Fonts

Font families

• Roman (default): \textrm{...}
• Sans-serif: \textsf{...}
• Monospace (typewriter): \texttt{...}

Font sizes

To activate a font size, write '{\tiny{This text is tiny}}', for example.

• \tiny (5 pt.)
• \scriptsize (7 pt.)
• \footnotesize (8 pt.)
• \small (9 pt.)
• \normalsize (10 pt.)
• \large (12 pt.)
• \Large (14 pt.)
• \LARGE (18 pt.)
• \huge (20 pt.)
• \Huge (24 pt.)

Font styles

• Bold \textbf{...}
• Italics \textit{...}
• Slanted \textsl{...}
• Small capitals \textsc{...}
• Sans-serif \textsf{...}
• Monospace \texttt{...}
• Emphasis \emph{...}

Tutorials & Tools

• AoPS LaTeX Guide
• Wikipedia Article
• This is a useful site that will change LaTeX input into a PNG image.