Supported TeX/LaTeX commands

This is a long list of the TeX macros supported by MathJax. If the macro is defined in an extension, the name of the extension follows the macro name. If the extension is in brackets, the extension will be loaded automatically when the macro or environment is first used.

More complete details about how to use these macros, with examples and explanations, is available at Carol Fisher’s TeX Commands Available in MathJax page. (These were written for MathJax v2, but most of the information is still correct for v3.)

In the following tables, the first column lists the macro (or character, or environment), and the second column indicates which package(s) defines the macro. If none is listed, then it is in the base package. If the package name is in bold, then it is preloaded by the components that include the TeX input jax (except for input/tex-base, which only includes the base package). If the package name is in italics, then the package is not autoloaded by the autoload extension.

Note that most macros are not processed inside text-mode material (such as that within \text{} and other similar macros). The textmacros extension makes additional macros available in text mode, as listed in the documentation for that extention.

Symbols

&

#

%

^

~

_

'

{

}

\ (backslash-space)

\_

\,

\;

\:

\!

\{

\}

\\

\&

\#

\%

\>

\|

\$

A

\above

\abovewithdelims

\abs

physics

\absolutevalue

physics

\acomm

physics

\acos

physics

\acosecant

physics

\acosine

physics

\acot

physics

\acotangent

physics

\acsc

physics

\acute

\admat

physics

\aleph

\alpha

\amalg

\And

\angle

\anticommutator

physics

\antidiagonalmatrix

physics

\approx

\approxeq

ams

\arccos

base, physics

\arccosecant

physics

\arccosine

physics

\arccot

physics

\arccotangent

physics

\arccsc

physics

\arcsec

physics

\arcsecant

physics

\arcsin

base, physics

\arcsine

physics

\arctan

base, physics

\arctangent

physics

\arg

\array

\Arrowvert

\arrowvert

\asec

physics

\asecant

physics

\asin

physics

\asine

physics

\ast

\asymp

\atan

physics

\atangent

physics

\atop

\atopwithdelims

B

\backepsilon

ams

\backprime

ams

\backsim

ams

\backsimeq

ams

\backslash

\bar

\barwedge

ams

\Bbb

\Bbbk

ams

\bbFont

\bbox

bbox

\bcancel

cancel

\because

ams

\begin

\beta

\beth

ams

\between

ams

\bf

\Big

\big

\bigcap

\bigcirc

\bigcup

\Bigg

\bigg

\Biggl

\biggl

\Biggm

\biggm

\Biggr

\biggr

\Bigl

\bigl

\Bigm

\bigm

\bigodot

\bigoplus

\bigotimes

\Bigr

\bigr

\bigsqcup

\bigstar

ams

\bigtriangledown

\bigtriangleup

\biguplus

\bigvee

\bigwedge

\binom

ams

\blacklozenge

ams

\blacksquare

ams

\blacktriangle

ams

\blacktriangledown

ams

\blacktriangleleft

ams

\blacktriangleright

ams

\bmod

\bmqty

physics

\boldsymbol

boldsymbol

\bot

\bowtie

\Box

ams

\boxdot

ams

\boxed

ams

\boxminus

ams

\boxplus

ams

\boxtimes

ams

\Bqty

physics

\bqty

physics

\Bra

braket

\bra

braket, physics

\brace

\bracevert

\brack

\Braket

braket

\braket

braket, physics

\breve

\buildrel

\bullet

\Bumpeq

ams

\bumpeq

ams

C

\cal

\cancel

cancel

\cancelto

cancel

\Cap

ams

\cap

\cases

\cdot

\cdotp

\cdots

\ce

mhchem

\centerdot

ams

\cfrac

ams

\check

\checkmark

ams

\chi

\choose

\circ

\circeq

ams

\circlearrowleft

ams

\circlearrowright

ams

\circledast

ams

\circledcirc

ams

\circleddash

ams

\circledR

ams

\circledS

ams

\class

html

\clubsuit

\colon

\color

color, colorv2

\colorbox

color

\comm

physics

\commutator

physics

\complement

ams

\cong

\coprod

\cos

base, physics

\cosecant

physics

\cosh

base, physics

\cosine

physics

\cot

base, physics

\cotangent

physics

\coth

base, physics

\cp

physics

\cr

\cross

physics

\crossproduct

physics

\csc

base, physics

\csch

physics

\cssId

html

\Cup

ams

\cup

\curl

physics

\curlyeqprec

ams

\curlyeqsucc

ams

\curlyvee

ams

\curlywedge

ams

\curvearrowleft

ams

\curvearrowright

ams

D

\dagger

\daleth

ams

\dashleftarrow

ams

\dashrightarrow

ams

\dashv

\dbinom

ams

\dd

physics

\ddagger

\ddddot

ams

\dddot

ams

\ddot

\ddots

\DeclareMathOperator

ams

\def

newcommand

\definecolor

color

\deg

\Delta

\delta

\derivative

physics

\det

base, physics

\determinant

physics

\dfrac

ams

\diagdown

ams

\diagonalmatrix

physics

\diagup

ams

\Diamond

ams

\diamond

\diamondsuit

\differential

physics

\digamma

ams

\dim

\displaylines

\displaystyle

\div

base, physics

\divergence

physics

\divideontimes

ams

\dmat

physics

\dot

\Doteq

ams

\doteq

\doteqdot

ams

\dotplus

ams

\dotproduct

physics

\dots

\dotsb

\dotsc

\dotsi

\dotsm

\dotso

\doublebarwedge

ams

\doublecap

ams

\doublecup

ams

\Downarrow

\downarrow

\downdownarrows

ams

\downharpoonleft

ams

\downharpoonright

ams

\dv

physics

\dyad

physics

E

\ell

\emptyset

\enclose

enclose

\end

\enspace

\epsilon

\eqalign

\eqalignno

\eqcirc

ams

\eqref

ams

\eqsim

ams

\eqslantgtr

ams

\eqslantless

ams

\equiv

\erf

physics

\eta

\eth

ams

\ev

physics

\eval

physics

\evaluated

physics

\exists

\exp

base, physics

\expectationvalue

physics

\exponential

physics

\expval

physics

F

\fallingdotseq

ams

\fbox

\fcolorbox

color

\fderivative

physics

\fdv

physics

\Finv

ams

\flat

\flatfrac

physics

\forall

\frac

ams, base

\frak

\frown

\functionalderivative

physics

G

\Game

ams

\Gamma

\gamma

\gcd

\ge

\genfrac

ams

\geq

\geqq

ams

\geqslant

ams

\gets

\gg

\ggg

ams

\gggtr

ams

\gimel

ams

\gnapprox

ams

\gneq

ams

\gneqq

ams

\gnsim

ams

\grad

physics

\gradient

physics

\gradientnabla

physics

\grave

\gt

\gtrapprox

ams

\gtrdot

ams

\gtreqless

ams

\gtreqqless

ams

\gtrless

ams

\gtrsim

ams

\gvertneqq

ams

H

\hat

\hbar

\hbox

\hdashline

\heartsuit

\hfil

\hfill

\hfilll

\hline

\hom

\hookleftarrow

\hookrightarrow

\hphantom

\href

html

\hskip

\hslash

ams

\hspace

\Huge

\huge

\hypcosecant

physics

\hypcosine

physics

\hypcotangent

physics

\hypsecant

physics

\hypsine

physics

\hyptangent

physics

I

\identitymatrix

physics

\idotsint

ams

\iff

\iiiint

ams

\iiint

\iint

\Im

base, physics

\imaginary

physics

\imat

physics

\imath

\impliedby

ams

\implies

ams

\in

\inf

\infty

\injlim

ams

\innerproduct

physics

\int

\intercal

ams

\intop

\iota

\it

J

\jmath

\Join

ams

K

\kappa

\ker

\kern

\Ket

braket

\ket

braket, physics

\Ketbra

braket

\ketbra

braket, physics

L

\label

\Lambda

\lambda

\land

\langle

\laplacian

physics

\LARGE

\Large

\large

\LaTeX

\lbrace

\lbrack

\lceil

\ldotp

\ldots

\le

\leadsto

ams

\left

\Leftarrow

\leftarrow

\leftarrowtail

ams

\leftharpoondown

\leftharpoonup

\leftleftarrows

ams

\Leftrightarrow

\leftrightarrow

\leftrightarrows

ams

\leftrightharpoons

ams

\leftrightsquigarrow

ams

\leftroot

\leftthreetimes

ams

\leq

\leqalignno

\leqq

ams

\leqslant

ams

\lessapprox

ams

\lessdot

ams

\lesseqgtr

ams

\lesseqqgtr

ams

\lessgtr

ams

\lesssim

ams

\let

newcommand

\lfloor

\lg

\lgroup

\lhd

ams

\lim

\liminf

\limits

\limsup

\ll

\llap

\llcorner

ams

\Lleftarrow

ams

\lll

ams

\llless

ams

\lmoustache

\ln

base, physics

\lnapprox

ams

\lneq

ams

\lneqq

ams

\lnot

\lnsim

ams

\log

base, physics

\logarithm

physics

\Longleftarrow

\longleftarrow

\Longleftrightarrow

\longleftrightarrow

\longleftrightarrows

mhchem

\longLeftrightharpoons

mhchem

\longmapsto

\Longrightarrow

\longrightarrow

\longRightleftharpoons

mhchem

\longrightleftharpoons

mhchem

\looparrowleft

ams

\looparrowright

ams

\lor

\lower

\lozenge

ams

\lrcorner

ams

\Lsh

ams

\lt

\ltimes

ams

\lVert

ams

\lvert

ams

\lvertneqq

ams

M

\maltese

ams

\mapsto

\mathbb

\mathbf

\mathbfcal

\mathbffrak

\mathbfit

\mathbfscr

\mathbfsf

\mathbfsfit

\mathbfsfup

\mathbfup

\mathbin

\mathcal

\mathchoice

\mathclose

\mathfrak

\mathinner

\mathit

\mathnormal

\mathop

\mathopen

\mathord

\mathpunct

\mathrel

\mathring

ams

\mathrm

\mathscr

\mathsf

\mathsfit

\mathsfup

\mathstrut

\mathtip

action

\mathtt

\matrix

\matrixdeterminant

physics

\matrixel

physics

\matrixelement

physics

\matrixquantity

physics

\max

\mbox

\mdet

physics

\measuredangle

ams

\mel

physics

\mho

ams

\mid

\middle

\min

\minCDarrowheight

amscd

\minCDarrowwidth

amscd

\mit

\mkern

\mmlToken

\mod

\models

\moveleft

\moveright

\mp

\mqty

physics

\mskip

\mspace

\mu

\multimap

ams

N

\nabla

\natural

\naturallogarithm

physics

\ncong

ams

\ne

\nearrow

\neg

\negmedspace

ams

\negthickspace

ams

\negthinspace

\neq

\newcommand

newcommand

\newenvironment

newcommand

\Newextarrow

extpfeil

\newline

\nexists

ams

\ngeq

ams

\ngeqq

ams

\ngeqslant

ams

\ngtr

ams

\ni

\nLeftarrow

ams

\nleftarrow

ams

\nLeftrightarrow

ams

\nleftrightarrow

ams

\nleq

ams

\nleqq

ams

\nleqslant

ams

\nless

ams

\nmid

ams

\nobreakspace

ams

\nolimits

\nonumber

\norm

physics

\normalsize

\not

\notag

ams

\notChar

\notin

\nparallel

ams

\nprec

ams

\npreceq

ams

\nRightarrow

ams

\nrightarrow

ams

\nshortmid

ams

\nshortparallel

ams

\nsim

ams

\nsubseteq

ams

\nsubseteqq

ams

\nsucc

ams

\nsucceq

ams

\nsupseteq

ams

\nsupseteqq

ams

\ntriangleleft

ams

\ntrianglelefteq

ams

\ntriangleright

ams

\ntrianglerighteq

ams

\nu

\nVDash

ams

\nVdash

ams

\nvDash

ams

\nvdash

ams

\nwarrow

O

\odot

\oint

\oldstyle

\Omega

\omega

\omicron

\ominus

\op

physics

\operatorname

ams

\oplus

\order

physics

\oslash

\otimes

\outerproduct

physics

\over

\overbrace

\overleftarrow

\overleftrightarrow

\overline

\overparen

\overrightarrow

\overset

\overwithdelims

\owns

P

\parallel

\partial

\partialderivative

physics

\paulimatrix

physics

\pb

physics

\pderivative

physics

\pdv

physics

\perp

\phantom

\Phi

\phi

\Pi

\pi

\pitchfork

ams

\pm

\pmat

physics

\pmatrix

\pmb

\pmod

\Pmqty

physics

\pmqty

physics

\pod

\poissonbracket

physics

\pqty

physics

\Pr

base, physics

\prec

\precapprox

ams

\preccurlyeq

ams

\preceq

\precnapprox

ams

\precneqq

ams

\precnsim

ams

\precsim

ams

\prime

\principalvalue

physics

\Probability

physics

\prod

\projlim

ams

\propto

\Psi

\psi

\pu

mhchem

\PV

physics

\pv

physics

Q

\qall

physics

\qand

physics

\qas

physics

\qassume

physics

\qc

physics

\qcc

physics

\qcomma

physics

\qelse

physics

\qeven

physics

\qfor

physics

\qgiven

physics

\qif

physics

\qin

physics

\qinteger

physics

\qlet

physics

\qodd

physics

\qor

physics

\qotherwise

physics

\qq

physics

\qqtext

physics

\qquad

\qsince,

physics

\qthen

physics

\qty

physics

\quad

\quantity

physics

\qunless

physics

\qusing

physics

R

\raise

\rangle

\rank

physics

\rbrace

\rbrack

\rceil

\Re

base, physics

\real

physics

\ref

\renewcommand

newcommand

\renewenvironment

newcommand

\require

require

\Res

physics

\restriction

ams

\rfloor

\rgroup

\rhd

ams

\rho

\right

\Rightarrow

\rightarrow

\rightarrowtail

ams

\rightharpoondown

\rightharpoonup

\rightleftarrows

ams

\rightleftharpoons

ams, base

\rightrightarrows

ams

\rightsquigarrow

ams

\rightthreetimes

ams

\risingdotseq

ams

\rlap

\rm

\rmoustache

\root

\Rrightarrow

ams

\Rsh

ams

\rtimes

ams

\Rule

\rule

\rVert

ams

\rvert

ams

S

\S

\sbmqty

physics

\scr

\scriptscriptstyle

\scriptsize

\scriptstyle

\searrow

\sec

base, physics

\secant

physics

\sech

physics

\Set

braket

\set

braket

\setminus

\sf

\sharp

\shortmid

ams

\shortparallel

ams

\shoveleft

ams

\shoveright

ams

\sideset

ams

\Sigma

\sigma

\sim

\simeq

\sin

base, physics

\sine

physics

\sinh

base, physics

\skew

\SkipLimits

ams

\small

\smallfrown

ams

\smallint

\smallmatrixquantity

physics

\smallsetminus

ams

\smallsmile

ams

\smash

\smdet

physics

\smile

\smqty

physics

\Space

\space

\spadesuit

\sphericalangle

ams

\sPmqty

physics

\spmqty

physics

\sqcap

\sqcup

\sqrt

\sqsubset

ams

\sqsubseteq

\sqsupset

ams

\sqsupseteq

\square

ams

\stackrel

\star

\strut

\style

html

\Subset

ams

\subset

\subseteq

\subseteqq

ams

\subsetneq

ams

\subsetneqq

ams

\substack

ams

\succ

\succapprox

ams

\succcurlyeq

ams

\succeq

\succnapprox

ams

\succneqq

ams

\succnsim

ams

\succsim

ams

\sum

\sup

\Supset

ams

\supset

\supseteq

\supseteqq

ams

\supsetneq

ams

\supsetneqq

ams

\surd

\svmqty

physics

\swarrow

\symbb

\symbf

\symbfcal

\symbffrak

\symbfit

\symbfscr

\symbfsf

\symbfsfit

\symbfsfup

\symbfup

\symcal

\symfrak

\symit

\symnormal

\symrm

\symscr

\symsf

\symsfit

\symsfup

\symtt

\symup

T

\tag

ams

\tan

base, physics

\tangent

physics

\tanh

base, physics

\tau

\tbinom

ams

\TeX

\text

\textbf

\textcolor

color

\textit

\textnormal

\textrm

\textsf

\textstyle

\texttip

action

\texttt

\textup

\tfrac

ams

\therefore

ams

\Theta

\theta

\thickapprox

ams

\thicksim

ams

\thinspace

\tilde

\times

\Tiny

\tiny

\to

\toggle

action

\top

\Tr

physics

\tr

physics

\Trace

physics

\trace

physics

\triangle

\triangledown

ams

\triangleleft

\trianglelefteq

ams

\triangleq

ams

\triangleright

\trianglerighteq

ams

\tripledash

mhchem

\tt

\twoheadleftarrow

ams

\twoheadrightarrow

ams

U

\ulcorner

ams

\underbrace

\underleftarrow

\underleftrightarrow

\underline

\underparen

\underrightarrow

\underset

\unicode

unicode

\unlhd

ams

\unrhd

ams

\Uparrow

\uparrow

\Updownarrow

\updownarrow

\upharpoonleft

ams

\upharpoonright

ams

\uplus

\uproot

\Upsilon

\upsilon

\upuparrows

ams

\urcorner

ams

V

\va

physics

\var

physics

\varDelta

ams

\varepsilon

\varGamma

ams

\variation

physics

\varinjlim

ams

\varkappa

ams

\varLambda

ams

\varliminf

ams

\varlimsup

ams

\varnothing

ams

\varOmega

ams

\varPhi

ams

\varphi

\varPi

ams

\varpi

\varprojlim

ams

\varpropto

ams

\varPsi

ams

\varrho

\varSigma

ams

\varsigma

\varsubsetneq

ams

\varsubsetneqq

ams

\varsupsetneq

ams

\varsupsetneqq

ams

\varTheta

ams

\vartheta

\vartriangle

ams

\vartriangleleft

ams

\vartriangleright

ams

\varUpsilon

ams

\varXi

ams

\vb

physics

\vcenter

\Vdash

ams

\vDash

ams

\vdash

\vdot

physics

\vdots

\vec

\vectorarrow

physics

\vectorbold

physics

\vectorunit

physics

\vee

\veebar

ams

\verb

verb

\Vert

\vert

\vmqty

physics

\vphantom

\vqty

physics

\vu

physics

\Vvdash

ams

W

\wedge

\widehat

\widetilde

\wp

\wr

X

\xcancel

cancel

\Xi

\xi

\xleftarrow

ams, mhchem

\xleftrightarrow

mhchem

\xLeftrightharpoons

mhchem

\xlongequal

extpfeil

\xmapsto

extpfeil

\xmat

physics

\xmatrix

physics

\xrightarrow

ams, mhchem

\xRightleftharpoons

mhchem

\xrightleftharpoons

mhchem

\xtofrom

extpfeil

\xtwoheadleftarrow

extpfeil

\xtwoheadrightarrow

extpfeil

Y

\yen

ams

Z

\zeromatrix

physics

\zeta

\zmat

physics

Environments

LaTeX environments of the form \begin{NAME} ... \end{NAME} are provided where NAME is one of the following:

align

ams

align*

ams

alignat

ams

alignat*

ams

aligned

ams

alignedat

ams

array

Bmatrix

ams

bmatrix

ams

cases

ams

CD

amscd

eqnarray

eqnarray*

ams

equation

equation*

gather

ams

gather*

ams

gathered

ams

matrix

ams

multline

ams

multline*

ams

pmatrix

ams

smallmatrix

ams, physics

split

ams

subarray

ams

Vmatrix

ams

vmatrix

ams