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  1. Greek letters
  2. Arrows
  3. Miscellaneous symbols
  4. Binary Operation/Relation Symbols
  5. Further reading

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Greek letters

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Lowercase and Uppercase Greek Letters

SymbolLaTeXSymbolLaTeX
α A\alpha Aν N\nu N
β B\beta Bξ Ξ\xi \Xi
γ Γ\gamma \Gammao Oo O
δ Δ\delta \Deltaπ Π\pi \Pi
ε ϵ E\epsilon \varepsilon Eρ ϱ P\rho \varrho P
ζ Z\zeta Zσ Σ\sigma \Sigma
η H\eta Hτ T\tau T
θ ϑ Θ\theta \vartheta \Thetaυ Υ\upsilon \Upsilon
ι I\iota Iφ φ Φ\phi \varphi \Phi
κ K\kappa Kχ X\chi X
λ Λ\lambda \Lambdaψ Ψ\psi \Psi
μ M\mu Mω Ω\omega \Omega
Note: Uppercase Greek letters that look identical to Latin letters (like Alpha → A, Beta → B) are simply typed as regular capital letters.

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Arrows

SymbolLaTeXSymbolLaTeX
←\leftarrow⇐\Leftarrow
→\rightarrow⇒\Rightarrow
↔\leftrightarrow⇔\Leftrightarrow
↑\uparrow⇑\Uparrow
↓\downarrow⇓\Downarrow
↕\updownarrow⇕\Updownarrow
↦\mapsto⟼\longmapsto
↗\nearrow↘\searrow
↙\swarrow↖\nwarrow
↪\hookrightarrow↩\hookleftarrow

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Miscellaneous symbols

SymbolLaTeXSymbolLaTeX
∞\infty∀\forall
∃\exists∄\nexists
∅\emptyset∅\varnothing
∇\nabla∂\partial
√\surd⊤\top
⊥\botℵ\aleph
ℶ\bethℷ\gimel

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Binary Operation/Relation Symbols

SymbolLaTeXSymbolLaTeX
×\times÷\div
±\pm∓\mp
∪\cup∩\cap
**\setminus⊂\subset
⊃\supset⊆\subseteq
⊇\supseteq∈\in
∉\notin∋\ni
≤\leq≥\geq
∼\sim≈\approx
≡\equiv≠\neq

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Further reading

For more comprehensive symbol references and advanced usage:

Mathematical Expressions

Learn how to write complex mathematical expressions

Advanced Mathematics

Explore advanced mathematical typesetting

Chemistry Notation

Chemical formulas and reactions

Physics Symbols

Physics notation and equations
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