Asciimath is a markup language used to write mathematical expressions using plain text. It’s often used in online forums, blogs, and websites where users want to display math equations without using complex mathematical notation. ASCII Math provides a simple and intuitive way to represent mathematical symbols and expressions using standard keyboard characters.
| Type | TeX alt | See |
|---|---|---|
| + | ~+~ | |
| – | ~-~ | |
| * | cdot | ~*~ |
| ** | ast | ~**~ |
| *** | star | ~***~ |
| // | ~//~ | |
| \\ | backslash setminus |
~\\~ |
| xx | times | ~xx~ |
| -: | div | ~-:~ |
| |>< | ltimes | ~|><~ |
| ><| | rtimes | ~><|~ |
| |><| | bowtie | ~|><|~ |
| @ | circ | ~@~ |
| o+ | oplus | ~o+~ |
| ox | otimes | ~ox~ |
| o. | odot | ~o.~ |
| sum | ~sum~ | |
| prod | ~prod~ | |
| ^^ | wedge | ~^^~ |
| ^^^ | bigwedge | ~^^^~ |
| vv | vee | ~vv~ |
| vvv | bigvee | ~vvv~ |
| nn | cap | ~nn~ |
| nnn | bigcap | ~nnn~ |
| uu | cup | ~uu~ |
| uuu | bigcup | ~uuu~ |
| Type | TeX alt | See |
|---|---|---|
| 2/3 | frac{2}{3} | ~2/3~ |
| 2^3 | ~2^3~ | |
| sqrt x | ~sqrt x~ | |
| root(3)(x) | ~root(3)(x)~ | |
| int | ~int~ | |
| oint | ~oint~ | |
| del | partial | ~del~ |
| grad | nabla | ~grad~ |
| +- | pm | ~+-~ |
| O/ | emptyset | ~O/~ |
| oo | infty | ~oo~ |
| aleph | ~aleph~ | |
| :. | therefore | ~:.~ |
| :’ | because | ~:’~ |
| |…| | |ldots| | ~|…|~ |
| |cdots| | ~|cdots|~ | |
| vdots | ~vdots~ | |
| ddots | ~ddots~ | |
| |\ | | ~|\ |~ | |
| |quad| | ~|quad|~ | |
| /_ | angle | ~/_~ |
| frown | ~frown~ | |
| /_\ | triangle | ~/_\\~ |
| diamond | ~diamond~ | |
| square | ~square~ | |
| |__ | lfloor | ~|__~ |
| __| | rfloor | ~__|~ |
| |~ | lceiling | ~|~~ |
| ~| | rceiling | ~~|~ |
| CC | ~CC~ | |
| NN | ~NN~ | |
| ~QQ~ | ||
| RR | ~RR~ | |
| ZZ | ~ZZ~ | |
| "hi" | text(hi) | ~"hi"~ |
| Type | TeX alt | See |
|---|---|---|
| = | ~=~ | |
| != | ne | ~!=~ |
| < | lt | ~<~ |
| > | gt | ~>~ |
| <= | le | ~<=~ |
| >= | ge | ~>=~ |
| mlt | ll | ~mlt~ |
| mgt | gg | ~mgt~ |
| -< | prec | ~-<~ |
| -<= | preceq | ~-<=~ |
| >- | succ | ~>-~ |
| >-= | succeq | ~>-=~ |
| in | ~in~ | |
| !in | notin | ~!in~ |
| sub | subset | ~sub~ |
| sup | supset | ~sup~ |
| sube | subseteq | ~sube~ |
| supe | supseteq | ~supe~ |
| -= | equiv | ~-=~ |
| ~= | cong | ~~=~ |
| ~~ | approx | ~~~~ |
| prop | propto | ~prop~ |
| Type | TeX alt | See |
|---|---|---|
| and | ~and~ | |
| or | ~or~ | |
| not | neg | ~not~ |
| => | implies | ~=>~ |
| if | ~if~ | |
| <=> | iff | ~iff~ |
| AA | forall | ~AA~ |
| EE | exists | ~EE~ |
| _|_ | bot | ~_|_~ |
| TT | top | ~TT~ |
| |– | vdash | ~|–~ |
| |== | models | ~|==~ |
| Type | TeX alt | See |
|---|---|---|
| ( | ~(~ | |
| ) | ~)~ | |
| [ | ~[~ | |
| ] | ~]~ | |
| { | ~{~ | |
| } | ~}~ | |
| (: | langle | ~(:~ |
| 🙂 | rangle | ~:)~ |
| << | ~<<~ | |
| >> | ~>>~ | |
| {: x ) | ~{: x )~ | |
| ( x :} | ~( x :}~ | |
| abs(x) | ~abs(x)~ | |
| floor(x) | ~floor(x)~ | |
| ceil(x) | ~ceil(x)~ | |
| norm(vecx) | ~norm(vecx)~ |
| Type | TeX alt | See |
|---|---|---|
| uarr | uparrow | ~uarr~ |
| darr | downarrow | ~darr~ |
| rarr | rightarrow | ~rarr~ |
| -> | to | ~->~ |
| >-> | rightarrowtail | ~>->~ |
| ->> | twoheadrightarrow | ~->>~ |
| >->> | twoheadrightarrowtail | ~>->>~ |
| |-> | mapsto | ~|->~ |
| larr | leftarrow | ~larr~ |
| harr | leftrightarrow | ~harr~ |
| rArr | Rightarrow | ~rArr~ |
| lArr | Leftarrow | ~lArr~ |
| hArr | Leftrightarrow | ~hArr~ |
| Type | TeX alt | See |
|---|---|---|
| hat x | ~hat x~ | |
| bar x | overline x | ~bar x~ |
| ul x | underline x | ~ul x~ |
| vec x | ~vec x~ | |
| tilde x | ~tilde x~ | |
| dot x | ~dot x~ | |
| ddot x | ~ddot x~ | |
| overset(x)(=) | overset(x)(=) | ~overset(x)(=)~ |
| underset(x)(=) | ~underset(x)(=)~ | |
| ubrace(1+2) | underbrace(1+2) | ~ubrace(1+2)~ |
| obrace(1+2) | overbrace(1+2) | ~obrace(1+2)~ |
| color(red)(x) | ~color(red)(x)~ | |
| cancel(x) | ~cancel(x)~ |
| Type | See | Type | See |
|---|---|---|---|
| alpha | ~alpha~ | ||
| beta | ~beta~ | ||
| gamma | ~gamma~ | Gamma | ~Gamma~ |
| delta | ~delta~ | Delta | ~Delta~ |
| epsilon | ~epsilon~ | ||
| varepsilon | ~varepsilon~ | ||
| zeta | ~zeta~ | ||
| eta | ~eta~ | ||
| theta | ~theta~ | Theta | ~Theta~ |
| vartheta | ~vartheta~ | ||
| iota | ~iota~ | ||
| kappa | ~kappa~ | ||
| lambda | ~lambda~ | Lambda | ~Lambda~ |
| mu | ~mu~ | ||
| nu | ~nu~ | ||
| xi | ~xi~ | Xi | ~Xi~ |
| pi | ~pi~ | Pi | ~Pi~ |
| rho | ~rho~ | ||
| sigma | ~sigma~ | Sigma | ~Sigma~ |
| tau | ~tau~ | ||
| upsilon | ~upsilon~ | ||
| phi | ~phi~ | Phi | ~Phi~ |
| varphi | ~varphi~ | ||
| chi | ~chi~ | ||
| psi | ~psi~ | Psi | ~Psi~ |
| omega | ~omega~ | Omega | ~Omega~ |
| Type | TeX alt | See |
|---|---|---|
| bb “AaBbCc” | mathbf “AaBbCc” | ~bb “AaBbCc”~ |
| bbb “AaBbCc” | mathbb “AaBbCc” | ~bbb “AaBbCc”~ |
| cc “AaBbCc” | mathcal “AaBbCc” | ~cc “AaBbCc”~ |
| tt “AaBbCc” | mathtt “AaBbCc” | ~tt “AaBbCc”~ |
| fr “AaBbCc” | mathfrak “AaBbCc” | ~fr “AaBbCc”~ |
| sf “AaBbCc” | mathsf “AaBbCc” | ~sf “AaBbCc”~ |
Standard Functions
sin, cos, tan, sec, csc, cot, arcsin, arccos, arctan, sinh, cosh, tanh, sech, csch, coth, exp, log, ln, det, dim, mod, gcd, lcm, lub, glb, min, max, f, g.
Special Cases
Matrices: [[a,b],[c,d]] yields to ~[[a,b],[c,d]]~
Column vectors: ((a),(b)) yields to ~((a),(b))~
Augmented matrices: [[a,b,|,c],[d,e,|,f]] yields to ~[[a,b,|,c],[d,e,|,f]]~
Matrices can be used for layout:
{(2x,+,17y,=,23),(x,-,y,=,5):} yields
~{(2x,+,17y,=,23),(x,-,y,=,5):}~
Complex subscripts: lim_(N->oo) sum_(i=0)^N yields to ~lim_(N->oo) sum_(i=0)^N~
Subscripts must come before superscripts:
int_0^1 f(x)dx yields to ~int_0^1 f(x)dx~
Derivatives: f'(x) = dy/dx yields ~f'(x) = dy/dx~
For variables other than x,y,z, or t you will need grouping symbols:
(dq)/(dp) for ~(dq)/(dp)~
Overbraces and underbraces:
ubrace(1+2+3+4)_("4 terms") yields ~ubrace(1+2+3+4)_(“4 terms”)~.
obrace(1+2+3+4)^("4 terms") yields ~obrace(1+2+3+4)^(“4 terms”)~.
| NO | Notation | Latex | Formula |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek letter | \omega _c=\frac{q B}{m} | [latex]\omega _c=\frac{q B}{m}[/latex] |
| 2 | fraction | f=\frac{\omega}{2 \pi} | \(f=\frac{\omega}{2 \pi}\) |
| 3 | \(\bot\) | r=\frac{v_{\bot}}{\omega_c} | \(r=\frac{v_{\bot}}{\omega_c}\) |
| 5 | \(\times\) | \frac{E \times B}{B^2} | \(\frac{E \times B}{B^2} \) |
| 6 | text | E \times B drift | \(E \times B \) drift |
| 7 | \(\oint \) | \cint E \cdot dr=\rho | \(\oint E \cdot dr=\rho\) |
| 8 | \(\int\) | f(b)-f(a)=\int_a^b f(x) dx | \(f(b)-f(a)=\int_a^b f(x) dx\) |
| 9 | \(\partial_r\) | \partial_r\vec OM | \(\partial_r\vec OM\) |
| 10 | Del | \nabla \cdot \vec E | \(\nabla \cdot \vec E\) |
| 11 | matrix | \begin{vmatrix}1 & 2 & 3\\ a & b & c \end{vmatrix} | \(\begin{matrix} a & b \\ c & d \end{matrix} \begin{bmatrix} a & b \\ c & d \end{bmatrix} \begin{pmatrix} a & b \\ c & d \end{pmatrix} \begin{Bmatrix} a & b \\ c & d \end{Bmatrix} \begin{vmatrix} 1 & 2 & 3 \\ a & b& c\end{vmatrix}\) p for parentheses b for brackets v for verts B for braces V for double verts |
| 12 | equation array | begin{eqnarray} &=&\\ &=&-\\ &=&\\ &=&\\ \end{eqnarray} | \(\begin{eqnarray} \frac{d\hat{e_r}}{dt}&=&\frac{d}{dt}(\cos\theta\hat i+\sin\theta\hat j)\\ &=&-\sin\theta\frac{d\theta}{dt}\hat i+\cos\theta\frac{d\theta}{dt}\hat j\\ &=&\dot\theta(-\sin\theta\hat i+\cos\theta\hat j)\\ &=&\dot\theta\hat{e_\theta}\\ \end{eqnarray}\) |
| 13 | new line | \displaylines{x+y=5 \\\\ x-y=3} | \(\displaylines{x+y=5 \\ x-y=3}\) |
| 14 | vector in bold | \mathbf | \(\mathbf E(\mathbf r,t)=\mathbf E_k e^{i(\mathbf k \cdot \mathbf r-\omega t)}\) |
| 15 | dot on top | \dot \ddot | \(\dot B \ddot B\) |
| 16 | align centre | \\[ \\] | \[I=\sum_k k^2\] |
| 17 | infinity | \infty | \(\infty\) |
| 18 | approx | \approx | \(\pi\approx 3.14\) |