List of Delimiter Symbols in LaTeX
In LaTeX, delimiter symbols are used to enclose and group parts of mathematical exxpressions and provide clarity to the notation. Delimiters are crucial in expressing the complex mathematical expressions, fractions, matrices and other structures.
LaTeX offers a variety of delimiter symbols, below are the commonly used symbols.
Symbol | LaTeX Command | Description |
---|---|---|
( ) | \left( \right) | Parentheses |
[ ] | \left[ \right] | Square Brackets |
{ } | \left{ \right} | Curly Braces |
| | | \lvert \rvert | Double Vertical Bars |
|/ | \lVert \rVert | Double Vertical Bars (Variant) |
⟨ ⟩ | \langle \rangle | Angle Brackets |
⌊ ⌋ | \lfloor \rfloor | Floor Brackets |
⌈ ⌉ | \lceil \rceil | Ceiling Brackets |
/ | / | Slash (Solidus) |
\ | \backslash | Backslash |
| | \vert | Vertical Bar |
| | \Vert | Double Vertical Bar (Variant) |
\uparrow | \uparrow | Up Arrow |
\downarrow | \downarrow | Down Arrow |
\updownarrow | \updownarrow | Up-Down Arrow |
\Uparrow | \Uparrow | Double Up Arrow |
\Downarrow | \Downarrow | Double Down Arrow |
\Updownarrow | \Updownarrow | Double Up-Down Arrow |
\ulcorner | \ulcorner | Upper Left Corner |
\urcorner | \urcorner | Upper Right Corner |
\llcorner | \llcorner | Lower Left Corner |
\lrcorner | \lrcorner | Lower Right Corner |