Basic LaTex Tags
Below are some useful tags in the LaTex formatting system.
- \centering
- Push content to the center of the page.
- \vfill
- Add vertical space up to the end of the page.
- \hfill
- Add horizontal space up to the end of the line.
- \vspace
- Add vertical space.
- \hspace
- Add horizontal space.
- \vline
- Add vertical line.
- \hline
- Add horizontal line.
- \newpage
- Start a new page.
- \clearpage
- Clear page content.
- \dotfill
- Fill with dots.
- \section{text}
- Add text to a new section.
- \subsection{text}
- Add text to a new subsection.
- \subsubsection{text}
- Add text to a new sub sub section.
- \ref{text}
- Put a reference in the paragraph.
- \label{text}
- Add label to image, table, or equation for further reference.
- \emph{text}
- Write the text in emphasis shape.
- \textrm{text}
- Write the text in Roman font family.
- \textsf{text}
- Write the text in sans serif font family.
- \texttt{text}
- Write the text in teletype font family.
- \textup {text}
- Write the text in upright shape.
- \textit{text}
- Write the text in italic shape.
- \textsl{text}
- Write the text in slanted shape.
- \textbf{text}
- Write the text in bold shape.
- \textsc{text}
- Write the text in small capitals.
- \textmd{text}
- Write the text in medium weight.
- \uline{text}
- Write the text in with underline.
- \uwave{text}
- Write the text in with wavy underline.
- \sout{text}
- Write the text in with strike-out line.
- \cite
- Write the text in cited shape.
- \tiny{text}
- Write the text in 6 pt.
- \scriptsize {text}
- Write the text in 8 pt.
- \footnotesize{text}
- Write the text in 10 pt.
- \small {text}
- Write the text in 11 pt.
- \normalsize{text}
- Write the text in 12 pt.
- \large{text}
- Write the text in 14 pt.
- \Large{text}
- Write the text in 17 pt.
- \LARGE {text}
- Write the text in 20 pt.
- \huge{text}
- Write the text in 25 pt.
- \HUGE{text}
- Write the text in 25 pt.
- $eqn$
- Write an equation.
- \backslash
- Backslash.
- ^
- Superscript, such as AcuSolve^{TM} = AcuSolveTM.
- _
- Subscript, such as $x_i$ = xi.
- \\
- Start new line.
- \<space>
- Force ordinary space.
- \@
- Following period ends sentence.
- \,
- Thin space.
- \;
- Thick space, math mode.
- \:
- Medium space, math mode.
- \!
- Negative thin space, math mode.
- \>
- Tab.
- \<
- Back tab.
- \|
- Double vertical lines, math mode.
Python interprets "\" as an escape character. If you simply want to pass this to a function, such as required for the above LaTex controls, you must either prefix it with another "\", such as "\\newpage", or use raw Python string, such as r"\newpage".
- #
- The number (pound) sign is used to define use of arguments, for example, in the \newcommand command.
- $
- The dollar sign is used to delineate math and displaymath Environments.
- %
- The percent sign is used to insert Comments in the input file, and to allow line breaks without generating a space.
- &
- The ampersand is used to separate items in the array and tabular Environments.
- ~
- The tilde generates a non breaking space. To create a tilde in the output, use \verb or the verbatim environment, or cheat by using \~{}, that is, placing a tilde accent over a blank letter.
- _
- The underscore is used to create subscripts.
- ^
- The carat (circumflex) symbol generates superscripts. To create a carat in the output use \verb or the verbatim environment.
- \{ }
- The backslash and braces are used in command definitions, for enclosing command arguments, and for delimiting scopes of declarations.