mathjax / mathjax/MathJax

Missing standard core LaTeX symbols: /ae, /o, etc.

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Description

The following are standard LaTeX, and could be used inside \text for things like names attached to pieces of math, for example.

\oe         x0153
\OE         x0152
\ae         x00E6
\AE         x00C6
\aa         x00E5
\AA         x00C5
\o          x00F8
\O          x00D8
\l          x0142
\L          x0141
\ss         x00DF
\SS         x1E9E
\dag        x2020
\ddag       x2021
\P          x00B6
\copyright  x00A9
\pounds     x00A3

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