[How do you make | Where are] the symbols for apothecary measures for ounce, drachm, and scruple using LaTeX?
Best Answer
If you use XeLaTeX or LuaLaTeX, you can load some unicode-font which has these symbols, e.g., Lucida Sans Unicode, and use the symbols via \char⟨unicode code point number⟩:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\setsansfont{Lucida Sans Unicode}
\begin{document}
OUNCE SIGN is at U+2125: \textsf{\char"2125}
drachm-symbol = LATIN SMALL LETTER EZH is at U+0292: \textsf{\char"0292}
SCRUPLE is at U+2108: \textsf{\char"2108}
pound = L B BAR SYMBOL is at U+2114 \textsf{\char"2114}
\end{document}
In case your operating-system/keyboard in use provide facilities for doing so you can also type these symbols directly, without using \char.
has a very detailed explanation of each LaTeX command that is interpreted by MathJax.
The commands are of course explained in the LaTeX manual or in many user's guide; the commands that are labeled "AMS" are described in the documentation of amsmath.
A particularly recommended guide about math in LaTeX is "Math mode" by Herbert Voß (although more focused on usage in LaTeX).
Best Answer
If you use XeLaTeX or LuaLaTeX, you can load some unicode-font which has these symbols, e.g., Lucida Sans Unicode, and use the symbols via
\char⟨unicode code point number⟩
:In case your operating-system/keyboard in use provide facilities for doing so you can also type these symbols directly, without using
\char
.