What is the name of this symbol, and how to make it in latex ?
[Tex/LaTex] Ampersand like symbol latex
math-modesymbols
Related Solutions
Note that the document uses Springer's LNCS style. In this style, all Greek letters are in italics, and vectors are denoted by boldface.
Most likely the bold italic Delta is produced in this particular case by something similar to this:
\documentclass{llncs}
\begin{document}
$\vec{\Delta}$
\end{document}
The result is:
Note that if you used the article class, the same code would produce a normal Delta with an arrow:
That's just how an italic ampersand looks in Computer Modern, the font you're using. If you don't like it, force it to be upright: \textup{\&}. Alternatively, you can use \textsl{\&} to get a slanted look, which is like the upright version, but skewed to look similar to italic text:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[ruled,linesnumbered]{algorithm2e}
\begin{document}
\begin{algorithm}[H]
\If{$b$ \textup\& $0x01$ or $b$ \textsl\& $0x80$} {
$p \leftarrow p \oplus a$\;
}
\end{algorithm}
\end{document}
Best Answer
It's not a mathematical symbol, it's definitely a capital S, but in cursive. That's how it usually appears when you write by hand and in some fonts, depending on the style, it really looks like a flipped ampersand.
If you go to any website that provides fonts, search for "cursive font", and type a capital S. Some of them will look like the letter you posted.