How do I get a really wide tilde?
I need to cover at least abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
The \widetilde
command does not work. Nor using \stackrel
with \sim
.
mtprosymbols
How do I get a really wide tilde?
I need to cover at least abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
The \widetilde
command does not work. Nor using \stackrel
with \sim
.
Best Answer
You could load the
mtpro2
(Mathtime Pro 2) to generate superwide tildes. An MWE (minimum working example) that shows how to do this is given below. First, though, some comments about this package: In addition to letting you do lots of really cool and useful things, this package also allows you create a summation symbol that's a full two inches (5 centimeters) [!!] tall. The font's creator issues the following warning regarding the use of such a symbol:This warning applies not only to using super-tall summation symbols; it certainly applies to super-wide tilde and hat symbols as well. Put differently: Just because the
mtpro
package lets you create certain questionable things (such as super-tall summation symbols and super-wide tildes) doesn't mean that you have to do them.Here, then, is an MWE that uses the
mtpro2
package to place a ridiculously wide tilde over bothabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
andabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
(ooooh!).Addendum: The full
mtpro2
package is not free. However, its so-calledlite
subset -- which is all that's required to produce the rather dubious effects shown above, is free. This package is not on the CTAN, but it may be downloaded from this site.Second addendum (March 2013): The
mtpro2
package can also be used to produce super-wide "hat" symbols, by using its\widehat
command.