I would like to use \medstar
from the MnSymbol
package, but it seems that MnSymbol
conflicts with other packages I am using including amsmath
.
I've tried to use \FiveStarOpen
from bbding
as suggested here: Latex command for unfilled \bigstar
But for some reason \FiveStarOpen
does not display an unfilled star, but the figure '9' instead.
Here is the list of packages that I am using: cite
, graphicx
, epstopdf
, tikz,
amsmath
, amsfonts
, amsthm
, cancel
, array
, mdwmath
, mdwtab
, fixltx2e
, url
, color
, enumerate
, and comment
.
I am a beginner at LaTEX, so any help will be greatly appreciated!
MWE:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{cite}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{epstopdf}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amsfonts}
\usepackage{amsthm}
\usepackage{cancel}
\usepackage{array}
\usepackage{mdwmath}
\usepackage{mdwtab}
\usepackage{fixltx2e}
\usepackage{url}
\usepackage{color}
\usepackage{enumerate}
\usepackage{comment}
\usepackage{bbding}
\begin{document}
\FiveStarOpen
\end{document}
Best Answer
The suggestions in Latex command for unfilled \bigstar are good, but they miss a point: if you need the hollow star in math mode, you need to box it.
Since you're using
amsmath
, you can do withIt's convenient to define a special command, because in this way you can at any moment change the definition in just one place and so modify all appearances of the symbol in the document.
For instance, if you decide to go for
\ding{73}
of thepifont
package (which might be convenient because it is a Type1 font, whilebbding
is only available in bitmap form), you can simply change the above line intoand all appearances of
\hollowstar
will change after a run of LaTeX.Note that if you want to assign the symbol the meaning of a binary operation, you should define
If a binary relation, use
\mathrel
.