You can use \textnormal
to switch the font to normal non-italic text independent if the outer text is set in italic or not:
\textnormal{Leb}
Alternatively you can use \mathrm
which may make the fonts used more consistent, although this will only work within math mode.
These symbols remind of footnote symbols, which following this sequence: (1) *
, (2), \dagger
, (3) \ddagger
, (4), \mathsection
, (5) \mathparagraph
, (6) \|
, (7) **
, (8) \dagger\dagger
and (9) \ddagger\ddagger
. You'll notice this sequence when viewing the definition of \@fnsymbol
(from latex.ltx
):
\def\@fnsymbol#1{\ensuremath{\ifcase#1\or *\or \dagger\or \ddagger\or
\mathsection\or \mathparagraph\or \|\or **\or \dagger\dagger
\or \ddagger\ddagger \else\@ctrerr\fi}}
It only carries symbols up to 9, after which an error is thrown. If needed, you can define your own symbol-extraction macro (or use the above) and pick symbols from it in a very generic way:
\documentclass{article}
\makeatletter
\newcommand{\ssymbol}[1]{^{\@fnsymbol{#1}}}
\makeatother
\begin{document}
$x\ x\ssymbol{1}\ x\ssymbol{2}\ x\ssymbol{3}\ x\ssymbol{4}\ x\ssymbol{5} x\ssymbol{6}\ x\ssymbol{7}\ x\ssymbol{8}\ x\ssymbol{9}$
\end{document}
Perhaps, define your own \@ssymbol
macro in a similar way to \@fnsymbol
that adds to your symbol selection from those included in the Comprehensive LaTeX symbol list. This is preferred since it also promotes consistency and allows you to easily change your mind later. For example, if you don't want \ddagger\ddagger
for \ssymbol{9}
, just update the definition and everything else will fall in place; no need to manually replace all \ddagger\ddagger
with <new preferres symbol>
.
As a showcase, \ssymbol{<num>}
provides some letters from the Greek alphabet as "symbols":
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{multido}% http://ctan.org/pkg/multido
\makeatletter
\newcommand{\@ssymbol}[1]{\ifcase#1\or\alpha\or\beta\or\gamma\or\delta\or\epsilon\or\varepsilon
\or\zeta\or\eta\or\theta\or\vartheta\or\iota\or\kappa\or\lambda\or\mu\or\nu\or\xi\or\pi
\or\varpi\or\rho\or\varrho\or\sigma\or\varsigma\or\tau\or\upsilon\or\phi\or\varphi\or\chi
\or\psi\or\omega\else\@ctrerr\fi}
\newcommand{\ssymbol}[1]{^{\@ssymbol{#1}}}
\makeatother
\begin{document}
$x \multido{\i=1+1}{15}{\ x\ssymbol{\i}}$ \par
$x \multido{\i=16+1}{14}{\ x\ssymbol{\i}}$
\end{document}
Best Answer
You should put
3x3
in{}
like:or better