To mean that x is an element of X, we can write x \in X
. However, in the standard packages, the membership symbol that results is too big; it draws too much attention to itself. This is especially evident when we're doing set theory and writing sets as lowercase, as in x \in y
. Does anyone one how to draw a less attention-seeking membership symbol?
[Tex/LaTex] Smaller membership symbol
fontsizescalingsymbols
Best Answer
mathdesign
provides\smallin
.\in
of packageMnSymbol
looks smaller than the usual form.See also "The Comprehensive LaTeX Symbol List".
The example file compares the default with the version of
MnSymbol
without loading the package (it also changes other symbols):Version with scaling
Similar to Enrico Gregorio's solution, but with calculated vertical position with unchanged math axis.