I'm trying to change a specific char in my math collection: the square root symbol, as you can see below:
I'm trying to do it via \DeclareMathSymbol{\sqrt}...
, but I can't determine witch parameters I have to enter.
The square root symbol that I want is available using the utopia
option with the mathdesign
package.
Any ideas?
Best Answer
You have to define new symbol fonts; the relevant declarations are
Here's an example; the two
\let
instructions are to keep the old symbol for doing a comparison. In the output, the new one (Utopia based) is on the left.Notice that this uses up two font alphabets (there are only 16 available), just for that symbol. It's not avoidable, as radicals need to be taken from a math font.