I would like to include text like the following in a latex document [2007] EWCA Civ 1042
.
Unfortunately if I use \[2007\] EWCA Civ 1042
the number within the square brackets is typeset on a separate line. \[
must mean something I don't know. How do I escape a square bracket?
I realise this may be a stupid question, but the only way to escape things I know of is backslash.
Best Answer
You don't escape square brackets in LaTeX if you want them typeset.
\[
and\]
are basically synonyms for\begin{displaymath}
and\end{displaymath}
, (or\begin{equation*}
and\end{equation*}
withamsmath
loaded), and will make the enclosed content typeset in a unnumbered displayed math equation on a separate line, which is clearly not what you want.In conclusion you should simply write
verbatim to get the output
Edit: As noted in the comments, this will not work in the special cases where the brackets follow a macro (as in
\item [2007] EWA
) or if it comes first in a row in atabular
. In these situations one should group the brackets inside braces as{[2007]} EWA
.