I am looking to have a xmark that complements the \checkmark symbol in the amsmath package. I've had a look at some in symbols-a4.pdf but can't seem to find the matching one! What symbol works well?
[Tex/LaTex] xmark that complements the ams checkmark
symbols
Related Solutions
Often, an asterisk (*) is used to denote dates of birth. An example is the German Wikipedia entry for Donald E. Knuth.
The corresponding symbol for dates of death is the dagger (†), produced by, e.g., \textdagger.
Here is a custom-designed Bezier-curve flame in TikZ combined with a dotless letter ‘i’:
Here is the source:
\documentclass{minimal}
\usepackage{tikz}
\newcommand{\iflame}[2]{%
\begin{tikzpicture}[scale=#1]
\fill[color=#2]
(0,0) .. controls (-1.5,1.25) and (.5,2) .. (-.2,4)
.. controls (1,2.5) and (1,.5) .. (0,0);
\end{tikzpicture}
}
\newcommand{\icandle}[1]{%
\rlap{\kern-.0275em\raisebox{1.2ex}{\iflame{.035}{#1}}}$\i$%
}
\begin{document}
\noindent
el\icandle{red}te\\
el\icandle{orange}te\\
el\icandle{yellow!80!red}te\\
el\icandle{gray}te\\
elite\\
\par
\end{document}
If you find the serifs on the ‘i’ to be undesirable, you can substitute instead a vertical rule of height 1ex, depth 0ex, and width .7pt, with about .09em kerning on each side, and then lower the flame by .1ex. I tried it both ways and I personally like it better with the serifs on the ‘i’.
Addendum
I just noticed today that the middle three letters of “elite” are “lit” and that the last four letters are “lite”. There is also the visual pun “e-lite”, e.g., “electronic light.”
Best Answer
I would think your best bet might come from
pifont's dingbats:\cmarkis defined as\ding{51}, while\xmarkis defined as\ding{55}. Here is a list of the dingbat symbols, taken from thepifontquick reference guide: