\div - LaTeX vector command

\div x

Renderer support

Package	MathJax	KaTeX	XeTeX
`physics`	MathJax: Full	KaTeX: Full	XeTeX: Full

Syntax#

\divd<(,)><[,]><{,}>(a)optional math content

Argspec d<(,)><[,]><{,}> — one optional argument. Reading argspecs

\div{F}

\div(F)

\div[F]

TeXForm parses this entry as prefix syntax; the package determines its argument specification.

\div \vnabla\vdot

If followed by {...}, it expands to \vnabla\vdot \left\{ ... \right\} or \vnabla\vdot { ... } depending on fencing.

\divergenceexact
Both names map to the same physics-package VectorOperator entry with operator \\vnabla\\vdot.
\vnabla\vdotapproximate
This produces the same operator tokens, but it does not include the helper's special handling for an immediately following ( or [.

`physics`
Input	Case	MathJax	KaTeX	XeTeX
`\div`	Positive · baseline	Pass	Pass	Pass
`\div (a)`	Positive · vary:d[0]	Pass	Pass	Pass