Delimiters\left

\leftCommand

Used with \right to open automatically sized fences around a mathematical expression, including cases with an invisible delimiter such as \left.

\left( x \right)
Available in
base
Kind
prefix
Allowed mode
math
Frequency
Not measured
Commonality
high
Renderer support
PackageMathJaxKaTeXXeTeX
baseMathJax: FullKaTeX: FullXeTeX: Full
About the test scope

Syntax#

\leftm:D(delimiter

Argspec m:D — one mandatory argument. Reading argspecs

Examples#

\left. x \right|
\left\langle x \right\rangle

In TeXForm#

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

See also#

Test cases#

base
InputCaseMathJaxKaTeXXeTeX
\left( a \right)Positive · ctx:pairedPassPassPass
\left[ a \right]Positive · ctx:bracketPassPassPass
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