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\mathbbCommand

Used for double-struck symbols such as standard number sets like ℝ, ℤ, or ℚ.

\mathbb x
Available in
base, bboldx
Kind
prefix
Allowed mode
math
Frequency
10.31% of corpus formulasrank 5 of 263
Commonality
high
Tags
presentation
Renderer support
PackageMathJaxKaTeXXeTeX
baseMathJax: FullKaTeX: FullXeTeX: None
bboldxMathJax: FullKaTeX: FullXeTeX: Full
About the test scope

Syntax#

\mathbbm{a}math content

Argspec m — one mandatory argument. Same argspec in base and bboldx. Reading argspecs

Common tasks#

How to write the real numbers#

\mathbb{R}

How to write a set of integers or complexes#

\mathbb{Z}\subset\mathbb{Q}\subset\mathbb{R}\subset\mathbb{C}

How to write an n-dimensional space#

Standard blackboard bold is for uppercase letters.

\mathbb{R}^n

Examples#

bboldx

\mathbb{R}

Package variants#

PackageSignatureAllowed modeNotes
basemmathUsed for double-struck symbols such as standard number sets like ℝ, ℤ, or ℚ.
bboldxmmathUsed for blackboard-bold symbols such as standard number sets or other distinguished mathematical alphabets, with the bboldx package selecting among its available blackboard-bold font variants.

In TeXForm#

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

Equivalent forms#

  • \Bbb{#1}exact

    MathJax maps both commands to the same MathFont variant.

  • \symbb{#1}exact

    MathJax's unicode-math-style alias uses the same variant.

See also#

Test cases#

base
InputCaseMathJaxKaTeXXeTeX
\mathbb{a}Positive · baselinePassPassFail
\mathbb aPositive · bare[0]PassPassFail
bboldx
InputCaseMathJaxKaTeXXeTeX
\mathbb{a}Positive · baselinePassPassPass
\mathbb aPositive · bare[0]PassPassPass
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