Fonts and styles\mathcal

\mathcalCommand

Used for calligraphic symbols, often for sets, spaces, or families of objects.

\mathcal{F}
Available in
base
Kind
prefix
Allowed mode
math
Frequency
13.36% of corpus formulasrank 4 of 263
Commonality
high
Tags
presentation
Renderer support
PackageMathJaxKaTeXXeTeX
baseMathJax: FullKaTeX: FullXeTeX: Full
About the test scope

Syntax#

\mathcalm{a}math content

Argspec m — one mandatory argument. Reading argspecs

Common tasks#

How to write a calligraphic Lagrangian#

\mathcal{L}

How to write a calligraphic sigma-algebra#

\mathcal{F}

How to write a space of functions#

f\in\mathcal{C}^\infty

In TeXForm#

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

Equivalent forms#

  • \symcal{#1}exact

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

See also#

Test cases#

base
InputCaseMathJaxKaTeXXeTeX
\mathcal{a}Positive · baselinePassPassPass
\mathcal aPositive · bare[0]PassPassPass
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