Fonts and styles\mathscr

\mathscrCommand

Used for script-style symbols, often for sets, sheaves, or operators.

\mathscr x
Available in
base
Kind
prefix
Allowed mode
math
Frequency
0.68% of corpus formulasrank 55 of 263
Commonality
medium
Tags
presentation
Renderer support
PackageMathJaxKaTeXXeTeX
baseMathJax: FullKaTeX: FullXeTeX: None
About the test scope

Syntax#

\mathscrm{a}math content

Argspec m — one mandatory argument. Reading argspecs

Common tasks#

How to write a script letter#

\mathscr{L}

How to write a script Hamiltonian#

\mathscr{H}

How to contrast script with calligraphic#

\mathscr needs a script math font; \mathcal is the more common default.

\mathscr{A}\neq\mathcal{A}

In TeXForm#

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

Equivalent forms#

  • \symscr{#1}exact

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

See also#

Test cases#

base
InputCaseMathJaxKaTeXXeTeX
\mathscr{a}Positive · baselinePassPassFail
\mathscr aPositive · bare[0]PassPassFail
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