\mit - LaTeX font command

x \mit y

Renderer support

Package	MathJax	KaTeX	XeTeX
`base`	MathJax: Full	KaTeX: None	XeTeX: Full
`textmacros`	MathJax: Full	KaTeX: None	XeTeX: Full

Syntax#

\mit

Takes no arguments. Same argspec in base and textmacros. Reading argspecs

base

{x \mit y} z

textmacros

\text{\mit x}

Package	Signature	Allowed mode	Notes
`base`		math	Legacy plain-TeX-style math declaration for forcing subsequent symbols in the current group to italic.
`textmacros`		text	Legacy declaration that switches following text to math-italic-style glyph selection until the current group ends.

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

\mathit{...}approximate
\mathit is a command with arguments, whereas \mit is declarative.

`base`
Input	Case	MathJax	KaTeX	XeTeX
`{\mit a}`	Positive · baseline	Pass	Fail	Pass

`textmacros`
Input	Case	MathJax	KaTeX	XeTeX
`{\mit a}`	Positive · baseline	Pass	Fail	Pass