\sf - LaTeX font command

x \sf y

Renderer support

Package	MathJax	KaTeX	XeTeX
`base`	MathJax: Full	KaTeX: Full	XeTeX: Full
`textmacros`	MathJax: Full	KaTeX: Full	XeTeX: Full

Syntax#

\sf

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

base

{x \sf y} z

textmacros

\text{\sf x}

Package	Signature	Allowed mode	Notes
`base`		math	Legacy math-mode declaration for switching subsequent symbols in the current group to sans-serif.
`textmacros`		text	Legacy declaration that switches following text to sans-serif styling until the current group ends.

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

\mathsf{#1}approximate
Prefix command alternative for math mode
\textsf{...}approximate
\textsf is a command with arguments, whereas \sf is declarative.
{\sffamily ...}exact

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

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