Marcin Borkowski: LaTeX workshop - Math alphabets

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> A mathematician uses different kinds of math alphabets:
> === blackboard
> typeset with {{{\mathbb{} }}}
> <LaTeX-source>
> \mathbb{ABCDEFGH}
> </LaTeX-source>
> === gothic
> typeset with {{{\mathfrak{} }}}(you need to add the {{{amsfonts}}} or {{{amssymb}}} package)
> <LaTeX-source>
> \mathfrak{ABCDEFGHabcdefgh1234567}
> </LaTeX-source>
> === calligraphic
> typeset with {{{\mathcal{} }}}
> <LaTeX-source>
> \mathcal{ABCDEFGH}
> </LaTeX-source>
> === so-called RSFR fonts
> typeset with (you need to add {{{mathrsfs}}} package)
> <LaTeX-source>
> \mathscr{ABCDEFGH}
> </LaTeX-source>
> Notice that there are only capital letters in blackboard, calligraphic and RSFR alphabets.
> From time to time it is also necessary to use some letters from the
> === Greek alphabet:
> <LaTeX-source>
> \alpha \beta \gamma \delta \epsilon \zeta \eta
> </LaTeX-source>

A mathematician uses different kinds of math alphabets:

blackboard

typeset with \mathbb{} (you need to add the amsfonts or amssymb package)

\mathbb{ABCDEFGH}

gothic

typeset with \mathfrak{} (you need to add the amsfonts or amssymb package)

\mathfrak{ABCDEFGHabcdefgh1234567}

calligraphic

typeset with \mathcal{}

\mathcal{ABCDEFGH}

so-called RSFR fonts

typeset with (you need to add mathrsfs package)

\mathscr{ABCDEFGH}

Notice that there are only capital letters in blackboard, calligraphic and RSFR alphabets.

From time to time it is also necessary to use some letters from the

Greek alphabet:

\alpha \beta \gamma \delta \epsilon \zeta \eta