Welcome to this article where I’m going to share with you the hidden shortcuts of the Google Docs Equation Editor. This list is a true treasure for writing equations quickly and efficiently.
Greek Letters
Here are the shortcuts for Greek letters:
- α : alpha
- β : beta
- γ : gamma
- δ : delta
- ε : epsilon
- ζ : zeta
- η : eta
- θ : theta
- ι : iota
- κ : kappa
- λ : lambda
- μ : mu
- ν : nu
- ξ : xi
- π : pi
- ρ : rho
- σ : sigma
- τ : tau
- υ : upsilon
- φ : phi
- χ : chi
- ψ : psi
- ω : omega
- Γ : Gamma
- Δ : Delta
- Θ : Theta
- Λ : Lambda
- Ξ : Xi
- Π : Pi
- Σ : Sigma
- Υ : Upsilon
- Φ : Phi
- Ψ : Psi
- Ω : Omega
Miscellaneous Operations
Here are the shortcuts for various mathematical operations:
- × : times
- ÷ : div
- · : cdot
- ± : pm
- ∓ : mp
- ∗ : ast
- ∘ : star
- • : circ
- ◦ : bullet
- ⊕ : oplus
- ⊖ : ominus
- ⊘ : oslash
- ⊗ : otimes
- ⊙ : odot
- † : dagger
- ‡ : ddagger
- ∨ : vee
- ∧ : wedge
- ∩ : cap
- ∪ : cup
- ℵ : aleph
- ℜ : Re
- ℑ : Im
- ⊤ : top
- ⊥ : bot
- ∞ : infty
- ∂ : partial
- ∀ : forall
- ∃ : exists
- ¬ : neg
- △ : triangle
- ♦ : diamond
Relations
Here are the shortcuts for relations:
- ≤ : leq
- ≥ : geq
- ≺ : prec
- ≻ : succ
- ≼ : preceq
- ≽ : succeq
- ≪ : ll
- ≫ : gg
- ≡ : equiv
- ∼ : sim
- ≃ : simeq
- ≈ : asymp
- ≉ : approx
- ⊆ : subset
- ⊇ : supset
- ⊆⊃ : subseteq
- ⊇⊃ : supseteq
- ∈ : in
- ∉ : ni
- ∉ : notin
Mathematical Operations
Here are the shortcuts for mathematical operations:
- / : frac
- √ : sqrt
- ∛ : rootof
- xₙₘ : subsuperscript
- xₙ : subscript
- xₘ : superscript
- ¯ : overline
- ̂ : widehat
- ⋂ : bigcap
- ⋃ : bigcup
- Π : prod
- ∐ : coprod
- ⎧⎨⎩⎪ : rbracelr
- ⎢⎣⎡⎪ : sbracelr
- ⎨⎧⎩⎫⎭ : bracelr
- |x| : abs
- ∫ : int
- ∮ : oint
- ∑ : sum
- limₙₘ : limab
Arrows
Here are the shortcuts for arrows:
- ← : leftarrow
- → : rightarrow
- ↔ : leftrightarrow
- ⇐ : Leftarrow
- ⇒ : Rightarrow
- ⇔ : Leftrightarrow
- ↑ : uparrow
- ↓ : downarrow
- ↕ : updownarrow
- ⇑ : Uparrow
- ⇓ : Downarrow
- ⇕ : Updownarrow
Unlisted Shortcuts and Operations
There are a few unlisted shortcuts that also work! Feel free to try them out and use them. If you notice any missing shortcuts, you can add them on GitHub.
Operations
These unlisted operations allow you to apply formatting to certain text:
- nCr : choose
- nCr : binom
- ̅ : bar
- ̂ : hat
- ̂ : vec
- ̃ : tilde
- ̇ : underline
- ̈ : dot
- ̈ : ddot
- max : max
- min : min
- lim : lim
- liminf : liminfa
- limsup : limsupa
Symbols
These unlisted shortcuts represent specific symbols:
- ∠ : angle
- ℏ : hbar
- ⋮ : vdots
- ⋯ : cdots
- ⋯ : ldots
- ∇ : nabla
- ⊢ : ⊢
- ⊢ : vdash
- ∥ : parallel
- ∝ : propto
Keywords
These unlisted shortcuts apply special formatting to certain mathematical keywords, displaying them in normal font instead of the default italics:
- log : log
- ln : ln
- exp : exp
Trigonometric Functions
- sin, arcsin, cos, arccos, tan, arctan, csc, sec, cot, tanh, cosh, sinh, coth
Other Keywords
- lg, inf, dim, Pr, hom, sup, arg, deg, gcd, det, ker, Pr
Now that you know all these shortcuts, writing equations in Google Docs will be a breeze! If you want to learn more about this tool or discover other tips to enhance your experience on Google Docs, don’t hesitate to visit Crawlan.com.
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