Syntax for entering math using ASCIIMathML

This is the way you enter math when sending a math mail using the IntMath mail system.

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Greek letters:

alpha `alpha` beta `beta` chi `chi` delta `delta` Delta `Delta` epsilon `epsilon` varepsilon `varepsilon` eta `eta` gamma `gamma` Gamma `Gamma`
iota `iota` kappa `kappa` lambda `lambda` Lambda `Lambda` mu `mu` nu `nu` omega `omega` Omega `Omega` phi `phi` varphi `varphi`

Phi `Phi` pi `pi` Pi `Pi` psi `psi` Psi `Psi` rho `rho` sigma `sigma` Sigma `Sigma` tau `tau` theta `theta`
vartheta `vartheta` Theta `Theta` upsilon `upsilon` xi `xi` Xi `Xi` zeta `zeta`

Operation symbols
TypeSee
+`+`
-`-`
*`*`
**`**`
//`//`
\\`\\ `
xx`xx`
-:`-:`
@`@`
o+`o+`
ox`ox`
o.`o.`
sum`sum`
prod`prod`
^^`^^`
^^^`^^^`
vv`vv`
vvv`vvv`
nn`nn`
nnn`nnn`
uu`uu`
uuu`uuu`
Relation symbols
TypeSee
=`=`
!=`!=`
< `<`
>`>`
<=`<=`
>=`>=`
-<`-<`
>-`>-`
in`in`
!in`notin`
sub`sub`
sup`sup`
sube`sube`
supe`supe`
-=`-=`
~=`~=`
~~`~~`
prop`prop`
Logical symbols
TypeSee
and`and`
or`or`
not`not`
=>`=>`
if`if`
iff`iff`
AA`AA`
EE`EE`
_|_`_|_`
TT`TT`
|--`|--`
|==`|==`
Grouping brackets
TypeSee
(`(`
)`)`
[`[`
]`]`
{`{`
}`}`
(:`(:`
:)`:)`
{:`{:`
:}`{::}`
Miscellaneous symbols
TypeSee
int`int`
oint`oint`
del`del`
grad`grad`
+-`+-`
O/`O/`
oo`oo`
aleph`aleph`
/_`/_`
:.`:.`
|...||`...`|
|cdots||`cdots`|
vdots`vdots`
ddots`ddots`
|\ ||`\ `|
|quad||`quad`|
diamond`diamond`
square`square`
|__`|__`
__|`__|`
|~`|~`
~|`~|`
CC`CC`
NN`NN`
QQ`QQ`
RR`RR`
ZZ`ZZ`
Standard functions
TypeSee
sin`sin`
cos`cos`
tan`tan`
csc`csc`
sec`sec`
cot`cot`
sinh`sinh`
cosh`cosh`
tanh`tanh`
log`log`
ln`ln`
det`det`
dim`dim`
lim`lim`
mod`mod`
gcd`gcd`
lcm`lcm`
min`min`
max`max`
Accents
TypeSee
hat x`hat x`
bar x`bar x`
ul x`ul x`
vec x`vec x`
dot x`dot x`
ddot x`ddot x`
Arrows
TypeSee
uarr`uarr`
darr`darr`
rarr`rarr`
->`->`
|->`|->`
larr`larr`
harr`harr`
rArr`rArr`
lArr`lArr`
hArr`hArr`
Font commands
TypeSee
bb A`bb A`
bbb A`bbb A`
cc A`cc A`
tt A`tt A`
fr A`fr A`
sf A`sf A`

Table courtesy the author of ASCIIMathML: Peter Jipsen, Chapman University.

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