mathnormal
Renders mathematical text in a standard italic font style, maintaining consistent spacing and appearance for mathematical variables.
Overview
Provides explicit control over mathematical text formatting, ensuring variables and expressions maintain the traditional italic appearance expected in mathematical notation. This command is particularly valuable when:
- Working with mixed text and mathematical content where specific formatting control is needed
- Ensuring consistent variable representation across different LaTeX environments
- Overriding other font settings to maintain mathematical conventions
- Writing documentation or papers where precise typographical control is essential
While similar to the default math mode behavior, this command offers explicit control and can be especially useful when working with complex documents or when specific style guidelines must be followed.
Examples
Using mathnormal to display variables in a mathematical equation with proper italicization.
f(x) = \mathnormal{ax}^2 + \mathnormal{bx} + \mathnormal{c}Comparing regular math mode with mathnormal in a function definition.
\mathnormal{f}(\mathnormal{x}) = \mathnormal{y}Using mathnormal for matrix element notation.
\mathnormal{A}_{ij} = \mathnormal{x}_{ij} + \mathnormal{y}_{ij}