textunderscore
Produces a text-mode underscore character that can be used within regular text or mathematical environments.
Overview
Serves as a proper typographical underscore character, particularly useful when underscores are needed in text without creating subscripts or other unintended formatting effects.
- Commonly used in file names, URLs, or computer code references within documents
- Provides a safer alternative to the direct underscore character (_) which can cause formatting issues
- Essential for technical documentation where precise underscore rendering is required
- Often employed in cross-referencing systems or when citing digital resources
Examples
Displaying a variable name with underscores in text mode.
The variable name is \text{my\textunderscore variable}Showing a file path in a document.
Save the file in: \text{C:\textunderscore\textunderscore data\textunderscore\textunderscore}Formatting a URL-safe string.
The slug format is: \text{how\textunderscore to\textunderscore latex}