Template:Mathcal
Revision as of 22:31, 23 April 2011 by imported>Lambiam (+cat)
The Mathcal template is intended to simulate a calligraphic font for use in mathematical formulas using standard HTML. Use this template as an alternative to \mathcal{...} in LaTeX markup (see Help:Displaying a formula).
Usage
Use this template to wrap an inline formula in wikitext. Examples:
{{mathcal|ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ}}
- produces: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ.
Use of equals-sign
The template is meant to be used with alphabetic text, typically one or a few letters. If the body contains an exposed equals-sign ("=") is used, it will fail to renderFor example, the following template-coding would be invalid:
{{mathcal|P=NP}}
- which results in .
There are two ways to resolve this.
Method 1: Start the body with "1=" as in:
{{mathcal|1=P=NP}}
- which produces: P=NP.
Method 2: Enclose the equals-sign in double-braces "{{=}}", as in:
{{mathcal|P{{=}}NP}}
- which produces: P=NP.