Math snippets for LaTeX and Markdown

A set of math snippets for Visual Studio Code.

Available snippets

Provides autocomplete for most LaTeX math symbols including:

• Common constructs (\frac, \sqrt, ...)
• Greek letters (\alpha, \beta, \gamma, ...)
• Variable-sized operators (\sum, \prod, \int, ...)
• Arrows (\mapsto, \Rightarrow, \Leftrightarrow, ...)
• Roman names (\lim, \log, \sin, \cos, ...)
• Decorations (\vec, \overline, \hat, ...)
• Logic and sets (\exists, \forall, \emptyset, \in, ...)
• Fences and delimiters (\langle, \lfloor, \lceil, ...)

These snippets are accessible without the leading backslash character \.

In addition to the standard LaTeX names, the following aliases and shortcuts are provided :

The full list of supported snippets can be found here.

How to write math with Markdown

There are several VS Code extensions available from the Marketplace, for example Markdown+Math. It is thus possible to use the built-in Markdown preview pane within VS Code.

Another way is to use KaTeX directly by placing the starter template code on top of your Markdown file.

Licence

MIT