List of Available Fonts in LaTeX
Basic Fonts
These are the default fonts that can be used without installing any packages.
Roman
Used with \mathrm{words}
or \rm{words}
.
\mathrm{ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ}
$$\rm{ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ}$$
\mathrm{abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz}
$$\rm{abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz}$$
\mathrm{0123456789}
$$\rm{0123456789}$$
Caligraphic
Used with \mathcal{words}
or \cal{words}
. In mathematics, it is commonly used to denote operators such as Fourier transform and Laplace transform. Only uppercase letters are possible; lowercase letters are rendered as entirely different characters.
\mathcal{ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ}
$$\cal{ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ}$$
Sans-serif
Used with \mathsf{words}
or \sf{words}
.
\mathsf{ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ}
$$\sf{ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ}$$
\mathsf{abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz}
$$\sf{abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz}$$
\mathsf{0123456789}
$$\sf{0123456789}$$
Typewriter
Used with \mathtt{words}
or \tt{words}
.
\mathtt{ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ}
$$\mathtt{ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ}$$
\mathtt{abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz}
$$\mathtt{abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz}$$
\mathtt{0123456789}
$$\mathtt{0123456789}$$
Italic
Used with \mathit{words}
or \it{words}
. Uppercase and lowercase letters remain the same as the default font, but numbers change. However, the letter spacing is tighter compared to the default font.
\mathit{ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ}
$$\mathit{ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ}$$
\mathit{abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz}
$$\mathit{abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz}$$
\mathit{0123456789}
$$\mathit{0123456789}$$
Bold
Used with \mathbf{words}
or \bf{words}
.
\mathbf{ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ}
$$\mathbf{ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ}$$
\mathbf{abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz}
$$\mathbf{abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz}$$
\mathbf{0123456789}
$$\mathbf{0123456789}$$
Greek and Bold Greek Letters
To render Greek letters in bold, use \boldsymbol
instead of \bf
. Additionally, uppercase Greek letters that match the Latin alphabet do not exist distinctly. For example, $\Alpha$ does not exist since it is identical to $A$.
$$ \begin{align*} \quad&& \backslash\text{alpha}: \alpha \\ \quad&& \backslash\text{beta}: \beta \\ \backslash\text{Gamma}: \Gamma \quad&& \backslash\text{gamma}: \gamma \\ \backslash\text{Delta}: \Delta \quad&& \backslash\text{delta}: \delta \\ \quad&& \backslash\text{epsilon}: \epsilon\\ \quad&& \backslash\text{zeta}: \zeta \\ \quad&& \backslash\text{eta}: \eta \\ \quad&& \backslash\text{theta}: \theta \\ \quad&& \backslash\text{iota}: \iota \\ \quad&& \backslash\text{kappa}: \kappa \\ \backslash\text{Lambda}: \Lambda \quad&& \backslash\text{lambda}: \lambda \\ \quad&& \backslash\text{mu}: \mu \\ \quad&& \backslash\text{nu}: \nu \\ \backslash\text{Xi}: \Xi \quad&& \backslash\text{xi}: \xi \\ \backslash\text{Pi}: \Pi \quad&& \backslash\text{pi}: \pi \\ \quad&& \backslash\text{rho}: \rho \\ \backslash\text{Sigma}: \Sigma \quad&& \backslash\text{sigma}: \sigma \\ \quad&& \backslash\text{tau}: \tau \\ \backslash\text{Upsilon}: \Upsilon \quad&& \backslash\text{upsilon}: \upsilon\\ \backslash\text{Phi}: \Phi \quad&& \backslash\text{phi}: \phi \\ \quad&& \backslash\text{chi}: \chi \\ \backslash\text{Psi}: \Psi \quad&& \backslash\text{psi}: \psi \\ \backslash\text{Omega}: \Omega \quad&& \backslash\text{omega}: \omega \end{align*} $$
$$ \begin{align*} \quad&& \backslash\text{boldsymbol \{}\backslash\text{alpha\}}: \boldsymbol{\alpha} \\ \quad&& \backslash\text{boldsymbol \{}\backslash\text{beta\}}: \boldsymbol{\beta} \\ \backslash\text{boldsymbol\{}\backslash\text{Gamma\}}: \boldsymbol{\Gamma} \quad&& \backslash\text{boldsymbol \{}\backslash\text{gamma\}}: \boldsymbol{\gamma} \\ \backslash\text{boldsymbol\{}\backslash\text{Delta\}}: \boldsymbol{\Delta} \quad&& \backslash\text{boldsymbol \{}\backslash\text{delta\}}: \boldsymbol{\delta} \\ \quad&& \backslash\text{boldsymbol \{}\backslash\text{epsilon\}}: \boldsymbol{\epsilon} \\ \quad&& \backslash\text{boldsymbol \{}\backslash\text{zeta\}}: \boldsymbol{\zeta} \\ \quad&& \backslash\text{boldsymbol \{}\backslash\text{eta\}}: \boldsymbol{\eta} \\ \quad&& \backslash\text{boldsymbol \{}\backslash\text{theta\}}: \boldsymbol{\theta} \\ \quad&& \backslash\text{boldsymbol \{}\backslash\text{iota\}}: \boldsymbol{\iota} \\ \quad&& \backslash\text{boldsymbol \{}\backslash\text{kappa\}}: \boldsymbol{\kappa} \\ \backslash\text{boldsymbol\{}\backslash\text{Lambda\}}: \boldsymbol{\Lambda} \quad&& \backslash\text{boldsymbol \{}\backslash\text{lambda\}}: \boldsymbol{\lambda} \\ \quad&& \backslash\text{boldsymbol \{}\backslash\text{mu\}}: \boldsymbol{\mu} \\ \quad&& \backslash\text{boldsymbol \{}\backslash\text{nu\}}: \boldsymbol{\nu} \\ \backslash\text{boldsymbol\{}\backslash\text{Xi\}}: \boldsymbol{\Xi} \quad&& \backslash\text{boldsymbol \{}\backslash\text{xi\}}: \boldsymbol{\xi} \\ \backslash\text{boldsymbol\{}\backslash\text{Pi\}}: \boldsymbol{\Pi} \quad&& \backslash\text{boldsymbol \{}\backslash\text{pi\}}: \boldsymbol{\pi} \\ \quad&& \backslash\text{boldsymbol \{}\backslash\text{rho\}}: \boldsymbol{\rho} \\ \backslash\text{boldsymbol\{}\backslash\text{Sigma\}}: \boldsymbol{\Sigma} \quad&& \backslash\text{boldsymbol \{}\backslash\text{sigma\}}: \boldsymbol{\sigma} \\ \quad&& \backslash\text{boldsymbol \{}\backslash\text{tau\}}: \boldsymbol{\tau} \\ \backslash\text{boldsymbol\{}\backslash\text{Upsilon\}}: \boldsymbol{\Upsilon} \quad&& \backslash\text{boldsymbol \{}\backslash\text{upsilon\}}: \boldsymbol{\upsilon} \\ \backslash\text{boldsymbol\{}\backslash\text{Phi\}}: \boldsymbol{\Phi} \quad&& \backslash\text{boldsymbol \{}\backslash\text{phi\}}: \boldsymbol{\phi} \\ \quad&& \backslash\text{boldsymbol \{}\backslash\text{chi\}}: \boldsymbol{\chi} \\ \backslash\text{boldsymbol\{}\backslash\text{Psi\}}: \boldsymbol{\Psi} \quad&& \backslash\text{boldsymbol \{}\backslash\text{psi\}}: \boldsymbol{\psi} \\ \backslash\text{boldsymbol\{}\backslash\text{Omega\}}: \boldsymbol{\Omega} \quad&& \backslash\text{boldsymbol \{}\backslash\text{omega\}}: \boldsymbol{\omega} \end{align*} $$
Varied Greek Letters
These can be used by appending var
to the base form, though not all characters are available.
$$ \begin{align*} \backslash\text{varGamma}: \varGamma \quad&& \\ \backslash\text{varDelta}: \varDelta \quad&& \\ \quad&& \backslash\text{varepsilon}: \varepsilon && \backslash\text{boldsymbol\{}\backslash\text{varepsilon\}}: \boldsymbol{\varepsilon}\\ \quad&& \backslash\text{vartheta}: \vartheta && \backslash\text{boldsymbol\{}\backslash\text{vartheta\}}: \boldsymbol{\vartheta} \\ \quad&& \backslash\text{varkappa}: \varkappa && \backslash\text{boldsymbol\{}\backslash\text{varkappa\}}: \boldsymbol{\varkappa} \\ \backslash\text{varLambda}: \varLambda \quad&& \\ \backslash\text{varXi}: \varXi \quad&& \\ \backslash\text{varPi}: \varPi \quad&& \backslash\text{varpi}: \varpi && \backslash\text{boldsymbol\{}\backslash\text{varpi\}}: \boldsymbol{\varpi} \\ \quad&& \backslash\text{varrho}: \varrho && \backslash\text{boldsymbol\{}\backslash\text{varrho\}}: \boldsymbol{\varrho} \\ \backslash\text{varSigma}: \varSigma \quad&& \backslash\text{varsigma}: \varsigma && \backslash\text{boldsymbol\{}\backslash\text{varsigma\}}: \boldsymbol{\varsigma} \\ \backslash\text{varUpsilon}: \varUpsilon \quad&& \\ \backslash\text{varPhi}: \varPhi \quad&& \backslash\text{varphi}: \varphi && \backslash\text{boldsymbol\{}\backslash\text{varphi\}}: \boldsymbol{\varphi} \\ \backslash\text{varPsi}: \varPsi \quad&& \\ \backslash\text{varOmega}: \varOmega \quad&& \end{align*} $$
Packages
Blackboard Bold
It requires loading \usepackage{amsfonts}
. Used with \mathbb{words}
. In mathematics, it is typically employed to denote number sets. $\Bbb{N},\Bbb{Z},\Bbb{Q},\Bbb{R},\Bbb{C}$ represents sets of natural numbers, integers, rationals, reals, and complex numbers respectively. Only uppercase letters are supported.
\mathbb{ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ}
$$\mathbb{ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ}$$
Fraktur
It requires loading \usepackage{amsfonts}
. Used with \mathfrak{words}
or \frak{words}
.
\mathfrak{ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ}
$$\mathfrak{ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ}$$
\mathfrak{abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz}
$$\mathfrak{abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz}$$
\mathfrak{0123456789}
$$\mathfrak{0123456789}$$
Script
It can be used by loading \usepackage{mathrsfs}
. Used with \mathscr{words}
. Only uppercase letters are supported.
\mathscr{ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ}
$$\mathscr{ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ}$$