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How to Use Dice Images in LaTeX 📂Writing

How to Use Dice Images in LaTeX

\usepackage{epsdice}

This package provides black and white images of dice with faces numbered 1 through 6.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{epsdice}

\begin{document}
    \epsdice{1} \epsdice{2} \epsdice{3}
    \epsdice[white]{4} \epsdice[white]{5} \epsdice[white]{6}

    \epsdice[black]{1} \epsdice[black]{2} \epsdice[black]{3}
    \epsdice{[black]4} \epsdice[black]{5} \epsdice[black]{6}
\end{document}

\usepackage{customdice}

This package provides the functionality to draw user-defined dice images. The number of faces, color, characters to be displayed, and size can all be customized according to user preference. For more details, refer to the official documentation.

Basic Dice

\dice{0} \dice{1} \dice{2} \dice{3} \dice{4}
\dice{5} \dice{6} \dice{7} \dice{8} \dice{9}   

Characters

You can place both text and math equations on the faces of the dice.

\textdice{7}
\textdice{P}
\textdice{$\aleph$}
\textdicebot{$\cup$}
\textdicebot{$\cap$}
\textdicebot{\sffamily W}

Net Layout

By inputting \layoutdice{face1}{face2}{face3}{face4}{face5}{face6}, you can draw the net layout of the dice.

\layoutdice{\dice{1}}{\dice{2}}{\dice{3}}{\dice{4}}{\dice{5}}{\dice{6}}
\layoutdice{\dice{6}}{\dice{5}}{\dice{3}}{\dice{4}}{\dice{2}}{\dice{1}}
\layoutdice{\textdice{A}}{\textdice{B}}{\textdice{C}}{\textdice{D}}{\textdice{E}}{\textdice

Colors

By entering options as \dice[color1, color2]{3}, color1 becomes the background color, and color2 is the color of the pips. Colors defined by the xcolor package can also be used.

\dice[black,white]{3}
\dice[violet,white]{5}
\dice[yellow,black]{6}
\bigdotdice[white,blue]
\textdice[gray,green]{$\aleph$}
\textdicebot[magenta,blue]{\sffamily W}

Size

To specify the size of the dice, you can use text size commands such as \tiny, \small, \large, or use specific commands like \tinydice{} or \scriptsizedice{}.

\footnotesizedice{1}
\normalsizebigdotdice
\Largetextdice{Q}
\Hugetextdicebot{d}