According to texdoc symbols: \mvert and \mid are identical and produce a relation. \vert is a synonym for | and both produce the same symbol, but should be used in the context of an …

Oct 2, 2019 · In short, \bigl\vert <some math atom> \bigr\vert is definitely better than \big\vert <some math atom> \big\vert, typographically speaking, as it produces the correct spacing in all …

Jun 18, 2024 · I am considering the notation \newcommand{\f}[3]{f\left(#1; #2 \lvert #3\right)} As you can see, the top formula has \vert size as default. I want the latter formula, How do I …

Feb 6, 2025 · At the 3rd line of the following code, the curly brackets appear too big. But if \\left is removed, the curly brackets appear too small. I wonder if there is a way to get a right size of …

For the MWE below, I've actually set the spacing between the vertical bars to be slightly less than what's generated by \[l,r]Vert -- you can adjust the spacing to suit your taste by changing the …

Also, you have $\vert$ and $\Vert$. Since you mention using a vertical bar as a binary relation, you may want $\mid$ which is kerned to sit midway between its neighbours. But that has no …

Mar 18, 2025 · The following code defines a macro called \Ent, which creates its output using the basic size for all delimiters (including the "middle \Vert " symbol). \Ent* auto-sizes the …

The LaTeX commands \\mid and \\vert may be used to make a vertical bar. I can appreciate that \\vert is short for vertical, but why \\mid? Is it short for middle? and if so, middle of what?

Aug 16, 2015 · The vertical bar produced by | or \vert has TeX math type "ordinary", meaning that no special meaning is attached to it. Quite often, though, it's necessary to inform TeX that the …

I am writing a big formula where a vertical line is needed. Instead of $\\vline$ or $|$, does anyone know a way to draw this vertical line of desired length? The formula is something like $$ E\\Bigg...