The Distinct symbols

Question

How do I write the symbol x cross in LaTeX. I want the x with a line across the centre point of X. I searched the internet but couldn't get it.

This is a picture of the symbol

Do you want an asterisk *? In math mode you can also use \ast (the same). Or do you want \times? — Sigur, Sep 05 '15 at 15:59
From the image you post, (which should be an edit to your question), are you looking for \mathfrak X, from the amssymb package? — Andrew Swann, Sep 05 '15 at 16:47
@Andrew Swann - Thank you ....I am looking for that symbol \mathfrak X — Anu, Sep 05 '15 at 17:00

Heiko Oberdiek · Answer 1 · 2015-09-05T17:02:15.690

Interpretation: dash on x

\documentclass{article}

\makeatletter
\newcommand*{\dashonx}{%
  \mathbin{%
    \mathpalette\@dashonx{}%
  }%
}
\newcommand*{\@dashonx}[2]{%
  % #1: math style
  % #2: unused
  \sbox0{$\m@th#1x$}%
  \sbox2{$\m@th#1-$}%
  \sbox4{$\m@th#1\vcenter{}$}%
  \dimen@=\wd0 %
  \ifdim\wd2>\dimen@
    \dimen@=\wd2 %
  \fi
  \rlap{%
    \raise\dimexpr.5\ht0-\ht4\relax
    \hbox to \dimen@{\hss\copy2\hss}%
  }%
  \hbox to \dimen@{\hss\copy0\hss}%
}
\makeatother

\begin{document}
\[ A \dashonx B^{A \dashonx B^{A \dashonx B}} \]
\end{document}

Interpretation: ∋ + ∈

The symbols \ni and \in are combined, the space between reduced and a minus is added in the middle as bridge over the remaining space:

\documentclass{article}

\makeatletter
\newcommand*{\niin}{%
  \mathbin{%
    \mathpalette\@niin{}%
  }%
}
\newcommand*{\@niin}[2]{%
  % #1: math style
  % #2: unused
  \sbox0{$\m@th#1{\ni}\!{\in}$}%
  \rlap{\hbox to \wd0{\hss$#1-$\hss}}%
  \copy0 %
}
\makeatother

\begin{document}
\[ A \niin B^{A \niin B^{A \niin B}} \]
\end{document}

$Result \niin$

Interpretation: U+2AD8 Superset beside and joined by dash with subset: ⫘

The symbol is available in the OpenType fonts XITS Math and Asana Math and are accessible via package unicode-math with LuaTeX or XeTeX:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{array}
\usepackage{unicode-math}

\begin{document}
  \begin{tabular}{@{}ll<{$A \supdsub B$}@{}}
    XITS Math & \setmathfont{xits-math.otf} \\
    Asana Math & \setmathfont{Asana-Math.otf} \\
  \end{tabular}
\end{document}

Version without XeTeX/LuaTeX

\documentclass{article}

\makeatletter
\newcommand*{\supdsub}{%
  \mathbin{%
    \mathpalette\@supdsub{}%
  }%
}
\newcommand*{\@supdsub}[2]{%
  % #1: math style
  % #2: unused
  \sbox0{$\m@th#1{\supset}\!{\subset}$}%
  \rlap{\hbox to \wd0{\hss$#1-$\hss}}%
  \copy0 %
}
\makeatother

\begin{document}
\[ A \supdsub B^{A \supdsub B^{A \supdsub B}} \]
\end{document}

$Result \supdsub$

Interpretation: `\times` with horizontal line.

The following example uses \times and the minus sign to construct the symbol. The symbol is defined as binary symbol which respects the math style.

\documentclass{article}

\makeatletter
\newcommand*{\timesminus}{%
  \mathbin{%
    \mathpalette\@timesminus{}%
  }%
}
\newcommand*{\@timesminus}[2]{%
  % #1: math style
  % #2: unused
  \sbox0{$\m@th#1\times$}%
  \rlap{\hbox to \wd0{\hss$#1-$\hss}}%
  \copy0 %
}
\makeatother

\begin{document}
\[ A \timesminus B^{A \timesminus B^{A \timesminus B}} \]
\end{document}

form is not like this. my x will be of the form when we writing c in opposite sides a line coming on the centre of that x — Anu, Sep 05 '15 at 16:17
i have reason to believe this might be in the xits fonts, perhaps with the name \dashontimes or \xdash. it was requested by the stix project, but not accepted by unicode, for lack of compelling documentation. (i will try again if someone can provide a link to a published example showing it in context, preferably with a clear indication of its meaning.) — barbara beeton, Sep 05 '15 at 16:18
@Anu Can you make a hand drawing and add a scan/photo to the question? — Heiko Oberdiek, Sep 05 '15 at 16:18

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 05 '15 at 17:11

4

as suggested by andrew swann in a comment, and confirmed by the op, what is wanted is \mathfrak{X}:

answered Sep 05 '15 at 17:11

barbara beeton

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 05 '15 at 16:54

0

You could do with

\documentclass{article}

\newcommand{\distinct}{%
  \supset
  \mathrel{\mkern-8mu}%
  \mathrel{-}%
  \mathrel{\mkern-8mu}%
  \subset
}

\begin{document}

\[
A \distinct B                        
\]

\end{document}

answered Sep 05 '15 at 16:54

egreg

1,121,712

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 05 '15 at 17:41

The symbol drawn with TikZ:

Size depends on the current math style.
Line width depends on the current math style.
The height is taken from symbol \subset.
The width is taken from the plus symbol.
The side bearing is guessed from the plus symbol.
The symbol is defined as binary symbol (\mathbin).

Full example:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}

\makeatletter
\newcommand*{\supdsub}{%
  \mathbin{%
    \mathpalette\@supdsub{}%
  }%
}
\newcommand*{\@supdsub}[2]{%
  % line width setting adapting to math style
  \sbox0{$\m@th#1\mkern.75mu$}
  \edef\@LineWidth{\the\wd0}%
  % height is taken from \subset
  \sbox0{$\m@th#1\subset$}%
  % width and side bearing is taken from plus symbol
  \sbox2{$\m@th#1+$}%
  % math axis
  \sbox4{$\m@th#1\vcenter{}$}%
  \edef\@MathAxis{\the\ht4}%
  % height
  \edef\@HalfHeight{\the\dimexpr\ht0-\ht4-\@LineWidth/2}%
  % width
  \edef\@NettoWidth{\the\dimexpr2\ht2-2\ht4-\@LineWidth}%
  % side bearing is guessed from plus symbol
  \edef\@SideBearing{\the\dimexpr.5\wd2-\ht2+\ht4\relax}%
  \kern\@SideBearing
  \tikz[
    line cap=round,
    baseline=0pt,
    yshift=\@MathAxis,
    line width=\@LineWidth,
  ]\draw
    (0, 0) -- ++(\@NettoWidth, 0)
    %
    (0, \@HalfHeight)
    to[out=0, in=90]
    (\@NettoWidth/2, 0)
    to[out=-90, in=0]
    (0, -\@HalfHeight)
    %
    (\@NettoWidth, \@HalfHeight)
    to[out=180, in=90]
    (\@NettoWidth/2, 0)
    to[out=-90, in=180]
    (\@NettoWidth, -\@HalfHeight)
  ;%
  \kern\@SideBearing
}
\makeatother

\begin{document}
\[ A \supdsub B^{A \supdsub B^{A \supdsub B}} \]
\end{document}

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Sep 05 '15 at 17:53

0

I think what you're looking for could perhaps be a simple calligraphic, script style X, such as $\mathscr{X}$ , from the mathrsfs package:

answered Sep 05 '15 at 17:53

Au101

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