How to write a sentence full of symbols

Question

I just started using LaTeX and I have a problem including this in my file:

X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*

is there some kind of a "de-specialized" environment?

Welcome to TeX.SX! Are you perhaps looking for \verb|X5O!P%@AP[4\PZ...$H+H*|? — egreg, Mar 28 '16 at 13:03
Thank you ! it works too but the font has changed, is there a way to keep the same font ? — Black Diamond, Mar 28 '16 at 13:08
Would this be relevant? "Change typeface of verbatim environment" See also: "Using same font for \texttt and \Verb" — Dɑvïd, Mar 28 '16 at 13:11

AboAmmar · Answer 1 · 2016-03-28T13:31:41.843

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You have many special symbols in your line of text. These special symbols mean something in LaTeX like any other programming language. So, you should take care when writing these symbols, e.g., \ precedes macros in LaTeX, $ means begin math mode, {,} are used to group expressions, etc.

There is also the \verb| ... | macro or its environment \begin{verbatim} ... \end{verbatim} if you don't mind using the typewriter typeface.

Also, you can add

\makeatletter
\def\verbatim@font{\normalfont}
\makeatother

and use the same font within \verb too.

\documentclass{article}
\makeatletter
\def\verbatim@font{\normalfont}
\makeatother
\begin{document}

X5O!P\%@AP[4\textbackslash PZX54(P\textasciicircum)7CC)7\}\$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!\$H+H*

\verb|X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*|

\end{document}

edited Mar 28 '16 at 13:31

answered Mar 28 '16 at 12:54

AboAmmar

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\@ surely does not produce @. – Henri Menke Mar 28 '16 at 13:05
that's true I just noticed, what to do to include @ ? – Black Diamond Mar 28 '16 at 13:09
Just type @. It's that easy. – Henri Menke Mar 28 '16 at 13:09

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 28 '16 at 13:18

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Package url:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{url}
\DeclareUrlCommand\despecialized{\urlstyle{same}}
\begin{document}
\despecialized|X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*|
\end{document}

answered Mar 28 '16 at 13:18

Heiko Oberdiek

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score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 28 '16 at 13:13

Use the listings package to include literal content. The vertical bar | after \lstinline is the delimiter of the literal content. It mustn't appear among the characters in your string.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{listings}
\begin{document}
\lstinline|X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*|
\end{document}

How to write a sentence full of symbols

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