A LaTeX command begins with the command name, which consists of a \
followed by either (a) a string of letters or (b) a single non-letter.
Arguments contained in square brackets [] are optional while arguments
contained in braces {} are required.
NOTE: LaTeX is case sensitive. Enter all commands in lower case unless explicitly directed to do otherwise.
\<space> (force ordinary space)
\@ (following period ends sentence)
\\ (new line)
\, (thin space)
\; (thick space, math mode)
\: (medium space, math mode)
\! (negative thin space, math mode)
\-
(hyphenation; tabbing)
\=
(set tab, see tabbing)
\>
(tab, see tabbing)
\<
(back tab, see tabbing)
\+
(see tabbing)
\'
(accent or tabbing)
\`
(accent or tabbing)
\| (double vertical lines, math mode)
\( and \)
(define math environment)
\[ and \]
(define displaymath environment)
LaTeX environments are created by
\begin{environment} ... \end{environment}
Declarations can be effected by an environment of the same name.