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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Nov 23, 2018 · It's wrong to say that the text should be written \left\vert a\right\vert. The correct way (with amsmath) is \lvert a\rvert; \left and \right may be added (but in many cases \bigl or …

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 …

May 25, 2021 · \middle \vert. Though, in this particular case I'd actually think that \Bigl[ a \Bigm \vert <matrix> \Bigr] would look better. Scaling [ | ] to the size of the matrix makes whem take …

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?

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 …

Feb 19, 2016 · I would think that anytime one used a vert bar to delimit on the right they should write \rvert, \bigr\rvert, etc., or \right\rvert (or \mright\rvert). However, I feel like I am seeing …