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currency symbol

currency symbol

by Zak Zarychta -
Number of replies: 1
how might i render a pounds sterling sign in a math environment? \pounds and \textsterling appear not to work

Thanks,
Zak
In reply to Zak Zarychta

Re: currency symbol

by Davide Cervone -
This might work: 
$POUNDS = MODES(HTML_MathJax=>'\unicode{x20A4}', HTML=>'₤', TeX=>'\pounds');

BEGIN_TEXT
\($POUNDS\)
END_TEXT
though I haven't tested it in all display modes.