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LaTeX symbolsโ€บNumber Setsโ€บOctonions

Octonions in LaTeX

The LaTeX command for octonions (๐•†) is \mathbb{O}.

O\mathbb{O}O
\mathbb{O}
Number Sets ยท Unicode ๐•† (U+1D546) ยท needs amssymb

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How to type Octonions

Write \mathbb{O} inside math mode, that is between $โ€ฆ$ for inline math or in a \[ โ€ฆ \] or equation block for display math. This symbol needs the amssymb package, so add \usepackage{amssymb} to your preamble.

The blackboard-bold letters come from the AMS fonts, so \mathbb{O} needs \usepackage{amssymb}. With unicode-math under XeLaTeX or LuaLaTeX, typing ๐•† in a formula gives the same symbol. Not to be confused with \mathbb{C} (โ„‚).

Example
$x \in \mathbb{O}$xโˆˆOx \in \mathbb{O}xโˆˆO

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Often confused with

  • Blackboard bold C \mathbb{C} (โ„‚): complex numbers
  • Quaternions \mathbb{H} (โ„)

Related Number Sets symbols

โ„•\mathbb{N}โ„ค\mathbb{Z}โ„š\mathbb{Q}โ„\mathbb{R}โ„‚\mathbb{C}โ„™\mathbb{P}โ„\mathbb{H}

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FAQ

How do you write octonions (๐•†) in LaTeX?

Use \mathbb{O} in math mode after adding \usepackage{amssymb} to your preamble. For example, $x \in \mathbb{O}$.

Which package provides \mathbb{O}?

It comes from the amssymb package: add \usepackage{amssymb} to your preamble.

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