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How do I get a capital Cursive "E" in math mode? See picture encl.enter image description here

WobblyWindows
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    Is \mathcal{E} what you are looking for? – T. Verron Apr 30 '13 at 16:59
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    @T.Verron It doesn't look exatcly like that; I had the same idea. – Svend Tveskæg Apr 30 '13 at 17:00
  • Or are you actually looking for an $\epsilon$? – Mario S. E. Apr 30 '13 at 17:01
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    \mathscr{E} from the mathrsfs package it pretty close... – Count Zero Apr 30 '13 at 17:02
  • @CountZero That was my idea too (see, e.g., http://www.stat.colostate.edu/~vollmer/pdfs/typesetting-script.pdf). – Svend Tveskæg Apr 30 '13 at 17:03
  • What is the name of the book that the picture is from? – void-pointer Apr 30 '13 at 18:33
  • I tried searching for a while online to find this font, since it looks interesting. However, I have had absolutely no luck at all. It may be easiest to open up a high-resolution scan in Inkscape and vectorize the 'E' to generate an SVG image. You can clean up the edges and such if you notice any imperfections. Alternatively, you could try contacting the publisher and ask for the name of the font. – void-pointer Apr 30 '13 at 19:35
  • I had already tried mathcal and mathscr but as you can see, it isn't the same exact thing. Detexfy could only come up with mathscr and by the way, that was my first attempt. PS. I don't know how this question could be a duplicate question! – WobblyWindows Apr 30 '13 at 22:42

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To assemble the suggestions in the comments, you can do the following:

Code

\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{mathrsfs} % https://www.ctan.org/pkg/mathrsfs

\begin{document}

\begin{equation}
  \mathscr{E} % uses `mathrsfs`
  \mathcal{E}
  \varepsilon
\end{equation}

\end{document}

Output

Output.

As void-pointer points out, the fonts Cursif, ALS Script, and Ecolier come even closer to the desired output.

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Svend Tveskæg
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    Still closer are the following fonts: http://www.fontspace.com/christophe-beaumale/cursif, http://www.fontspace.com/digital-graphics-labs/als-script, http://www.fontspace.com/jean-douteau/ecolier. I don't think that the font used in OP's example is available online. It would be neat if someone could identify it. – void-pointer Apr 30 '13 at 17:59
  • @void-pointer Indded they are! I'll add a comment in my answer. – Svend Tveskæg Apr 30 '13 at 18:08
  • Svend, thanks for the links but are these fonts available as packages for LaTeX in the first place? Are they available in MATH MODE? – WobblyWindows Apr 30 '13 at 22:45
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I'd also recommend Detexify! It allows you to draw a symbol and it shows you possible matches and the TeX required to draw them. It works very well, I use it all the time!

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There are several fonts that have cursive Es close to that in the sample.

Kunstlerscreibsch

http://www.font-db.com/font/kunstlerschreibschjoidbol/38809

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Ecolier Court

(SIL license) http://www.fontspace.com/jean-douteau/ecolier enter image description here

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