How am I able to format TeX without using the command? I know I can use \TeX and it'll do it automatically but I'd like to do it manually for other stuff.
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If you put
\show\TeX
into a LaTeX document it will stop and show on the terminal
> \TeX=macro:
->T\kern -.1667em\lower .5ex\hbox {E}\kern -.125emX\@.
(The definition in plain TeX doesn't have the \@)
so if for some reason you don't want to type \TeX you can type
T\kern -.1667em\lower .5ex\hbox {E}\kern -.125emX\@
instead.
David Carlisle
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I see, and I assume
-.1667em\lower .5ex\hbox
Modifies the height and position of the characters?
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@user95869 the kerns are negative horizontal space and
\lower.5ex\hbox{E}lowers the E, the trailing\@added by latex adjusts end of sentence space if a sentence ends\TeX.– David Carlisle Jan 14 '16 at 00:20 -
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