Is there an opposite to Detexify website (ie. write the command and it displays the output in LaTeX style)?

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As the title says. Such a website would be very useful to test things out. Thanks.

Thanks! From what i see i have to make an account for both of them. Is there such a website that doesn't require an account? — KeyC0de, Jan 15 '17 at 12:23
you can open up the "comprehensive symbols list" (texdoc comprehensive) and use the "find" option in the pdf file. — barbara beeton, Jan 15 '17 at 20:33
If you click the symbols tab in Detexify, you can key in the command and get the output symbol. — Troy, Jul 06 '17 at 06:48

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 06 '17 at 13:24

The 'opposite' of Detexify is provided by Detexify itself. Instead of giving your input via drawing (which is the classify option), you can also enter in the commands and get the output in symbols instantaneously (which is the symbols option). See below:

Command -> Symbol (Symbols option)

Drawing -> Commands (Classify option)

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 06 '17 at 05:15

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I often make us of http://mathurl.com if I am after a quick preview. I don't believe that you can include any extra packages, so it is limited.

answered Jul 06 '17 at 05:15

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score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 06 '17 at 12:41

Open texdoc comprehensive (some front-ends have a facility for this), look in the index of the PDF document you get on the screen for the command and you'll see its graphical representation(s).

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Start of the index

Example of index

You can click on the page number, which is a link to the relevant font table, where you also get information about the needed package.

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 06 '17 at 06:07

With Overleaf you don't need to sign in, just click on the CREATE A NEW PAPER button of their home page:

It appears an example of a document, click on Source button if you don't like Rich Text and then you can write whatever you want and see it immediately.

Is there an opposite to Detexify website (ie. write the command and it displays the output in LaTeX style)?

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Start of the document

Start of the index

Example of index