Strange space between letters in math mode

Asked May 18 '23 at 15:32

Active May 18 '23 at 17:13

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I am working with a variable called VAL in my LaTeX document. But it behaves strange in math mode.

Here is an example (I'm using tabular to highlight the issue):

\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\begin{tabular}{ll}
    Normal italic text: & \textit{VAL} \
    Math mode text: & $VAL$ \
\end{tabular}
\end{document}

As you can see, math mode inserted a space between V and A. Why? How can I remove it?

edited May 18 '23 at 17:13

asked May 18 '23 at 15:32

user13840624

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no, it is text mode that inserts a (negative) space (kern) so the letters overlap – David Carlisle May 18 '23 at 15:37
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if VAL is a word not V times A times L use \mathit{VAL} – David Carlisle May 18 '23 at 15:39
You could write $V\mkern-5mu AL$ , but if you want to type abbreviations or words even in math mode, it would be better to actually use \mathit. – Jasper Habicht May 18 '23 at 15:40
Not elegat but solve the problem: $V!!AL$ – Raffaele Santoro May 18 '23 at 16:23

Strange space between letters in math mode

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