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$\dag$ is created by \dag, $\ddag$ by \ddag, § by \S, ¶ by \P, £ by \pounds, ö by \"{o}, © by \copyright. Many others are available in the math environment, including all the lower case greek letters and most of the upper case ones. If you only want to use a few characters you can bracket the symbols using $ and $ rather than \begin{math} and \end{math}. You can put a slash through any of these characters by prefacing them with \not

$\sqrt{i}$ \sqrt{i} $\sqrt[5]{x+iy}$ \sqrt[5]{x+iy} $\ldots$ \ldots

$\cdots$ \cdots $\vdots$ \vdots $\ddots$ \ddots

$\alpha$ \alpha $\beta$ \beta $\gamma$ \gamma

$\delta$ \delta $\omega$ \omega $\Gamma$ \Gamma

$\Theta$ \Theta $\Omega$ \Omega $\pm$ \pm

$\mp$ \mp $\times$ \times $\div$ \div

$\ast$ \ast $\star$ \star $\circ$ \circ

$\bullet$ \bullet $\cdot$ \cdot $\cap$ \cap

$\bigcap$ \bigcap $\cup$ \cup $\bigcup$ \bigcup

$\uplus$ \uplus $\biguplus$ \biguplus $\sqcap$ \sqcap

$\sqcup$ \sqcup $\bigsqcup$ \bigsqcup $\vee$ \vee

$\bigvee$ \bigvee $\wedge$ \wedge $\bigwedge$ \bigwedge

$\setminus$ \setminus $\wr$ \wr $\diamond$ \diamond

$\bigtriangleup$ \bigtriangleup $\bigtriangledown$ \bigtriangledown $\triangleleft$ \triangleleft

$\triangleright$ \triangleright $\oplus$ \oplus

$\bigoplus$ \bigoplus $\ominus$ \ominus $\otimes$ \otimes

$\bigotimes$ \bigotimes $\oslash$ \oslash $\odot$ \odot

$\bigodot$ \bigodot $\bigcirc$ \bigcirc $\amalg$ \amalg

$\leq$ \leq $\prec$ \prec $\preceq$ \preceq

$\ll$ \ll $\subset$ \subset $\subseteq$ \subseteq

$\in$ \in $\vdash$ \vdash

$\geq$ \geq $\succ$ \succ $\succeq$ \succeq

$\gg$ \gg $\supset$ \supset $\supseteq$ \supseteq

$\sqsupseteq$ \sqsupseteq $\ni$ \ni $\dashv$ \dashv

$\equiv$ \equiv $\sim$ \sim $\simeq$ \simeq

$\asymp$ \asymp $\approx$ \approx $\cong$ \cong

$\neq$ \neq $\doteq$ \doteq $\propto$ \propto

$\models$ \models $\perp$ \perp $\mid$ \mid

$\parallel$ \parallel $\bowtie$ \bowtie $\smile$ \smile

$\frown$ \frown $\leftarrow$ \leftarrow $\Leftarrow$ \Leftarrow

$\rightarrow$ \rightarrow $\Rightarrow$ \Rightarrow $\leftrightarrow$ \leftrightarrow

$\Leftrightarrow$ \Leftrightarrow $\mapsto$ \mapsto $\hookleftarrow$ \hookleftarrow

$\leftharpoonup$ \leftharpoonup $\leftharpoondown$ \leftharpoondown $\rightleftharpoons$ \rightleftharpoons

$\longleftarrow$ \longleftarrow $\Longleftarrow$ \Longleftarrow $\longrightarrow$ \longrightarrow

$\Longrightarrow$ \Longrightarrow $\longleftrightarrow$ \longleftrightarrow $\Longleftrightarrow$ \Longleftrightarrow

$\longmapsto$ \longmapsto $\hookrightarrow$ \hookrightarrow $\rightharpoonup$ \rightharpoonup

$\rightharpoondown$ \rightharpoondown $\uparrow$ \uparrow $\Uparrow$ \Uparrow

$\downarrow$ \downarrow $\Downarrow$ \Downarrow $\updownarrow$ \updownarrow

$\nearrow$ \nearrow $\searrow$ \searrow $\swarrow$ \swarrow

$\nwarrow$ \nwarrow $\aleph$ \aleph $\hbar$ \hbar

$\imath$ \imath $\jmath$ \jmath $\ell$ \ell

$\wp$ \wp $\Re$ \Re $\Im$ \Im

$\prime$ \prime $\empty$ \empty $\nabla$ \nabla

$\surd$ \surd $\top$ \top $\bot$ \bot

$\Vert$ \| $\angle$ \angle $\forall$ \forall

$\exists$ \exists $\neg$ \neg $\flat$ \flat

$\natural$ \natural $\sharp$ \sharp $\backslash$ \backslash

$\partial$ \partial $\infty$ \infty $\triangle$ \triangle

$\clubsuit$ \clubsuit $\diamondsuit$ \diamondsuit $\heartsuit$ \heartsuit

$\spadesuit$ \spadesuit $\sum$ \sum $\prod$ \prod

$\coprod$ \coprod $\int$ \int $\oint$ \oint

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$\sqrt{i}$	`\sqrt{i}`	$\sqrt[5]{x+iy}$	`\sqrt[5]{x+iy}`	$\ldots$	`\ldots`
$\cdots$	`\cdots`	$\vdots$	`\vdots`	$\ddots$	`\ddots`
$\alpha$	`\alpha`	$\beta$	`\beta`	$\gamma$	`\gamma`
$\delta$	`\delta`	$\omega$	`\omega`	$\Gamma$	`\Gamma`
$\Theta$	`\Theta`	$\Omega$	`\Omega`	$\pm$	`\pm`
$\mp$	`\mp`	$\times$	`\times`	$\div$	`\div`
$\ast$	`\ast`	$\star$	`\star`	$\circ$	`\circ`
$\bullet$	`\bullet`	$\cdot$	`\cdot`	$\cap$	`\cap`
$\bigcap$	`\bigcap`	$\cup$	`\cup`	$\bigcup$	`\bigcup`
$\uplus$	`\uplus`	$\biguplus$	`\biguplus`	$\sqcap$	`\sqcap`
$\sqcup$	`\sqcup`	$\bigsqcup$	`\bigsqcup`	$\vee$	`\vee`
$\bigvee$	`\bigvee`	$\wedge$	`\wedge`	$\bigwedge$	`\bigwedge`
$\setminus$	`\setminus`	$\wr$	`\wr`	$\diamond$	`\diamond`
$\bigtriangleup$	`\bigtriangleup`	$\bigtriangledown$	`\bigtriangledown`	$\triangleleft$	`\triangleleft`
$\triangleright$	`\triangleright`	$\oplus$	`\oplus`
$\bigoplus$	`\bigoplus`	$\ominus$	`\ominus`	$\otimes$	`\otimes`
$\bigotimes$	`\bigotimes`	$\oslash$	`\oslash`	$\odot$	`\odot`
$\bigodot$	`\bigodot`	$\bigcirc$	`\bigcirc`	$\amalg$	`\amalg`
$\leq$	`\leq`	$\prec$	`\prec`	$\preceq$	`\preceq`
$\ll$	`\ll`	$\subset$	`\subset`	$\subseteq$	`\subseteq`
$\in$	`\in`	$\vdash$	`\vdash`
$\geq$	`\geq`	$\succ$	`\succ`	$\succeq$	`\succeq`
$\gg$	`\gg`	$\supset$	`\supset`	$\supseteq$	`\supseteq`
$\sqsupseteq$	`\sqsupseteq`	$\ni$	`\ni`	$\dashv$	`\dashv`
$\equiv$	`\equiv`	$\sim$	`\sim`	$\simeq$	`\simeq`
$\asymp$	`\asymp`	$\approx$	`\approx`	$\cong$	`\cong`
$\neq$	`\neq`	$\doteq$	`\doteq`	$\propto$	`\propto`
$\models$	`\models`	$\perp$	`\perp`	$\mid$	`\mid`
$\parallel$	`\parallel`	$\bowtie$	`\bowtie`	$\smile$	`\smile`
$\frown$	`\frown`	$\leftarrow$	`\leftarrow`	$\Leftarrow$	`\Leftarrow`
$\rightarrow$	`\rightarrow`	$\Rightarrow$	`\Rightarrow`	$\leftrightarrow$	`\leftrightarrow`
$\Leftrightarrow$	`\Leftrightarrow`	$\mapsto$	`\mapsto`	$\hookleftarrow$	`\hookleftarrow`
$\leftharpoonup$	`\leftharpoonup`	$\leftharpoondown$	`\leftharpoondown`	$\rightleftharpoons$	`\rightleftharpoons`
$\longleftarrow$	`\longleftarrow`	$\Longleftarrow$	`\Longleftarrow`	$\longrightarrow$	`\longrightarrow`
$\Longrightarrow$	`\Longrightarrow`	$\longleftrightarrow$	`\longleftrightarrow`	$\Longleftrightarrow$	`\Longleftrightarrow`
$\longmapsto$	`\longmapsto`	$\hookrightarrow$	`\hookrightarrow`	$\rightharpoonup$	`\rightharpoonup`
$\rightharpoondown$	`\rightharpoondown`	$\uparrow$	`\uparrow`	$\Uparrow$	`\Uparrow`
$\downarrow$	`\downarrow`	$\Downarrow$	`\Downarrow`	$\updownarrow$	`\updownarrow`
$\nearrow$	`\nearrow`	$\searrow$	`\searrow`	$\swarrow$	`\swarrow`
$\nwarrow$	`\nwarrow`	$\aleph$	`\aleph`	$\hbar$	`\hbar`
$\imath$	`\imath`	$\jmath$	`\jmath`	$\ell$	`\ell`
$\wp$	`\wp`	$\Re$	`\Re`	$\Im$	`\Im`
$\prime$	`\prime`	$\empty$	`\empty`	$\nabla$	`\nabla`
$\surd$	`\surd`	$\top$	`\top`	$\bot$	`\bot`
$\Vert$	`\\|`	$\angle$	`\angle`	$\forall$	`\forall`
$\exists$	`\exists`	$\neg$	`\neg`	$\flat$	`\flat`
$\natural$	`\natural`	$\sharp$	`\sharp`	$\backslash$	`\backslash`
$\partial$	`\partial`	$\infty$	`\infty`	$\triangle$	`\triangle`
$\clubsuit$	`\clubsuit`	$\diamondsuit$	`\diamondsuit`	$\heartsuit$	`\heartsuit`
$\spadesuit$	`\spadesuit`	$\sum$	`\sum`	$\prod$	`\prod`
$\coprod$	`\coprod`	$\int$	`\int`	$\oint$	`\oint`