Need a Math Font Which Includes Congruent Symbol

[SFS]

Anyone know where to find a font which includes a congruent symbol
(looks like the equals symbol with a wave on top)?

I'm typing up some worksheets and notes, and having to always draw
this one in by hand isn't a big deal, but I know there must be a font
which includes it.

I've searched the net with no luck... It's driving me BATTY!

Thanks for any help,

SFS

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[Kevin Karplus]

In article <sb0o20pbaov8qafmn...@4ax.com>, SFS wrote:
> Anyone know where to find a font which includes a congruent symbol
> (looks like the equals symbol with a wave on top)?
>
> I'm typing up some worksheets and notes, and having to always draw
> this one in by hand isn't a big deal, but I know there must be a font
> which includes it.
>
> I've searched the net with no luck... It's driving me BATTY!
>
> Thanks for any help,
>

"Symbol" has the symbol you want. I believe that the Computer Modern
and Lucida Bright Math families do also, but I don't have them on my
laptop to double check.

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[Lisa Belec]

SFS wrote:
> Anyone know where to find a font which includes a congruent symbol
> (looks like the equals symbol with a wave on top)?
>
> I'm typing up some worksheets and notes, and having to always draw
> this one in by hand isn't a big deal, but I know there must be a font
> which includes it.
>
> I've searched the net with no luck... It's driving me BATTY!
>
> Thanks for any help,
>
> SFS
>

I've got two options for you, if you're using Microsoft Word.

The first is to use the Microsoft Equation - go Insert -> Object to get
started; then near the top left corner you should see a button that has
a few symbols (mine has a greater than or equal to, a not equal to, and
a similarity symbol). Click on that and you'll get a bunch of symbols
you can select.

If you don't have that, you can use the Euclid Symbol font - go Insert
-> Symbol and select Euclid Symbol. You should see a congruent symbol
near the top left corner. I don't know if you can download that font if
you don't have it - it came with my version of Word, I think....

-Lisa

[SFS]

Thanks to a kind email I found it... If anyone else is looking,
Lucinda Sans Unicode has the symbol.

Thanks,

SFS

[Mark Fowler]

Using MS Word, I just Insert->Symbol. In the "Font" pulldown, I have
"Symbols" font. I show congruence in the second row, 5th column. If it's
not there on yours, it's possible you just need to re-install the fonts.

Mark

Mark Fowler
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[Ladnor Geissinger]

If you are using MS Word just look under menu Insert/Symbol and you
will see there a font Math 1 and in it the symbol for character code
64 is the congruence symbol you wanted.
Go to the Tools/Autocorrect menu and insert into the list:
replace congr by [the char 64 symbol]
Then as you type along every time you type: [space]congr[space] that
will get replaced by the congruence symbol -- easy and neat. You can
do the same for all the common symbols you might use. I have a
standard list of about 40 that I use and hand out to students and
others -- that's more than enough for almost everyone.

[Sky Rookie]

Math Type has everything you need.

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[Matt]

Using MS Word, you have the option of inserting symbols into your
document. However, constantly switching back and forth to the symbol
list can be difficult. Here's what you do: Find the insert symbol
list, choose a symbol that you use often, and hit the box to create a
shortcut for it. That will allow you to assign the symbol to any key
you wish. On my computer I've turned the F2 key into the infinity
symbol, F3 into the null set, F4 into the square root, etc. Label the
keys with small pieces of paper so you remember which is which. The
change is permanent (until you change it back or your computer
crashes). Good luck.

[SFS]

OK, after looking through all my fonts and searching the web forever,
I posted here asking for help finding this symbol.

Within 12 hours I had 13 people respond (here and privately through
email). In those replies I was shown no less than 7 different ways I
could get that symbol from fonts currently installed on my computer,
and several more places to find it on the net.

A windows illiterate walks away ashamed...

; )

Thanks, folks!