LaTeX Cheat Sheet

Creating documents using LaTeX involves a set of commands and syntax specific to LaTeX. Here’s a cheat sheet to help you get started with some commonly used LaTeX commands:

Document Structure

Document Class:

\documentclass{article}

Begin/End Document:

\begin{document}
...
\end{document}

Title and Author

Title:

\title{Document Title}

Author:

\author{Author Name}

Date:

\date{\today}

Create Title:

\maketitle

Sections and Subsections

Section:

\section{Section Title}

Subsection:

\subsection{Subsection Title}

Subsubsection:

\subsubsection{Subsubsection Title}

Text Formatting

Bold:

\textbf{Bold Text}

Italic:

\textit{Italic Text}

Underline:

\underline{Underlined Text}

Lists

Itemize:

\begin{itemize}
\item Item 1
\item Item 2
\end{itemize}

Enumerate:

\begin{enumerate}
\item Item 1
\item Item 2
\end{enumerate}

Math Mode

Inline Math:

$E=mc^2$

Display Math:

\[E=mc^2\]

Tables

Simple Table:

\begin{tabular}{|c|c|}
\hline
Cell 1 & Cell 2 \\
\hline
Cell 3 & Cell 4 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}

Figures

Include Image:

\includegraphics{image.jpg}

Caption and Label:

\caption{Figure Caption}
\label{fig:example}

References

Section Reference:

\ref{sec:example}

Figure Reference:

\ref{fig:example}

Footnotes

Insert Footnote:

\footnote{This is a footnote.}

Document Styles

Font Size:

\documentclass[12pt]{article}

Page Margins:

\usepackage[left=1in, right=1in, top=1in, bottom=1in]{geometry}

This LaTeX cheat sheet provides a starting point for creating documents. LaTeX has many more features and packages for specialized tasks, so refer to the LaTeX Wikibook or the Comprehensive LaTeX Symbol List for more detailed information.