Re: tex question

Hartmut Henkel via texhax <[email protected]> Wed, 4 Feb 2026 22:03:38 +0100 (CET)
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Hi Walter,

On Wed, 4 Feb 2026, Walter Burkhard via texhax wrote:
> I am using TeX within MetaPost; =C2=A0my goal is to print a single symbo=
l
> =C2=A0rho.=C2=A0 My approach is to use the font cmmi10 enlarged slightly=
. =C2=A0
> =C2=A0However I obtain two additional symbols -- a small=C2=A0 left and =
right
> parenthesis.=C2=A0 The parenthesises are not part of my Metapost program=
. =C2=A0
> Is there a way to remove these extra=C2=A0 symbols?

it's in the TeX part: Just write \centerline{...} with curly brackets.

Best Regards
Hartmut

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