LaTeX is an open source text markup language created in 1985 by Leslie Lamport.
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LaTeX (IPA: , LAH-tekh, also pronounced as , LAY-tekh, a shortening of Lamport TeX) is a document preparation system. When writing, the writer uses plain text as opposed to the formatted text found in WYSIWYG word processors like Microsoft Word, LibreOffice Writer and Apple Pages. The writer uses markup tagging conventions to define the general structure of a document (such as article, book, and letter), to stylise text throughout a document (such as bold and italics), and to add citations and cross-references. Read more on Wikipedia...
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
Hello World
\end{document}
% Hello World! in LaTeX
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
Hello World!
\end{document}
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\title{\LaTeX}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
\LaTeX{} is a document preparation system for
the \TeX{} typesetting program. It offers
programmable desktop publishing features and
extensive facilities for automating most
aspects of typesetting and desktop publishing,
including numbering and cross-referencing,
tables and figures, page layout,
bibliographies, and much more. \LaTeX{} was
originally written in 1984 by Leslie Lamport
and has become the dominant method for using
\TeX; few people write in plain \TeX{} anymore.
The current version is \LaTeXe.
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% The following shows typesetting power of LaTeX:
\begin{align}
E_0 &= mc^2 \\
E &= \frac{mc^2}{\sqrt{1-\frac{v^2}{c^2}}}
\end{align}
\end{document}| Feature | Supported | Token | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Line Comments | ✓ | % | % A comment |
| Comments | ✓ | ||
| Case Insensitive Identifiers | X | ||
| Semantic Indentation | X | ||
| MultiLine Comments | X |