Fonts & Character Sets ⇒ making the font size as small as possible

[i1983]

hi
I'm currently using the "amsart" class. I would like to reduce the font size below 8 (which is the minimum size allowed by "amsart"). Basically, I'm trying to fit as much information on a single page (including tons of math stuff), and the smallest size allowed is still too big. Is there a way I could reduce the font size even lower? (I wouldn't mind changing document class or font or anything, I just want the font to be as small as possible).

Thank you!

[frabjous]

If you use a type-1 font (T1 font encoding) like the Latin Modern fonts (just like Computer Modern, but with better scalability), you can use any font size you like.

For example the following code will typeset a math paper in size 2 font.

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\documentclass{amsart}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage{blindtext} % for auto-generating text
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{lmodern}
\begin{document}
\fontsize{2}{2}\selectfont
\blindmathpaper % generates a nonsense math paper automatically
\end{document}

I cannot for the life of me understand why you'd want to do such a ridiculous thing. What's the point of text so small you can't read it -- and in my opinion, anything below size 10 is just not worth it. Is paper so scarce where you live that you can't use another page or two?

[magicmoose]

Maybe it's a cheat sheet for an exam?
Check out this cheat sheet