Text Formatting ⇒ \diamond

[killthemyth]

Hi every1, newbie here, need help. My linux code

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\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\diamond {this is the first way}
\end{document}

I'm getting following output:
diamondsign thisisthefirstway

but need this:
diamondsign this is the first way

What necessary changes should I make (notice the italic and continuous output ??

[frabjous]

Linux code? I think you mean LaTeX?

The \diamond command is supposed to be in math mode. Since you left it off, when the compiler gets there, it thinks there's a problem and so switches into math mode, but doesn't know when to switch back to text mode.

Put \diamond in $..$ and it should work:

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\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
$\diamond$ this is the first way
\end{document}

It looks, however, like you're trying to create a list. If so, you should use one of the environments LaTeX provides for creating lists, like itemize (for bulleted lists) and enumerate (for numbered lists). Compare:

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\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
There are three ways:
\begin{itemize}
    \item this is the first way
    \item this is another way
    \item this is the final way
\end{itemize}
\end{document}

If you want to customize the bullets used for the list (usually a black circle), you can do so with the enumitem package. E.g., to use diamonds instead:

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\begin{document}
There are three ways:
\begin{itemize}[label=$\diamond$]
    \item this is the first way
    \item this is another way
    \item this is the final way
\end{itemize}
\end{document}

[killthemyth]

@frabjous

Thnks buddy its working,
Its latex code n me written linux, need sleep now

[frabjous]

Get some sleep. In the morning, look at the additions to my post, and check out the enumitem documentation if you want more help in customizing lists.