Math & Science ⇒ Tau variations

[couperc]

Hi

Trying to get a particular style of tau symbol in latex but have had no luck.

http://www.netsoc.tcd.ie/~couperc/tau.JPG

The tau on the left (Latex) is the one I'm getting but the tau on the right (MS Word) is the one that I want.

Anyone know if there's a particualr font or language that will give me the style of symbol I want (if it was a language I could use the babel package or similar)

Thanks

[gmedina]

Hi,

try the kpfonts:

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{kpfonts}
\begin{document}
$\tau$
\end{document}
 
 
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[couperc]

Will this affect the whole document?

any way i can use it just for that particular tau?

[gmedina]

Will this affect the whole document?..

Yes, it will.

...any way i can use it just for that particular tau?

No, you cannot, at least not if you use the kpfonts package.

A better option then would be to use the upgreek package to have access to upright Greek letters at will:

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{upgreek}
\begin{document}
$\tau$
$\uptau$
\end{document}
 
 
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