Text Formatting ⇒ \ldots vs \dots

[Robert S]

Hey everyone,

I've always used \ldots, but when I compile a document with \ldots\dots they look exactly the same! They both seem to work in mathmode, so what's the difference between the two? Is one an older version of the other, or is there something else going on here?

Thanks in advance

-Robert

[cgnieder]

Hi Robert,

welcome to the LaTeX community!

The two commands actually are the same. From latex.ltx (the LaTeX kernel):

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\DeclareRobustCommand{\dots}{%
   \ifmmode\mathellipsis\else\textellipsis\fi}
\let\ldots\dots

Regards