Text Formatting ⇒ Typesetting Units

[svend_tveskaeg]

Hi all.

Consider the following MWE:

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{siunitx}

\begin{document}
Three kilograms can be typeset as either `\SI{3}{\kg}' or `\SI{3}{kg}'?
\end{document}

What is the difference between \kg and kg?

Thank you in advance!

[localghost]

The command \kg is an abbreviation for \kilo\gram and would obey any format settings by the \sisetup command. Just a simple kg is plain text and would not do that. So the former one is preferable. For details see the package manual.


Thorsten

[svend_tveskaeg]

Okay; then I understood it correct.

Thank you, Thorsten.