Text Formatting ⇒ \Box italicises my text

[uqan]

Hi all,

I want to use \Box (from the latexsym package) as it is just the right size for a checkbox. Unfortunately if I write "\Box tick me" the "tick me" appears in italics.

As best as I can tell, this is because \Box is activating math mode. I can't however find how to disable math mode so that \Box becomes 'self contained' and doesn't affect any other text around it.

Does anyone know how to do this? Thanks!

EDIT: Of course as soon as I post I realise that enclosing the \Box in math mode does the trick ("$\Box$"). I'm not sure if this is the best way, so any other suggestions are appreciated.

[localghost]

[…] I'm not sure if this is the best way, so any other suggestions are appreciated.

Since the symbol is only for math mode, this is the only way.


Best regards and welcome to the board
Thorsten