Perpendicular (⟂, ⫫) and Not Perpendicular (⟂̸) symbol in LaTeX
In this tutorial, I will show you how to get Perpendicular, Double Perpendicular, and Not Perpendicular symbols in a LaTeX document.
The following table lists the default commands and output of these symbols. take a look.
| Name | Command | Output |
|---|---|---|
| Perpendicular | \perp | |
| Not Perpendicular | \not\perp | |
| Double Perpendicular | \perp\!\!\!\!\perp |
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
$$\verb|X\perp Y| \rightarrow X\perp Y$$
$$\verb|X\not\perp Y| \rightarrow X\not\perp Y$$
$$\verb|X\perp\!\!\!\!\perp Y| \rightarrow X\perp\!\!\!\!\perp Y$$
\end{document}Output:

Not Perpendicular with other packages
A lot of packages provide commands to get different styles of Not Perpendicular symbols.
| Package | Command | Output |
|---|---|---|
| None | \not\perp | |
MnSymbol | \nperp | |
MnSymbol | \not\perp | |
mathabx | \notperp | |
mathabx | \not\perp | |
fdsymbol | \nperp | |
fdsymbol | \not\perp |
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