Set complement symbol (Aᶜ, A′, Ā) in LaTeX

In mathematics, the complement of A set is denoted in three ways which are: Ac, A′, and Ā. In order to get these symbols in LaTeX you can follow the table below.

PackageCommandOutput
amssymb$A^\complement$A^\complement
None$A^\prime$$$ A^\prime $$
None$\overline{A}$$\overline{A}$
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\begin{document}

  $$ (A \cup B)^\complement = A^\complement \cap B^\complement $$
  $$ (A \cup B)^\prime = A^\prime \cap B^\prime $$
  $$ \overline{(A \cup B)} = \overline{A} \cap \overline{B} $$

\end{document}

Output:

All complement symbol in LaTeX.

Set Complement (∁) symbol with other packages

This set of complement symbols is also printed by other packages, but the output may be slightly different.

PackageCommandOutput
amssymb$A^\complement$A^\complement
None$A^\mathsf{c}$$A^\mathsf{c}$
mathabx$A^\complement$$A^\complement$
mathabx$A^{\bigcomplementop}$$A^{\bigcomplementop}$
fdsymbol$A^\complement$$A^\complement$
boisik$A^\complement$$A^\complement$
stix$A^\complement$$A^\complement$

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