Subset (⊂, ⊆, ⊈) and Superset (⊃, ⊇, ⊋) symbol in LaTeX

In this tutorial, you will learn how to write different types of subsets and superset symbols in LaTeX.

Subset (⊂, ⊆, ⊈) symbols in LaTeX

In LaTeX, there are some default commands to get different types of Subset symbols.

Name	Command	Output
Subset	\subset
Not Subset	\not\subset
Improper Subset	\subseteq
Not Improper Subset	\not\subseteq

The amssymb package also provides the \nsubseteq command to get the Not Improper subset symbol in LaTeX.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\begin{document}

  $$ A \subseteq B $$
  $$ A \not \subseteq B $$
  $$ A \nsubseteq B $$ % with amssymb package
  $$ A \subset B $$
  $$ A \not\subset B $$
  
\end{document}

Output:

Subset with not equal symbol

The amssymb package also provides \subsetneq and \subsetneqq commands to get Subset and not equal symbols.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\begin{document}

  $$ A \subsetneq B $$
  $$ A \subsetneqq B $$
  $$ A \nsubseteqq B $$
  $$ A \varsubsetneqq B $$
  $$ A \varsubsetneq B $$
  $$ A \varsubsetneqq B $$
  
\end{document}

Output:

Superset (⊃, ⊇, ⊋) symbols in LaTeX

LaTeX also provides some default commands to get different types of superset symbols in LaTeX.

Name	Command	Output
Superset	\supset
Not Superset	\not\supset
Improper Superset	\supseteq
Not Improper Superset	\not\supseteq

\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}

  $$ A \supset B $$
  $$ A \not\supset B $$
  $$ A \supseteq B $$
  $$ A \not\supseteq B $$
  
\end{document}

Output:

Superset with not equal symbol

With the amssymb package you can use the \supsetneq and \supsetneqq commands to get Superset with not equal symbol. Also, I showed some other commands to get different styles of this symbol.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\begin{document}

  $$ A \supsetneq B $$
  $$ A \supsetneqq B $$
  $$ A \nsupseteqq B $$
  $$ A \varsupsetneqq B $$
  $$ A \varsupsetneq B $$
  $$ A \varsupsetneqq B $$
  
\end{document}

Output:

Square Subset and Superset symbols in LaTeX

The amssymb package provides more commands to get different types of Square Subset and Superset symbols in LaTeX. I listed all of these.

Command	Output
\sqsubset
\not\sqsubset
\sqsubseteq
\not\sqsubseteq
\sqsupset
\not\sqsupset
\sqsupseteq
\not\sqsupseteq

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\begin{document}

\noindent\begin{minipage}{.5\linewidth}
\centering Square subset symbols:
  $$ A \sqsubset B $$
  $$ A \not\sqsubset B $$
  $$ A \sqsubseteq B $$
  $$ A \not\sqsubseteq B $$
\end{minipage}
\begin{minipage}{.5\linewidth}
\centering Square superset symbols:
  $$ A \sqsupset B $$
  $$ A \not\sqsupset B $$
  $$ A \sqsupseteq B $$
  $$ A \not\sqsupseteq B $$
\end{minipage}
  
\end{document}

Output: