| Symbol | Absolute value |
|---|---|
| Type of symbol | Mathematics |
| Package (requirement) | amsmath |
| Argument | Yes |
| Latex command | \lvert arg\rvert |
| Example | \lvert a\rvert → |a| |
You can use the \lvert arg \rvert command of the amsmath package to print the absolute value in a latex document.
You can also use the keyboard pipe keyshift + |, but this is not a good practice.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
\[ \lvert -8\rvert = 8 \]
\[ \lvert X+3\rvert =\lvert X-11\rvert \]
\[ 6\lvert 2x+3\rvert - 7 =2\lvert 2x+3\rvert + 1 \]
\[ \lvert 2x - 5\rvert > 11 \]
\end{document}Output :
