Prime(aʹ) symbol in LaTeX

Symbol/Unicode Prime/U+02B9
Type of symbol Mathematics
Package (requirement) No
Argument No
Latex command \prime
Example a^\prime → aʹ

There are two ways to print the prime symbol in a latex document. First, you can press the ' key on the keyboard, and second, you can use the default \prime command of latex. There is no difference between the two in the output.

\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
  % Useing keyboard key
   $$ f'(x) = x^2 $$
   $$ g'(x) = x^3 $$
  % Using \prime command
   $$ f^\prime(x) = x^2 $$
   $$ a + b^\prime $$
\end{document}

Output :

Using prime symbol in latex.

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