QED symbol in latex

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How do I type a QED symbol - I want a full box and not an empty box like  qed gives you   I m not using  begin proof

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I think you are looking for this    newcommand   QEDA   hfill ensuremath  blacksquare     Usage    begin example    blah blah blah  QEDA  end example

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As described here  you can redefine the command  qedsymbol  in your case - to  blacksquare    renewcommand  qedsymbol   ensuremath  blacksquare     This works both with  qed command and proof environment

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The question specifically mentions a full box and not an empty box and not using proof environment from amsthm package  Hence  an option may be to use the command  QED from the package stix  It reproduces the character U 220E  end of proof

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Simple answer   In the preamble make sure you have  usepackage amssymb   Then in the preamble we can define this simple command   newcommand  qed   hfill   blacksquare    Then whenever you want the QED symbol to complete a proof  you type  qed   If you prefer a hollow square  replace  blacksquare with  square

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You can use  blacksquare         When creating TeX  Knuth provided the symbol     solid black square   also called by mathematicians tombstone or Halmos symbol  after Paul Halmos  who pioneered its use as an equivalent of Q E D    The tombstone is sometimes open     hollow black square

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A good reference for finding any symbol in LaTeX is http   detexify kirelabs org classify html - just draw what you want to find  and it will show you a list of potential symbols

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Add to doc header    usepackage  amssymb     Then at the desired location add      blacksquare

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rule 1 2ex  1 2ex  will give you a filled box    fbox  phantom  rule  7ex   7ex    will give you an empty box  The  phantom command will typeset with invisible ink   The advantage of this approach is that no package is needed  Also the size is up to your control  Less is more

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What about  blacksquare    http   amath colorado edu documentation LaTeX Symbols pdf

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If you  usepackage amsmath   the  blacksquare command will typeset a solid black square   The  square command will give you a hollow square   The ulsy package has a few version of the lightning bolt for contradictions   blitza   blitzb        blitze   Just drop  usepackage ulsy  into the preamble of your document   Finally  as others have pointed out  the Comprehensive LaTeX Symbols List is a great resource for finding the perfect symbol for the job

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documentclass scrartcl   usepackage amssymb   begin document    backslash blacksquare    blacksquare     backslash square    square   end document    You can easily find such symbols with http   write-math com  When you want to align it to the right  add  hfill    I use    renewcommand  qed   hfill blacksquare   newcommand  qedwhite   hfill  ensuremath  Box

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