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ramin
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How to get lower case calligraphic font in math mode?

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I want to use calligraphic style for my lower case letters in math mode in latex.
Searching throughout the internet, I have found to hinting solutions
  1. Using boondox/dutchcal/mathalfa http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/ ... ic-symbols, or
  2. Using frcursive http://latex-community.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1404
However, I am getting errors on using each of the above solutions on MiKTeX 2.9 on windows.

What I am using for option 1. is the following:

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\usepackage{mathalfa}
...
\mathbcal{c}
But it gives the error
Package mathalfa Error: There is no bold variant of the calligraphic font. ... = \left(\mathcal{A},\mathcal{B},\mathbcal{c}
Using option 2. as follows:

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\usepackage{frcursive}
\newenvironment{frcseries}{\fontfamily{frc}\selectfont}{}
\newcommand{\textfrc}[1]{{\frcseries#1}}
\newcommand{\mathfrc}[1]{\text{\textfrc{#1}}}
...
\mathfrc{c}
gives the error
Font OT1/frc/m/it/12=frcsl12 at 12.0pt not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not found. ... \left(\mathcal{A},\mathcal{B},\mathfrc{c}
But if I use dutchcal for option 1. as

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\usepackage{dutchcal}
...
\mathbcal{c}
I am getting the lowercase fonts which is too slanted to use.

Is there any easy way to get calligraphic lowercase letters in math mode?
Last edited by ramin on Mon Jan 16, 2017 9:48 am, edited 3 times in total.

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How to get lower case calligraphic font in math mode?

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Okay! It seems like I myself have found a solution using the package pzccal as posted in the link - What are the options to get \mathcal working for lower case letters?.

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\usepackage{pzccal}
\DeclareFontFamily{OT1}{pzc}{}
\DeclareFontShape{OT1}{pzc}{m}{it}{<-> s * [1.10] pzcmi7t}{}
\DeclareMathAlphabet{\mathpzc}{OT1}{pzc}{m}{it}
...
\mathpzc{c}
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How to get lower case calligraphic font in math mode?

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Hi Ramin,

welcome to the forum!

Thanks for telling us the solution you found.

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