Definition:Inch/Symbol

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Inch: Symbol

The following symbols are in general use to denote an inch of linear measure:

Symbol: $\mathrm {in} $

$\mathrm {in}$

The symbol for the inch is $\mathrm {in}$.


Its $\LaTeX$ code is \mathrm {in} .


Symbol: ${}^{\prime \prime}$

${}^{\prime \prime}$

One of the symbols in general use for the inch is ${}^{\prime \prime}$.

Thus, for example, $10$ inches is presented as:

$10^{\prime \prime}$


The $\LaTeX$ code for \(10^{\prime \prime}\) is 10^{\prime \prime}  or 10' '.