# Authentic math notations

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/authentic-math-notations/100519>\
**Category:** New to Julia\
**Tags:** fonts\
**Created:** [June 18, 2023, 2:29pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/authentic-math-notations/100519 "2023-06-18T14:29:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![SarK0Y](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/sark0y/32/50841_2.png) [@SarK0Y](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/SarK0Y)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2023, 2:29pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/authentic-math-notations/100519/1 "2023-06-18T14:29:08Z")

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Hi, Guys.  
i need some workaround to make something like this..

## x = x² = x^2

well, it’s possible to have var “x²”, but i want operation ² ＝ ^2  
+++++++  
Thanks a lot in Advance.

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**Author:** ![DNF](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/dnf/32/10191_2.png) [@DNF](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/DNF)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2023, 2:38pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/authentic-math-notations/100519/2 "2023-06-18T14:38:07Z")

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Since `x²` is a valid variable name, this is not possible.

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**Author:** ![SarK0Y](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/sark0y/32/50841_2.png) [@SarK0Y](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/SarK0Y)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2023, 3:15pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/authentic-math-notations/100519/3 "2023-06-18T15:15:07Z")

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hella good remark - Thanks. 🙂

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**Author:** ![stevengj](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/stevengj/32/71_2.png) [@stevengj](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/stevengj)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2023, 4:30pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/authentic-math-notations/100519/4 "2023-06-18T16:30:56Z")

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> [@DNF](#):
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> Since `x²` is a valid variable name, this is not possible.

Technically it would be possible for a macro to do this.