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There are commands for the top two symbols ltimes and rtimes, however I have not been able to find commands for the other 4 symbols. Is there a simple way that I could create commands for these symbols?






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    There are commands for the top two symbols ltimes and rtimes, however I have not been able to find commands for the other 4 symbols. Is there a simple way that I could create commands for these symbols?






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      There are commands for the top two symbols ltimes and rtimes, however I have not been able to find commands for the other 4 symbols. Is there a simple way that I could create commands for these symbols?






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      There are commands for the top two symbols ltimes and rtimes, however I have not been able to find commands for the other 4 symbols. Is there a simple way that I could create commands for these symbols?






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          Just combine existing symbols:



          documentclass{article}
          

          
usepackage{amssymb}
          

          
begin{document}
          

          
$blacktrianglerightmathrel{mkern-4mu}<$,
          
$>mathrel{mkern-4mu}blacktriangleleft$,
          
$blacktrianglerightjoinrelmathrel{triangleleft}$,
          
$mathrel{triangleright}joinrelblacktriangleleft$
          

          
end{document}


          enter image description here



          joinrel is defined (robustly) as mathrel{mkern-3mu}. It's enough for the last two symbols; for the first two a slighlty larger value of 4mu looks better to me.



          As a matter of fact, ltimes and rtimes do not yield the "unsymmetric" symbols in your picture. They can be similarly obtained joining </ > with triangleleft/triangleright.



          $>joinrelmathrel{triangleleft}$ vs. $rtimes$
          
$mathrel{triangleright}joinrel<$ vs. $ltimes$


          enter image description here



          My fantasy isn't rich enough to come up with names for all these ;-)






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          • Since the second looks like an alpha drawn with lines, maybe linealpha and the reverse lineahpla?

            – AJFarmar
            6 hours ago



















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          This takes campa's answer (+1) and makes an enhancement/alteration: it scales the result downward to occupy the same vertical footprint as the letter x.



          Like campa's result, it works across math styles.



          The MWE:



          documentclass{article}
          
usepackage{mathtools,amssymb,scalerel}
          
newcommandbicrossl{%
          
  mathrel{scalerel*{mathrel{triangleright}joinrelblacktriangleleft}{x}}}
          
newcommandbicrossr{%
          
  mathrel{scalerel*{blacktrianglerightjoinrelmathrel{triangleleft}}{x}}}
          
newcommandbiopencrossl{%
          
  mathrel{scalerel*{>kern-.4LMptjoinrelblacktriangleleft}{x}}}
          
newcommandbiopencrossr{%
          
  mathrel{scalerel*{blacktrianglerightjoinrelkern-.4LMpt<}{x}}}
          
begin{document}
          
$xbicrossr y$ and $xbicrossl y$, 
          

          
$xbiopencrossr y$ and $xbiopencrossl y$, 
          

          
$scriptstyle xbicrossr y$ and $scriptstyle xbicrossl y$, 
          

          
$scriptstyle xbiopencrossr y$ and $scriptstyle xbiopencrossl y$, 
          
end{document}


          enter image description here






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            +1 to you too, but my version already scales correctly in different math styles ;-)

            – campa
            10 hours ago











          • @campa Sorry. No slight intended Revised to reflect this fact.

            – Steven B. Segletes
            10 hours ago











          • None taken :-)

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            10 hours ago












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          Just combine existing symbols:



          documentclass{article}
          

          
usepackage{amssymb}
          

          
begin{document}
          

          
$blacktrianglerightmathrel{mkern-4mu}<$,
          
$>mathrel{mkern-4mu}blacktriangleleft$,
          
$blacktrianglerightjoinrelmathrel{triangleleft}$,
          
$mathrel{triangleright}joinrelblacktriangleleft$
          

          
end{document}


          enter image description here



          joinrel is defined (robustly) as mathrel{mkern-3mu}. It's enough for the last two symbols; for the first two a slighlty larger value of 4mu looks better to me.



          As a matter of fact, ltimes and rtimes do not yield the "unsymmetric" symbols in your picture. They can be similarly obtained joining </ > with triangleleft/triangleright.



          $>joinrelmathrel{triangleleft}$ vs. $rtimes$
          
$mathrel{triangleright}joinrel<$ vs. $ltimes$


          enter image description here



          My fantasy isn't rich enough to come up with names for all these ;-)






          share|improve this answer


























          • Since the second looks like an alpha drawn with lines, maybe linealpha and the reverse lineahpla?

            – AJFarmar
            6 hours ago
















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          Just combine existing symbols:



          documentclass{article}
          

          
usepackage{amssymb}
          

          
begin{document}
          

          
$blacktrianglerightmathrel{mkern-4mu}<$,
          
$>mathrel{mkern-4mu}blacktriangleleft$,
          
$blacktrianglerightjoinrelmathrel{triangleleft}$,
          
$mathrel{triangleright}joinrelblacktriangleleft$
          

          
end{document}


          enter image description here



          joinrel is defined (robustly) as mathrel{mkern-3mu}. It's enough for the last two symbols; for the first two a slighlty larger value of 4mu looks better to me.



          As a matter of fact, ltimes and rtimes do not yield the "unsymmetric" symbols in your picture. They can be similarly obtained joining </ > with triangleleft/triangleright.



          $>joinrelmathrel{triangleleft}$ vs. $rtimes$
          
$mathrel{triangleright}joinrel<$ vs. $ltimes$


          enter image description here



          My fantasy isn't rich enough to come up with names for all these ;-)






          share|improve this answer


























          • Since the second looks like an alpha drawn with lines, maybe linealpha and the reverse lineahpla?

            – AJFarmar
            6 hours ago














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          Just combine existing symbols:



          documentclass{article}
          

          
usepackage{amssymb}
          

          
begin{document}
          

          
$blacktrianglerightmathrel{mkern-4mu}<$,
          
$>mathrel{mkern-4mu}blacktriangleleft$,
          
$blacktrianglerightjoinrelmathrel{triangleleft}$,
          
$mathrel{triangleright}joinrelblacktriangleleft$
          

          
end{document}


          enter image description here



          joinrel is defined (robustly) as mathrel{mkern-3mu}. It's enough for the last two symbols; for the first two a slighlty larger value of 4mu looks better to me.



          As a matter of fact, ltimes and rtimes do not yield the "unsymmetric" symbols in your picture. They can be similarly obtained joining </ > with triangleleft/triangleright.



          $>joinrelmathrel{triangleleft}$ vs. $rtimes$
          
$mathrel{triangleright}joinrel<$ vs. $ltimes$


          enter image description here



          My fantasy isn't rich enough to come up with names for all these ;-)






          share|improve this answer















          Just combine existing symbols:



          documentclass{article}
          

          
usepackage{amssymb}
          

          
begin{document}
          

          
$blacktrianglerightmathrel{mkern-4mu}<$,
          
$>mathrel{mkern-4mu}blacktriangleleft$,
          
$blacktrianglerightjoinrelmathrel{triangleleft}$,
          
$mathrel{triangleright}joinrelblacktriangleleft$
          

          
end{document}


          enter image description here



          joinrel is defined (robustly) as mathrel{mkern-3mu}. It's enough for the last two symbols; for the first two a slighlty larger value of 4mu looks better to me.



          As a matter of fact, ltimes and rtimes do not yield the "unsymmetric" symbols in your picture. They can be similarly obtained joining </ > with triangleleft/triangleright.



          $>joinrelmathrel{triangleleft}$ vs. $rtimes$
          
$mathrel{triangleright}joinrel<$ vs. $ltimes$


          enter image description here



          My fantasy isn't rich enough to come up with names for all these ;-)







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          • Since the second looks like an alpha drawn with lines, maybe linealpha and the reverse lineahpla?

            – AJFarmar
            6 hours ago



















          • Since the second looks like an alpha drawn with lines, maybe linealpha and the reverse lineahpla?

            – AJFarmar
            6 hours ago

















          Since the second looks like an alpha drawn with lines, maybe linealpha and the reverse lineahpla?

          – AJFarmar
          6 hours ago





          Since the second looks like an alpha drawn with lines, maybe linealpha and the reverse lineahpla?

          – AJFarmar
          6 hours ago











          10














          This takes campa's answer (+1) and makes an enhancement/alteration: it scales the result downward to occupy the same vertical footprint as the letter x.



          Like campa's result, it works across math styles.



          The MWE:



          documentclass{article}
          
usepackage{mathtools,amssymb,scalerel}
          
newcommandbicrossl{%
          
  mathrel{scalerel*{mathrel{triangleright}joinrelblacktriangleleft}{x}}}
          
newcommandbicrossr{%
          
  mathrel{scalerel*{blacktrianglerightjoinrelmathrel{triangleleft}}{x}}}
          
newcommandbiopencrossl{%
          
  mathrel{scalerel*{>kern-.4LMptjoinrelblacktriangleleft}{x}}}
          
newcommandbiopencrossr{%
          
  mathrel{scalerel*{blacktrianglerightjoinrelkern-.4LMpt<}{x}}}
          
begin{document}
          
$xbicrossr y$ and $xbicrossl y$, 
          

          
$xbiopencrossr y$ and $xbiopencrossl y$, 
          

          
$scriptstyle xbicrossr y$ and $scriptstyle xbicrossl y$, 
          

          
$scriptstyle xbiopencrossr y$ and $scriptstyle xbiopencrossl y$, 
          
end{document}


          enter image description here






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          • 1





            +1 to you too, but my version already scales correctly in different math styles ;-)

            – campa
            10 hours ago











          • @campa Sorry. No slight intended Revised to reflect this fact.

            – Steven B. Segletes
            10 hours ago











          • None taken :-)

            – campa
            10 hours ago
















          10














          This takes campa's answer (+1) and makes an enhancement/alteration: it scales the result downward to occupy the same vertical footprint as the letter x.



          Like campa's result, it works across math styles.



          The MWE:



          documentclass{article}
          
usepackage{mathtools,amssymb,scalerel}
          
newcommandbicrossl{%
          
  mathrel{scalerel*{mathrel{triangleright}joinrelblacktriangleleft}{x}}}
          
newcommandbicrossr{%
          
  mathrel{scalerel*{blacktrianglerightjoinrelmathrel{triangleleft}}{x}}}
          
newcommandbiopencrossl{%
          
  mathrel{scalerel*{>kern-.4LMptjoinrelblacktriangleleft}{x}}}
          
newcommandbiopencrossr{%
          
  mathrel{scalerel*{blacktrianglerightjoinrelkern-.4LMpt<}{x}}}
          
begin{document}
          
$xbicrossr y$ and $xbicrossl y$, 
          

          
$xbiopencrossr y$ and $xbiopencrossl y$, 
          

          
$scriptstyle xbicrossr y$ and $scriptstyle xbicrossl y$, 
          

          
$scriptstyle xbiopencrossr y$ and $scriptstyle xbiopencrossl y$, 
          
end{document}


          enter image description here






          share|improve this answer





















          • 1





            +1 to you too, but my version already scales correctly in different math styles ;-)

            – campa
            10 hours ago











          • @campa Sorry. No slight intended Revised to reflect this fact.

            – Steven B. Segletes
            10 hours ago











          • None taken :-)

            – campa
            10 hours ago














          10












          10








          10







          This takes campa's answer (+1) and makes an enhancement/alteration: it scales the result downward to occupy the same vertical footprint as the letter x.



          Like campa's result, it works across math styles.



          The MWE:



          documentclass{article}
          
usepackage{mathtools,amssymb,scalerel}
          
newcommandbicrossl{%
          
  mathrel{scalerel*{mathrel{triangleright}joinrelblacktriangleleft}{x}}}
          
newcommandbicrossr{%
          
  mathrel{scalerel*{blacktrianglerightjoinrelmathrel{triangleleft}}{x}}}
          
newcommandbiopencrossl{%
          
  mathrel{scalerel*{>kern-.4LMptjoinrelblacktriangleleft}{x}}}
          
newcommandbiopencrossr{%
          
  mathrel{scalerel*{blacktrianglerightjoinrelkern-.4LMpt<}{x}}}
          
begin{document}
          
$xbicrossr y$ and $xbicrossl y$, 
          

          
$xbiopencrossr y$ and $xbiopencrossl y$, 
          

          
$scriptstyle xbicrossr y$ and $scriptstyle xbicrossl y$, 
          

          
$scriptstyle xbiopencrossr y$ and $scriptstyle xbiopencrossl y$, 
          
end{document}


          enter image description here






          share|improve this answer















          This takes campa's answer (+1) and makes an enhancement/alteration: it scales the result downward to occupy the same vertical footprint as the letter x.



          Like campa's result, it works across math styles.



          The MWE:



          documentclass{article}
          
usepackage{mathtools,amssymb,scalerel}
          
newcommandbicrossl{%
          
  mathrel{scalerel*{mathrel{triangleright}joinrelblacktriangleleft}{x}}}
          
newcommandbicrossr{%
          
  mathrel{scalerel*{blacktrianglerightjoinrelmathrel{triangleleft}}{x}}}
          
newcommandbiopencrossl{%
          
  mathrel{scalerel*{>kern-.4LMptjoinrelblacktriangleleft}{x}}}
          
newcommandbiopencrossr{%
          
  mathrel{scalerel*{blacktrianglerightjoinrelkern-.4LMpt<}{x}}}
          
begin{document}
          
$xbicrossr y$ and $xbicrossl y$, 
          

          
$xbiopencrossr y$ and $xbiopencrossl y$, 
          

          
$scriptstyle xbicrossr y$ and $scriptstyle xbicrossl y$, 
          

          
$scriptstyle xbiopencrossr y$ and $scriptstyle xbiopencrossl y$, 
          
end{document}


          enter image description here







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            +1 to you too, but my version already scales correctly in different math styles ;-)

            – campa
            10 hours ago











          • @campa Sorry. No slight intended Revised to reflect this fact.

            – Steven B. Segletes
            10 hours ago











          • None taken :-)

            – campa
            10 hours ago














          • 1





            +1 to you too, but my version already scales correctly in different math styles ;-)

            – campa
            10 hours ago











          • @campa Sorry. No slight intended Revised to reflect this fact.

            – Steven B. Segletes
            10 hours ago











          • None taken :-)

            – campa
            10 hours ago








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          +1 to you too, but my version already scales correctly in different math styles ;-)

          – campa
          10 hours ago





          +1 to you too, but my version already scales correctly in different math styles ;-)

          – campa
          10 hours ago













          @campa Sorry. No slight intended Revised to reflect this fact.

          – Steven B. Segletes
          10 hours ago





          @campa Sorry. No slight intended Revised to reflect this fact.

          – Steven B. Segletes
          10 hours ago













          None taken :-)

          – campa
          10 hours ago





          None taken :-)

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