Command/numbers

\numbers

Syntax (autogenerated)

\numbers{...}
{...}	number

Syntax

\numbers{...}
{...}	text

Description

Wrapper around the TeX primitive \number, with some trickery to make sure that an explicit \space will not get gobbled. Useful when programming page numbers and the like.

Example

\def\greeting{Hello}

\tex{number}: \number 8\space\greeting \crlf
\tex{numbers}: \numbers 8\space\greeting

gives

See Also

\setuppapersize[A5]
Cologne Cathedral was built in \romannumerals{1248}

See also

• \defineconversion
• \characters
• \Characters
• \numbers
• \Numbers
• \mediaeval
• \romannumerals
• \Romannumerals
• \greeknumerals
• \Greeknumerals
• \oldstylenumerals
• \oldstyleromannumerals

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