Vee in LaTeX (\vee)

Where it is used

Vee binary operator, for logical OR, lattice joins and wedge sums of spaces.

Logic writes p \vee q for inclusive disjunction, and \lor is an identical alias. Lattice theory uses a \vee b for the least upper bound, probability writes s \vee t for \max(s, t), and topology uses X \vee Y for the wedge sum, gluing spaces at a basepoint. For many terms, use \bigvee_{i} p_i. It differs from the letter v and from \veebar, which some texts use for exclusive or. The symbol has binary operator spacing.

Minimal compilable example

Paste this into an empty .tex file and compile it with pdfLaTeX, XeLaTeX or LuaLaTeX.

\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
Vee: $\vee$

\[ \neg(p \vee q) \equiv \neg p \wedge \neg q \]
\end{document}

Related symbols

• Union\cup
• Wedge\wedge
• Intersection\cap
• Square\square
• Amalgamation\amalg
• Nabla\nabla

Frequently asked questions

How do I write Vee in LaTeX?

Type \vee in math mode, for example $\neg(p \vee q) \equiv \neg p \wedge \neg q$. It works in plain LaTeX without loading any package.

Which package do I need for \vee?

None. \vee is part of standard LaTeX, so it compiles with nothing in the preamble but the document class.

Can I use \vee in text mode, or only in math mode?

Only in math mode. Outside $...$ LaTeX stops with "Missing $ inserted", so write $\vee$ in running text. If you only need the glyph in text, paste the Unicode character ∨ instead (with XeLaTeX or LuaLaTeX and a font that has it).