AutoMultiplicationSymbol
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AutoMultiplicationSymbol
Details

- AutoMultiplicationSymbol{cond1,…} specifies the conditions under which to automatically display a multiplication symbol.
- Values for condi include:
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"Functions" non-numerical functions "LineBreaks" hard line breaks that imply multiplication "Numbers" numbers and number‐like elements (such as fractions) "Symbols" symbols, including % and local variables - AutoMultiplicationSymbol{} prevents any automatically displayed multiplication symbols from appearing.
- The multiplication operator is specified by the NumberMultiplier option. The default value is "∖[Times]".
- The global setting for AutoMultiplicationSymbol can be changed in the Preferences dialog.
Examples
open allclose allBasic Examples (1)Summary of the most common use cases
Scope (5)Survey of the scope of standard use cases
Multiplication symbols are not inserted where explicit * or × operators are present:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0bnijcl66r3u6-3kcyc

Automatic multiplication symbols between non-numeric functions:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0bnijcl66r3u6-fki0m1

Functions representing numeric operations will not have automatic multiplication symbols:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0bnijcl66r3u6-bgjmh4

Automatic multiplication symbols at hard line breaks:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0bnijcl66r3u6-dvzr2i

Automatic multiplication symbols between numbers:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0bnijcl66r3u6-d2leui

Numeric fractions are recognized as numbers:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0bnijcl66r3u6-njaqw5

Automatic multiplication symbols between symbols:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0bnijcl66r3u6-f7f6oc

Wolfram Research (2007), AutoMultiplicationSymbol, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AutoMultiplicationSymbol.html (updated 2021).
Text
Wolfram Research (2007), AutoMultiplicationSymbol, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AutoMultiplicationSymbol.html (updated 2021).
Wolfram Research (2007), AutoMultiplicationSymbol, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AutoMultiplicationSymbol.html (updated 2021).
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2007. "AutoMultiplicationSymbol." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2021. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AutoMultiplicationSymbol.html.
Wolfram Language. 2007. "AutoMultiplicationSymbol." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2021. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AutoMultiplicationSymbol.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2007). AutoMultiplicationSymbol. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AutoMultiplicationSymbol.html
Wolfram Language. (2007). AutoMultiplicationSymbol. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AutoMultiplicationSymbol.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_automultiplicationsymbol, author="Wolfram Research", title="{AutoMultiplicationSymbol}", year="2021", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AutoMultiplicationSymbol.html}", note=[Accessed: 20-June-2025
]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_automultiplicationsymbol, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={AutoMultiplicationSymbol}, year={2021}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AutoMultiplicationSymbol.html}, note=[Accessed: 20-June-2025
]}