Note-Taking Symbols

These note-taking symbols can make it easier to capture lecture notes.

 
 

SYMBOL	MEANING
&	And
+	And, plus, positive
-	Minus, negative
÷	Divided (by)
x	Times, multiplied by
=	Equals, is the same as
≠	Doesn't equal, is not the same as
	Approximately equal to, is similar
<	Less than, is increasing to
>	Greater than, is decreasing to
→	Approaches, approaching, to the end
cc	Varies, varying, varied
	Angle
	Perpendicular, is perpendicular to
ll	Parallel, is parallel to
f	Frequency, frequent, frequently
/	Ratio, ratio of (e.g., height/weight = the ratio of height to weight
%	Percent, percentage
#	Number
$	Dollars
¢	Cents
( )	Parenthetical
^	Insert
@	Amount, amount of, at
?	Question, the question is
!	Here's a surprising fact
Δ	Delta, change, difference between

 
 

These suggestions taken from Note-Taking Made Easy by Judi Kesselman-Turkel and Franklynn Peterson