Which is better LuaTeX or XeTeX for Unicode?
LuaTeX and XeTeX are alternative TeX engines and both are designed to work with Unicode text. Invoking LuaLaTeX or XeLaTeX just means invoking LuaTeX or XeTeX with LaTeX format. This post contains examples to be tried in both, but if you want to be persuaded to choose just one, see Why choose LuaLaTeX over XeLaTeX .
What happens to broken letters in LuaTeX and XeTeX?
According to my test, with XeLaTeX, broken letters are displayed as spaces, but with LuaLaTeX, broken letters are just gone. Now add the following line to the preamble and try again (we are specifying a font now):
How to write a LaTeX document in UTF-8?
Write the following LaTeX document: Save it as first-example.tex and make sure it is saved in UTF-8 encoding. Then compile it with XeLaTeX or LuaLaTeX. The document contains many ways of saying hello in different languages which I copied from the HELLO file that is shipped with GNU Emacs.
What’s the difference between LuaLaTeX and XeLaTeX?
Invoking LuaLaTeX or XeLaTeX just means invoking LuaTeX or XeTeX with LaTeX format. This post contains examples to be tried in both, but if you want to be persuaded to choose just one, see Why choose LuaLaTeX over XeLaTeX . Write the following LaTeX document: Save it as first-example.tex and make sure it is saved in UTF-8 encoding.
Is there a way to compile Tex with LuaTeX?
Compiling with LuaLaTeX is similar. If TeXworks does not remember your choice next time you open the same file, add the following line to the beginning of the document file. If you are using Emacs AUCTeX, start by setting the file local variable TeX-engine to luatex . The produced PDF output may have some missing letters.
Is there a way to use LuaTeX in AUCTeX?
If you are using Emacs AUCTeX, start by setting the file local variable TeX-engine to luatex . The produced PDF output may have some missing letters. In particular, CJK texts are not displayed in the output.
Which is the best font to use in latex?
While the Chinese hello text is still missing one character, Japanese hello and Korean hello are displayed completely now. We loaded a fontspec package and then used the \\setmainfont command (from the fontspec package) to choose Batang as the main font. Now you know how to include Korean text in LaTeX documents.