write c++ in latex, noob latex question

Question

maybe is a noob question but i can't find the solution in the web, i need to write C++ in Latex. I write C$++$ but the result is like crap, the signs are too big and there is too much space between C and the first plus sign.

Previously i needed to write the sharp symbol for C#....c$\sharp$ it also looks like crap but with a escape character it looks nice, for the plus sign i can't do the same.

Answer 1

You could try and use a typewriter font.

\texttt{C++}

Answer 2

The standard solution for cases like this is to use verbatim:

\verb!C++!

Answer 3

This is what I used loooong time ago:

\newcommand*{\Cpp}{C\ensuremath{++}\xspace}

to be used like \Cpp (needs xspace package). But as you said, it is not really beautiful.

Answer 4

I've been using the code below to typset a nice looking C++ in my Master-Thesis. The code has been copied verbatim from a german forum. You should be able to just copy-paste all the code in a new .tex-document and pick the relevant stuff for you...

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{relsize}
\usepackage{lipsum}

%c from texinfo.tex
\def\ifmonospace{\ifdim\fontdimen3\font=0pt }

%c C plus plus
\def\C++{%
\ifmonospace%
    C++%
\else%
    C\kern-.1667em\raise.30ex\hbox{\smaller{++}}%
\fi%
\spacefactor1000 }

%c C sharp
\def\Csharp{%
\ifmonospace%
    C\#%
\else%
    C\kern-.1667em\raise.30ex\hbox{\smaller{\#}}%
\fi%
\spacefactor1000 }

\begin{document}
\begin{center}
{\Huge C++ $\rightarrow$ \C++ \& \Huge C\# $\rightarrow$ \Csharp}\\
\bigskip
\ttfamily
{\Huge C++ $\rightarrow$ \C++ \& \Huge C\# $\rightarrow$ \Csharp}\\
\bigskip
\sffamily
{\Huge C++ $\rightarrow$ \C++ \& \Huge C\# $\rightarrow$ \Csharp}
\end{center}
\section{\C++}
\lipsum[1]
\subsection{\Csharp}
\lipsum[1]
\end{document}

Answer 5

You can use the listings package:

• http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Packages/Listings
• http://www.schneeflocke.net/index.php?section=latex/index#latexsrclst

The second link shows the (in my opinion, nice) output on an example.