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Math Guide 25.2

Appendix A,
Command Reference

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Published April 2025. Based on LibreOffice 25.2 Community.
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⌥ and/or Alt or Option depending on keyboard

Used with other keys

F11

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Open the Styles deck in the Sidebar

Introduction

This appendix lists the functions and commands that are available for use in the Formula Editor for creating formulas.

Formula commands

The more common formula functions and commands are entered by clicking on the appropriate icon in the Elements panel on the Sidebar. When no icon displayed in the Elements panel, then the function or command has to be entered into the Formula Editor using markup language.

In the markup language displayed in the following tables, replace the place holder <?> with the value required in the formula being created.

Unary/binary operators

To access the regularly used unary/binary operators when entering markup language into the Formula Editor, select Unary/Binary Operators in the Elements panel on the Sidebar (Figure 1). Refer to Table 1 for a complete list of unary/binary operators.

Figure 1: Sidebar Elements panel — Unary/Binary Operators page

Sidebar Elements panel — Unary/Binary Operators page

Table 1: Unary/binary operators

Unary/binary operator

Markup language

Example formula

Plus

+

+1

Minus

-

1

Plus/minus

+- or plusminus

±1

Minus/plus

-+ or minusplus

1

Addition

<?> + <?>

A+B

Subtraction

<?> - <?>

AB

Multiplication (Dot)

<?> cdot <?>

AB

Multiplication

<?> times <?>

A×B

Multiplication (*)

<?> * <?>

AB

Division (Fraction)

{<?>} over {<?>}

AB

Frac (Fraction)

frac {<?>} {<?>}

AB

Division

<?> div <?>

A÷B

Division (Slash)

<?> / <?> or <?> slash <?>

A/B

Division (Wideslash)

{<?>} wideslash {<?>}

AB

Division (Counter Wideslash)

<?> widebslash <?>

AB

Concatenate

<?> circ <?>

AB

Boolean NOT

neg <?>

¬A

Boolean AND

<?> and <?> or <?> & <?>

AB

Boolean OR

<?> or <?>

AB

Backslash

<?> bslash <?>

AB

Slash in circle

<?> odivide <?>

AB

Small multiply symbol in circle

<?> odot <?>

AB

Subtract symbol in circle

<?> ominus <?>

AB

Add symbol in circle

<?> oplus <?>

AB

Multiply symbol in circle

<?> otimes <?>

AB

User defined binary operator

<?> boper ????? <?>

AbB

User defined unary operator

uoper ????? <?>

uB

Relations

To access the regularly used relations when entering markup language into the Formula Editor, select Relations in the Elements panel on the Sidebar (Figure 2). Refer to Table 2 for a complete list of relations.

Figure 2: Elements panel in Sidebar — Relations page

Elements panel in Sidebar — Relations page

Table 2: Relations

Relation

Markup language

Example formula

Is equal

<?> = <?>

A=B

Is not equal

<?> <> <?> or <?> neq <?>

AB

Is less than

<?> < <?> or <?> lt <?>

A<B

Is less than or equal to

<?> <= <?>

AB

Is less than or equal to

<?> leslant <?>

AB

Is greater than

<?> > <?> or <?> gt <?>

A>B

Is greater than or equal to

<?> >= <?>

AB

Is greater than or equal to

<?> geslant <?>

AB

Is much less than

<?> << <?> or <?> ll <?>

AB

Is much greater than

<?> >> <?> or <?> gg <?>

AB

Is approximately equal

<?> approx <?>

AB

Is similar to

<?> sim <?>

AB

Is similar to or equal

<?> simeq <?>

AB

Is congruent to

<?> equiv <?>

AB

Is proportional to

<?> prop <?>

AB

Is parallel to

<?> parallel <?>

AB

Is orthogonal to

<?> ortho <?>

AB

Divides

<?> divides <?>

AB

Does not divide

<?> ndivides <?>

AB

Toward

<?> toward <?>

AB

Double arrow left

<?> dlarrow <?>

AB

Double arrow left and right

<?> dlrarrow <?>

AB

Double arrow right

<?> drarrow <?>

AB

Precedes

<?> prec <?>

AB

Succeeds

<?> succ <?>

AB

Precedes or equal to

<?> preccurlyeq <?>

AB

Succeeds or equal to

<?> succcurlyeq <?>

AB

Precedes or equivalent to

<?> precsim <?>

AB

Succeeds or equivalent to

<?> succsim <?>

AB

Not precedes

<?> nprec <?>

AB

Not succeeds

<?> nsucc <?>

AB

Definition

<?> def <?>

AB

Corresponding symbol image of

<?> transl <?>

AB

Corresponding symbol original of

<?> transr <?>

AB

Set operations

To access the regularly used set operations when entering markup language into the Formula Editor, select Set Operations in the Elements panel on the Sidebar (Figure 3). Refer to Table 3 for a complete list of set operations.

Figure 3: Elements panel in Sidebar — Set Operations page

Elements panel in Sidebar — Set Operations page

Table 3: Set operations

Set operation

Markup language

Example formula

Is in

<?> in <?>

AB

Is not in

<?> notin <?>

AB

Owns

<?> owns <?> or <?> ni <?>

AB

Intersection

<?> intersection <?>

AB

Union

<?> union <?>

AB

Difference

<?> setminus <?> or
<?> bslash <?>

AB

Quotient set (slash) between characters

<?> slash <?>

A/B

Subset

<?> subset <?>

AB

Subset or equal to

<?> subseteq <?>

AB

Superset

<?> supset <?>

AB

Superset or equal to

<?> supseteq <?>

AB

Not subset

<?> nsubset <?>

AB

Not subset or equal to

<?> nsubseteq <?>

AB

Not superset

<?> nsupset <?>

AB

Not superset or equal to

<?> nsupseteq <?>

AB

Empty set

emptyset

Aleph (cardinal numbers)

aleph

Natural numbers set

setN

Integers set

setZ

Set of rational numbers

setQ

Real numbers set

setR

Complex numbers set

setC

Functions

To access the regularly used functions when entering markup language into the Formula Editor, select Functions in the Elements panel on the Sidebar (Figure 4). Refer to Table 4 for a complete list of functions.

Figure 4: Elements panel in Sidebar — Functions page

Elements panel in Sidebar — Functions page

Table 4: Functions

Operation

Markup language

Example formula

Absolute value

abs{<?>}

|A|

Factorial

fact{<?>}

A!

Square root

sqrt{<?>}

A

Nth root

nroot{<?>}{<?>}

BA

Power

<?>^{<?>}

AB

Natural exponential function

func e^{<?>}

eA

Natural logarithm

ln(<?>)

ln(A)

Exponential function

exp(<?>)

exp(A)

Logarithm

log(<?>)

log(A)

Sine

sin(<?>)

sin(A)

Cosine

cos(<?>)

cos(A)

Tangent

tan(<?>)

tan(A)

Cotangent

cot(<?>)

cot(A)

Hyperbolic sine

sinh(<?>)

sinh(A)

Hyperbolic cosine

cosh(<?>)

cosh(A)

Hyperbolic tangent

tanh(<?>)

tanh(A)

Hyperbolic cotangent

coth(<?>)

coth(A)

Inverse sine or arcsine

arcsin(<?>)

arcsin(A)

Inverse cosine or arccosine

arccos(<?>)

arccos(A)

Inverse tangent or arctangent

arctan(<?>)

arctan(A)

Inverse cotangent or arccotangent

arccot(<?>)

arccot(A)

Inverse or area hyperbolic sine

arsinh(<?>)

arsinh(A)

Inverse or area hyperbolic cosine

arcosh(<?>)

arcosh(A)

Inverse or area hyperbolic tangent

artanh(<?>)

artanh(A)

Inverse or area hyperbolic cotangent

arcoth(<?>)

arcoth(A)

Back epsilon

backepsilon

Subscript

<?> sub <?>

AB

Operators

To access the regularly used operators when entering markup language into the Formula Editor, select Operators in the Elements panel on the Sidebar (Figure 5). Refer to Table 5 for a complete list of operators.

Figure 5: Elements panel in sidebar — Operators page

Elements panel in sidebar — Operators page

For customized operators, use the command oper followed by the custom operator. For example, entering oper OP from 0 to 1 A will create the formula O01A .

Table 5: Operators

Operation

Markup language

Example formula

Limes

lim <?>

limA

Limes subscript bottom

lim from{<?>} <?>

limAB

Limes superscript top

lim to{<?>} <?>

limAB

Limes sup/sub script

lim from{<?>} to{<?>} <?>

limABC

Limes inferior

liminf <?>

lim infA

Limes superior

limsup <?>

lim supA

Sum

sum <?>

a

Sum subscript bottom

sum from{<?>} <?>

AB

Sum superscript top

sum to{<?>} <?>

AB

Sum sup/sub script

sum from{<?>} to{<?>} <?>

ABC

Product

prod <?>

A

Product subscript bottom

prod from{<?>} <?>

AB

Product superscript top

prod to{<?>} <?>

AB

Product sup/sub script

prod from{<?>} to{<?>} <?>

ABC

Coproduct

coprod <?>

A

Coproduct subscript bottom

coprod from{<?>} <?>

AB

Coproduct superscript top

coprod to{<?>} <?>

AB

Coproduct sup/sub script

coprod from{<?>} to{<?>} <?>

ABC

Integral

int <?>

A

Integral subscript bottom

int from{<?>} <?>

AB

Integral superscript top

int to{<?>} <?>

AB

Integral sup/sub script

int from{<?>} to{<?>} <?>

ABC

Double integral

iint <?>

A

Double integral subscript bottom

iint from{<?>} <?>

AB

Double integral superscript top

iint to{<?>} <?>

AB

Double integral sup/sub script

iint from{<?>} to{<?>} <?>

ABC

Triple integral

iiint <?>

A

Triple integral subscript bottom

iiint from{<?>} <?>

AB

Triple integral superscript top

iiint to{<?>} <?>

AB

Triple integral sup/sub script

iiint from{<?>} to{<?>}
<?>

ABC

Curve integral

lint <?>

A

Curve integral subscript bottom

lint from{<?>} <?>

AB

Curve integral superscript top

lint to{<?>} <?>

AB

Curve integral sup/sub script

lint from{<?>} to{<?>} <?>

ABC

Double curve integral

llint <?>

A

Double curve integral subscript bottom

llint from{<?>} <?>

AB

Double curve integral superscript top

llint to{<?>} <?>

AB

Double curve integral sup/sub script

llint from{<?>} to{<?>}
<?>

ABC

Triple curve integral

lllint <?>

A

Triple curve integral subscript bottom

lllint from{<?>} <?>

AB

Triple curve integral superscript top

lllint to{<?>} <?>

AB

Triple curve integral sup/sub script

lllint from{<?>} to{<?>} <?>

ABC

Attributes

To access the regularly used attributes when entering markup language into the Formula Editor, select Attributes in the Elements panel on the Sidebar (Figure 7). Refer to Table 6 for a complete list of attributes.

Figure 6: Elements panel in Sidebar — Attributes page

Elements panel in Sidebar — Attributes page

The font command changes the font type. The first placeholder is replaced with the name of the font and the second placeholder is replaced with the selected formula values or text. The default fonts are Serif, Sans, or Fixed. If custom fonts have been added to Math (see Chapter 1, Creating and Editing Formulas), then replace the first placeholder with the custom font name.

Table 6: Attributes

Operation

Markup language

Example formula

Acute accent

acute <?>

A´

Grave accent

grave <?>

A`

Breve

breve <?>

A˘

Circle

circle <?>

A˚

Dot

dot <?>

A˙

Double dot

ddot <?>

A¨

Triple dot

dddot <?>

A

Line above

bar <?>

A¯

Vector arrow

vec <?>

A

Harpoon

harpoon <?>

A

Tilde

tilde <?>

A~

Circumflex

hat <?>

A^

Reverse circumflex

check <?>

Aˇ

Large vector arrow

widevec {<?>}

AB

Large harpoon

wideharpoon <?>

AB

Large tilde

widetilde {<?>}

AB~

Large circumflex

widehat {<?>}

AB^

Line over

overline {<?>}

AB¯

Line below

underline {<?>}

AB̲

Line through

overstrike {<?>}

AB

Transparent (blank placeholder to create space)

phantom {<?>}

A...B

Bold font

bold <?>

AB

Not bold font

nbold <?>

AB

Italic font

ital <?> or italic <?>

AB

Not italic font

nitalic <?>

AB

Resize

size <?> {<?>}

AB

Change font

font <?> {<?>}

AB

Operation

Markup language

Example formula

Color aqua (same as cyan)

color aqua {<?>}

AB

Color black

color black {<?>}

AB

Color blue

color blue {<?>}

AB

Color coral

color coral {<?>}

AB

Color crimson

color crimson {<?>}

AB

Color cyan

color cyan {<?>}

AB  

Color fuchsia (same as magenta

Color fuchsia {<?>}

AB

Color gray

color gray {<?>}

AB

Color green

color green {<?>}

AB

Color hotpink

color hotpink {<?>}

AB

Color indigo

color indigo {<?>}

AB

Color lavender

color lavender {<?>}

AB

Color lime

color lime {<?>}

AB

Color magenta

color magenta {<?>}

AB

Color maroon

color maroon {<?>}

AB

Color midnight

color midnightblue {<?>}

AB

Color navy

color navy {<?>}

AB

Color olive

color olive {<?>}

AB

Color orange

color orange {<?>}

AB

Color orangered

color orangered {<?>}

AB

Color purple

color purple {<?>}

AB

Color red

color red {<?>}

AB

Color seagreen

color seagreen {<?>}

AB

Color silver

color silver {<?>}

AB

Color teal

color teal {<?>}

AB

Color violet

color violet {<?>}

AB

Color yellow

color yellow {<?>}

AB

Hexadecimal colors

color hex 000000 {<?>}

AB

RGB colors

color rgb R G B {<?>}

AB

Brackets

To access the regularly used brackets when entering markup language into the Formula Editor, select Brackets in the Elements panel on the Sidebar (Figure 7). Refer to Table 7 for a complete list of brackets.

Figure 7: Elements panel in Sidebar — Brackets page

Elements panel in Sidebar — Brackets page

Table 7: Brackets

Operation

Markup language

Example formula

Group brackets (not displayed in formula)

{<?>}

AB

Round brackets

(<?>)

(AB)

Left round bracket only

\(<?>

(A

Right round bracket only

<?>\)

A)

Square brackets

[<?>]

[AB]

Left square bracket only

\[<?>

[A

Right square bracket only

<?>\]

A]

Double square brackets

ldbracket <?> rdbracket

AB

Left double square bracket only

\ldbracket <?>

A

Right double square bracket only

<?> \rdbracket

A

Braces

lbrace <?> rbrace

{AB}

Left brace only

\lbrace <?>

{A

Right brace only

<?> \rbrace

A}

Angle brackets

langle <?> rangle

AB

Left angle bracket only

\langle <?>

A

Right angle bracket only

<?> \rangle

A

Operator brackets

langle <?> mline <?> rangle

AB|CD

Ceiling (upper half square brackets)

lceil <?> rceil

AB

Left ceiling only

\lceil <?>

A

Right ceiling only

<?> \rceil

A

Floor (lower half square brackets)

lfloor <?> rfloor

AB

Left floor only

\lfloor <?>

A

Right floor only

<?> \rfloor

A

Single lines

lline <?> rline

|AB|

Left single line only

\lline <?>

|A

Right single line only

<?> \rline

A|

Double lines

ldline <?> rdline

AB

Left double line only

\ldline <?>

A

Right double line only

<?> \rdline

A

Scalable round brackets

left ( <?> right )

(AB)

Scalable left round bracket only

left ( <?> right none

(AB

Scalable right round bracket only

left none <?> right )

AB)

Scalable square brackets

left [ <?> right ]

[AB]

Scalable left square bracket only

left [ <?> right none

[AB

Scalable right square bracket only

left none <?> right ]

AB]

Scalable double square brackets

left ldbracket <?> right rdbracket

AB

Scalable left double square bracket only

left ldbracket <?> right none

AB

Scalable right double square bracket only

left none <?> right rdbracket

AB

Scalable braces

left lbrace <?> right rbrace

{AB}

Scalable left brace only

left lbrace {<?>} right none

{AB

Scalable right brace only

left none {<?>} right rbrace

AB}

Scalable angle brackets

left langle <?> right rangle

AB

Scalable left angle bracket only

left langle {<?>} right none

AB

Scalable right angle bracket only

left none {<?>} right rangle

AB

Scalable operator brackets

left langle <?> mline <?> right none

AB|CD

Scalable left operator bracket

left langle <?> mline <?> right none

AB|CD

Scalable right operator bracket

left none <?> mline <?> right rangle

AB|CD

Scalable ceiling (upper half square brackets)

left lceil <?> right rceil

AB

Scalable left ceiling

left lceil <?> right none

AB

Scalable right ceiling

left none <?> right rceil

AB

Scalable floor (lower half square brackets)

left lfloor <?> right rfloor

AB

Scalable left floor

left lfloor <?> right none

AB

Scalable right floor

left none <?> right rfloor

AB

Scalable single lines

left lline <?> right rline

|AB|

Scalable left single line

left lline <?> right none

|AB

Scalable right single line

left none <?> right rline

AB|

Scalable double lines

left ldline <?> right rdline

AB

Scalable left double line

left ldline <?> right none

AB

Scalable right double line

left none <?> right rdline

AB

Scalable top brace

{<?>} overbrace {<?>}

ABCD

Scalable bottom brace

{<?>} underbrace {<?>}

ABCD

Formats

To access the regularly used formats when entering markup language into the Formula Editor, select Formats in the Elements panel on the Sidebar (Figure 8). Refer to Table 8 for a complete list of formats.

Figure 8: Elements panel in Sidebar — Formats page

Elements panel in Sidebar — Formats page

By default, text characters are aligned to the center in a formula. Use the alignl and alignr commands to align text characters in a formula to the left or right when a formula has more than one line. Also, use the align commands in conjunction with the stack commands to align multi-line formulas on a specific formula element, for example, the equals sign (=).

Table 8: Formats

Operation

Markup language

Example formula

Power (superscript right)

<?>^{<?>} or <?>sup{<?>} or
<?>rsup{<?>}

2010

Subscript right

<?>_{<?>} or <?>sub{<?>} or
<?>rsub{<?>}

2010

Superscript left

<?>lsup{<?>}

2010

Subscript left

<?>lsub{<?>}

2010

Superscript center

<?>csup{<?>}

2010

Subscript center

<?>csub{<?>}

2010

New line

newline

123CD

Small gap

`

123456

Blank or large gap

~

123456

No space (suppresses space between elements)

nospace {<?>}

12+4+5

Align left

alignl <?>

ABCD

Align center

alignc <?>

ABCD

Align right

alignr <?>

ABCD

Vertical stack (2 elements)

binom{<?>}{<?>}

AB12

Vertical stack (more than 2 elements)

stack{<?> # <?> # <?>}

AB12CD

Matrix stack

matrix{<?> # <?> ## <?> # <?>}

AB1234CD

Others

To access the regularly used other commands when entering markup language into the Formula Editor, select Others in the Elements panel on the Sidebar (Figure 9). Refer to Table 9 for a complete list of other commands.

Figure 9: Elements panel in Sidebar — Others page

Elements panel in Sidebar — Others page

Table 9: Others

Operation

Markup language

Example formula

Placeholder

<?>

 

Infinity

infinity or infty

Partial derivative or set margin

partial

Nabla vector operator

nabla

Existential quantifier, there is at least one

exists

Existential quantifier, there does not exist

notexists

Universal quantifier, for all

forall

H-bar constant

hbar

Lambda bar

lambdabar

ƛ

Real part of a complex number

re

Imaginary part of a complex number

im

Weierstrass p function

wp

Laplace transformation

laplace

Left arrow

leftarrow

Right arrow

rightarrow

Up arrow

uparrow

Down arrow

downarrow

Ellipsis

dotslow

Math axis ellipsis

dotsaxis

Vertical ellipsis

dotsvert

Upward diagonal ellipsis

dotsup or dotsdiag

Downward diagonal ellipsis

dotsdown

Greek characters

Greek and italic Greek characters are normally entered into a formula using the Symbols dialog (Figure 10 and Figure 11). However, if the Greek character is known, type a percentage sign (%) followed by the Greek character name into the Formula Editor.

Figure 10: Symbols dialog — Greek characters

Symbols dialog — Greek characters

Figure 11: Symbols dialog — Italic Greek characters

Symbols dialog — Italic Greek characters

In localized versions of LibreOffice, the names of Greek characters are also localized. If a document is not localized to the same language, then the names of Greek characters in the following tables may not work correctly. If this happens, use the Symbols dialog to select the required Greek character. When selected in the Symbols dialog, the name of the Greek character is displayed at the bottom of the Symbols dialog in the correct language.

Table 10: Greek characters

Markup language

Uppercase Character

Markup language

Lowercase Character

%ALPHA

Α

%alpha

α

%BETA

Β

%beta

β

%GAMMA

Γ

%gamma

γ

%DELTA

Δ

%delta

δ

%EPSILON

Ε

%epsilon

ε

%ZETA

Ζ

%zeta

ζ

%ETA

Η

%eta

η

%THETA

Θ

%theta

θ

%IOTA

Ι

%iota

ι

%KAPPA

Κ

%kappa

κ

%LAMBDA

Λ

%lambda

λ

%MU

Μ

%mu

μ

%NU

Ν

%nu

ν

%XI

Ξ

%xi

ξ

%OMICRON

Ο

%omicron

ο

%PI

Π

%pi

π

%RHO

Ρ

%rho

ρ

%SIGMA

Σ

%sigma

σ

%TAU

Τ

%tau

τ

%UPSILON

Υ

%upsilon

υ

%PHI

Φ

%phi

φ

%CHI

Χ

%chi

χ

%PSI

Ψ

%psi

ψ

%OMEGA

Ω

%omega

ω

Table 11: Italic Greek characters

Markup language

Uppercase Character

Markup language

Lowercase

Character

%iALPHA

Α

%ialpha

α

%iBETA

Β

%ibeta

β

%iGAMMA

Γ

%igamma

γ

%iDELTA

Δ

%idelta

δ

%iEPSILON

Ε

%iepsilon

ϵ

%iZETA

Ζ

%izeta

ζ

%iETA

Η

%ieta

η

%iTHETA

Θ

%itheta

θ

%iIOTA

Ι

%iiota

ι

%iKAPPA

Κ

%ikappa

κ

%iLAMBDA

Λ

%ilambda

λ

%iMU

Μ

%imu

μ

%iNU

Ν

%inu

ν

%iXI

Ξ

%ixi

ξ

%iOMICRON

Ο

%iomicron

ο

%iPI

Π

%ipi

π

%iRHO

Ρ

%irho

ρ

%iSIGMA

Σ

%isigma

σ

%iTAU

Τ

%itau

τ

%iUPSILON

Υ

%iupsilon

υ

%iPHI

Φ

%iphi

ϕ

%iCHI

Χ

%ichi

χ

%iPSI

Ψ

%ipsi

ψ

%iOMEGA

Ω

%iomega

ω

Special characters

Special characters are normally entered into a formula using the Symbols dialog (Figure 10 and Figure 11). However, if the name of the special character is known, type a percentage sign (%) followed by the special character name into the Formula Editor. Table 12 Shows the full list of special characters that are available in LibreOffice.

Table 12: Special characters

Markup language

Character

Markup language

Character

%perthousand

%tendto

%noelement

%infinite

%angle

%and

%or

%notequal

%identical

%strictlylessthan

%strictlygreaterthan

 

 

In localized versions of LibreOffice, the names of special characters are also localized. If a document is not localized to the same language, then the names of special characters in Table 12 may not work correctly. If this happens, use the Symbols dialog to select the required special character. When selected in the Symbols dialog, the name of the special character is displayed at the bottom of the Symbols dialog in the correct language.

Reserved words

A reserved word is a word that is used by LibreOffice as a command in the Math markup language and cannot be used as a variable name or entered into a formula as text. To use a reserved word as text in a formula then a reserved word must be placed between double quotes.

For example, consider that to use the words “color purple” in a formula and all the formula elements are not changed to the color purple. If A purple B is typed into the Formula Editor, the resulting formula is AB , which is incorrect and the error is shown by the inverted question mark. To correct this error, type A "color purple" B in the Formula Editor using double quotes each side of the words and the resulting correct formula is Acolor purpleB .

If the italic version of the word “purple” is required, enter A italic{ "color purple" } B into the Formula Editor, which creates Acolor purpleB  in the formula.

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