\ulcorner \urcorner

The symbols \ulcorner and \urcorner are used in mathematical logic to denote the corner brackets, often used to enclose expressions or formulas. They are typically used to indicate the Gödel number or code of a formula.

Examples

Gödel number of the formula A

\ulcorner A \urcorner

Encoding of the formula \phi(x)

\ulcorner \phi(x) \urcorner

Gödel number of a quantified formula

\ulcorner \exists x \forall y (x = y) \urcorner