BXtexlogo Package

LaTeX: Additional TeX-family logos

The package hologo enables you to output many useful logos of popular (and not so popular) TeX-family software. However its interface is a bit cumbersome because you must type \hologo{BibTeX} instead of \BibTeX. This package enables you to import some of logos provided by hologo as simgle commands, such as \BibTeX.

Moreover this package provides yet additional logos of TeX-family software most of which is popular mainly in Japan. These logos can be imported in the same way as those provided by hologo.

System requirement

• TeX format: LaTeX.
  • TeX engine: Anything.
  • Dependent packages:
    • hologo
      • cjhebrew (if \logoAleph and \logoLamed are used)

Installation

• *.sty → $TEXMF/tex/latex/BXtexlogo

License

This package is distributed under the MIT License.

The bxtexlogo Package

Package Loading

\usepackage[<option>,...]{bxtexlogo}

All the options are passed to hologo.

Usage

• \bxtexlogoimport{<name>,...}: Defines a command to output the logo specified by <name>. For example, \bxtexlogoimport{BibTeX} defines the command \BibTeX to output the BibTeX logo, if the command is undefined. Alternatively, a list element in the argument can have the following forms:
  • +<name>: Defines forcefully; for example, +BibTeX defines the command \BibTeX even if the command is already defined.
    • <prefix>-<name>: Defines with a prefix; for example, my-BibTeX defines the command \myBibTeX for the logo BibTeX, if the command is undefined.
      • <prefix>+<name>: Defines forcefully with a prefix; for example, my+BibTeX overwrites the command \myBibTeX.

The `<name>` part can be either `*` or `**` instead of a valid logo
name. There `*` means “all the primary logo names” and `**` means
“all the secondary logo names”.  (The logo classification will be
described later.) For example, `{*,my+**}` imports all the primary
logos (without prefix, non-forcefully) and then imports forcefully all
the secondary logos with prefix `my`.

Note that the logo names explicitly given earlier are excluded from
the bulk import by `*` and `**`. For example, `{BibTeX,my-*}` defines
`\BibTeX` and `\myXeTeX` but not `\myBibTeX`.

• \bxtexlogoImport{<name>,...}: The same as \bxtexlogoimport, except that the logo names explicitly given are not excluded from the target of bulk imports in the future. This command is intended to be used in packages and classes.

• \bxtexlogo{<name>}: Outputs the logo of name <name>. This form can be always used, whether the logo is imported or not.

Parameter settings

The \bxtexlogosetup command can be used to configure the behavior of the package.

\bxtexlogosetup{<key>=<value>,...

• Boolean values are specified as true or false.

The following setting keys are available:

• smallcaps=<value>: Whether or not fake smallcaps is used.
  • real: The real smallcaps font face (shape sc) is used.
    • fake: The fake smallcaps (capital letters in reduced size) is used.
      • auto (default): The fake smallcaps is used only for the following specific font faces: CM Sans Serif and LM Sans Serif.
  • one-font=<value>: Which font family is used for the letter ‘1’ in the 1TeX logo.
    • normal: The normal setting, where the dsrom family is used most preferentially. This setting lacks bold series.
      • bboldx: The bboldx family is always used. This family has bold series.
  • hologo-for-basic=<bool>: This parameter controls how to render the TeX, LaTeX or LaTeX2e part of the logos provided by this package (such as XyMTeX). If true, the definitions provided by the hologo package are used; if false, the current definitions of the commands \TeX, \LaTeX and \LaTeXe are used.
  • ghost=<bool>: Whether or not a 'ghost' is inserted around logos in order to improve rendering in the Japanese typesetting.

Avaiable logo names

The logo names supported by this package are divided into two classes: “primary” (popular software) and “secondary” (all others).

Primary logos

You can bulk-import the primary logos with \bxtexlogoimport{*}.

(Logos provided by hologo)

• AmSLaTeX
  • AmSTeX
  • BibTeX
  • ConTeXt
  • eTeX
  • LaTeX
  • LaTeXe for “LaTeX 2ε” logo
  • LuaLaTeX
  • LuaTeX
  • LyX
  • METAFONT
  • METAPOST
  • pdfTeX
  • pdfLaTeX
  • TeX
  • XeLaTeX
  • XeTeX

(Logos provided by this package)

• epTeX for “ε-pTeX” logo
  • eupTeX for “ε-upTeX” logo
  • JBibTeX (old version of pBibTeX)
  • pBibTeX
  • pLaTeXe for “pLaTeX 2ε”
  • pLaTeX
  • pTeX
  • TikZ
  • upBibTeX
  • upLaTeX
  • upLaTeXe for “upLaTeX 2ε”
  • upTeX

Secondary logos

You can bulk-import the secondary logos with \bxtexlogoimport{**}.

(Logos provided by hologo)

• HanTheThanh for “Hàn Thế Thành”
  • KOMAScript
  • LaTeXTeX for “(La)TeX”
  • NTS
  • PiCTeX
  • SageTeX
  • SLiTeX
  • teTeX
  • TTH

(Logos provided by this package)

• ApTeX
  • CSTUG
  • HeVeA
  • JBibTeX
  • JLaTeX
  • JTeX
  • KaTeX
  • KET for prefix
  • KETpic
  • LaTeXiT
  • LaTeXML
  • logoAleph for “א”
  • logoLambda for “Λ”
  • logoLamed for “ל”
  • logoOmega for “Ω”
  • OpTeX
  • pTeXsT
  • XyM for prefix
  • XyMTeX
  • … and more exotic ones, such as BaSiX (See the sample document for detail.)

Addtional logos

Starting from v0.6, all hologo logos (not only ones classified as “primary” or “secondary”) can be imported through \bxtexlogoimport command, as long as its name contains only letters. For example, the logo Xe (the head part of the XeTeX logo) that is provided by hologo can be imported by invoking \bxtexlogoimport{Xe}, and then you can output this logo by typing \Xe. (You can also do \bxtexlogoimport{my-Xe} instead, of course.) Note that these “non-classified” logos are never included in the target of bulk import.

Note. The command \bxtexlogo also supports all hologo logos and thus can be used in place of \hologo, just if you like it.

Moreover, the bxtexlogo itself provides a few “non-classified” logos, such as e (the head part of eTeX logo). This logo can be used by importing (perhaps with a prefix) or by writing \bxtexlogo{e}. See the sample document for detail.

Notices

• You are recommended to load the graphicx package; its functionality will be utilized to improve the output of logos.
  • You cannot use the logo commands in math mode.
  • You can use the logos provided by this package in PDF strings, but not in TeX4ht workflow (contrary to the logos provided by hologo).
  • The functionality of the hologo package is not altered in any way.
  • You cannot apply the management commands of hologo (\hologoSetup etc.) to the logos provided by this package.

The bxtexlogo-primary Package

Package Loading

\usepackage[<option>,...]{bxtexlogo-primary}

Usage

This is an alternative entrypoint to the bxtexlogo package. It loads bxtexlogo and “reserves” the bulk import of all the primary logos as the default action. If the author never uses \bxtexlogoimport, then the package runs \bxtexlogoimport{*} in the begin-document hook.

Note. In fact, the bxtexlogo package itself has had the same feature, despite that the documentation says nothing about it. Starting with v0.8, this feature is deprecated for future removal and a warning will be issued for the use of implicitly imported commands. You should use the bxtexlogo-primary package instead if you need the feature.

Revision History

• Version 0.8 ‹2026/05/23›
  • More logo: Prote.
    • Add \bxtexlogosetup for parameter setting.
      • Add parameters: one-font, smallcaps, fake-smallcaps-for, hologo-for-basic, ghost.
      • Better support for dvips and dvisvgm.
      • Support for use in csname strings (as per hologo).
      • Support for “ghost” insertion for Japanese typesetting.
      • Warn the use of implicit imports.
      • Add new package bxtexlogo-primary.

• Version 0.7a ‹2026/05/15›
  • Bug fix.

• Version 0.7 ‹2026/04/29›
  • More logos: HiLaTeX, LuaMetaTeX, lowe.
    • Bug fix.

• Version 0.6 ‹2022/05/05›
  • More logos: HiTeX, TeX--XeT.
    • Add \bxtexlogo.
      • Add \bxtexlogoReflect.

• Version 0.5 ‹2021/11/11›
  • More logos: OpTeX, CSTUG.
    • (experimental) Add \bxtexlogoUseBboldx.

• Version 0.4 ‹2018/03/11›
  • More logos: ApTeX, DVIPDFMx.
    • Add \bxtexlogoItalicOrSlant.

• Version 0.3 ‹2017/11/11›
  • More logos.

• Version 0.2a ‹2016/11/11›
  • Bug fix.

• Version 0.2 ‹2016/04/01›
  • The first public version.

Takayuki YATO (aka. "ZR") https://github.com/zr-tex8r