diff --git a/lib/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext.cpp b/lib/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext.cpp
index 6f5489a766..965031de58 100644
--- a/lib/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext.cpp
+++ b/lib/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext.cpp
@@ -1398,7 +1398,7 @@ JKQTMathText::tokenType JKQTMathText::getToken() {
             const QString verbEndChar=parseString.mid(currentTokenID, 1);
             currentTokenName=readUntil(true, verbEndChar);
             return currentToken=MTTinstructionVerbatim;
-        } else if (currentTokenName.startsWith("begin")) {
+        } else if (currentTokenName=="begin") {
             currentTokenID++;
             if (parseString[currentTokenID]!='{') error_list.append(tr("error @ ch. %1: didn't find '{' after '\\begin'").arg(currentTokenID)); // find closing brace '}' after '\\begin{name');
             currentTokenName=readUntil(true, "}");
@@ -1413,9 +1413,9 @@ JKQTMathText::tokenType JKQTMathText::getToken() {
                 return currentToken=MTTinstructionVerbatim;
             }
             return currentToken=MTTinstructionBegin;
-        } else if (currentTokenName.startsWith("end")) {
+        } else if (currentTokenName=="end") {
             currentTokenID++;
-            if (parseString[currentTokenID]!='{') error_list.append(tr("error @ ch. %1: didn't find '{' after '\\end'").arg(currentTokenID)); // find closing brace '}' after '\\begin{name');
+            if (currentTokenID>=parseString.size() || parseString[currentTokenID]!='{') error_list.append(tr("error @ ch. %1: didn't find '{' after '\\end'").arg(currentTokenID)); // find closing brace '}' after '\\begin{name');
             currentTokenName=readUntil(true, "}");
             return currentToken=MTTinstructionEnd;
         }
diff --git a/lib/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext.h b/lib/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext.h
index caa32e2f26..549b718dad 100644
--- a/lib/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext.h
+++ b/lib/jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext.h
@@ -175,6 +175,9 @@ class JKQTMathTextNode; // forward
         <br>using "Courier New": \image html jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_couriernew.png
         <br>using "Comic Sans MS": \image html jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_comicsans.png
         <br>using "Old English Text": \image html jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_OldEnglish.png
+        <br>using "Computer Modern": \image html jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_computermodern.png
+        <br>using "Fira": \image html jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_fira.png
+        <br>using "MS Segoe UI": \image html jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_mssegoeui.png
     .
 
     Math-mode is activated by enclosing your equation in \c $...$ or \c \\[...\\] . This mode is optimized for mathematical equations. Here is an example of the difference:
@@ -362,13 +365,16 @@ class JKQTMATHTEXT_LIB_EXPORT JKQTMathText : public QObject {
         void setFontCaligraphic(const QString & fontName, JKQTMathTextFontEncoding encoding=JKQTMathTextFontEncoding::MTFEStandard);
         /** \brief retrieves the font to be used for text in the logical font MTEcaligraphic   */
         QString getFontCaligraphic() const;
-        /** \brief set the font \a fontName and it's encoding \a encoding to be used for text in the logical font MTEblackboard   */
+        /** \brief set the font \a fontName and it's encoding \a encoding to be used for text in the logical font MTEblackboard \see setFontBlackboardSimulated()
+         *
+         *
+         */
         void setFontBlackboard(const QString & fontName, JKQTMathTextFontEncoding encoding=JKQTMathTextFontEncoding::MTFEStandard);
-        /** \brief blackboard font is simulated by using roman with outlines only  */
+        /** \copydoc blackboardSimulated  */
         void setFontBlackboardSimulated(bool doSimulate);
-        /** \brief is blackboard font simulated by using roman with outlines only  */
+        /** \copydoc blackboardSimulated \see setFontBlackboardSimulated()  */
         bool isFontBlackboardSimulated() const;
-        /** \brief retrieves the font to be used for text in the logical font MTEblackboard   */
+        /** \brief retrieves the font to be used for text in the logical font MTEblackboard \see setFontBlackboardSimulated()  */
         QString getFontBlackboard() const;
         /** \brief set the font \a fontName and it's encoding \a encoding to be used for symbols in the logical font \a font   */
         void setFallbackFontSymbols(const QString & fontName, JKQTMathTextFontEncoding encoding=JKQTMathTextFontEncoding::MTFEStandard);
@@ -626,7 +632,16 @@ class JKQTMATHTEXT_LIB_EXPORT JKQTMathText : public QObject {
 
         /** \brief stores information about the different fonts used by LaTeX markup */
         QHash<JKQTMathTextEnvironmentFont, JKQTMathTextFontDefinition> fontDefinitions;
-        /** \brief if enabled, the blackboard-characters are simulated by using font outlines only */
+        /** \brief if enabled, the blackboard-characters are simulated by using font outlines only
+         *
+         *  A possible choice for a blackboard font (Castellar) looks like this:
+         *    \image html jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_bb.png
+         *  If such a font is not available, you can set this property blackboardSimulated
+         *  to \c true and chose a font, like e.g. Arial to output blackboard-letters as:
+         *    \image html jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtext_bb_sim.png
+         *
+         *  \see setFontBlackboard() setFontBlackboardSimulated()
+         */
         bool blackboardSimulated;
 
 
diff --git a/lib/jkqtmathtext/nodes/jkqtmathtextsymbolnode.cpp b/lib/jkqtmathtext/nodes/jkqtmathtextsymbolnode.cpp
index 31d172658a..b3c0b29962 100644
--- a/lib/jkqtmathtext/nodes/jkqtmathtextsymbolnode.cpp
+++ b/lib/jkqtmathtext/nodes/jkqtmathtextsymbolnode.cpp
@@ -306,6 +306,12 @@ bool JKQTMathTextSymbolNode::hasSymbol(const QString &symbolName)
     return symbols.contains(symbolName);
 }
 
+QStringList JKQTMathTextSymbolNode::getSymbols()
+{
+    fillSymbolTables();
+    return symbols.keys();
+}
+
 bool JKQTMathTextSymbolNode::isSubSuperscriptBelowAboveSymbol(const QString &symbolName)
 {
     fillSymbolTables();
@@ -462,6 +468,7 @@ void JKQTMathTextSymbolNode::fillSymbolTables()
     symbols["|"]=SimpleUprightTextSymbol("||", "&Vert;").addUprightUnicode(QChar(0x2016));
     symbols["}"]=SimpleUprightTextSymbol("}");
     symbols["AC"]=UprightSymbolUnicode(QChar(0x223F)).addUprightHtml("&acd;").addUprightStd("~");
+    symbols["circonflex"]=SimpleTextSymbol("^");
     symbols["aa"]=SimpleTextSymbol(QChar(0xE5));
     symbols["ae"]=SimpleTextSymbol(QChar(0xE6));
     symbols["AE"]=SimpleTextSymbol(QChar(0xC6));
diff --git a/lib/jkqtmathtext/nodes/jkqtmathtextsymbolnode.h b/lib/jkqtmathtext/nodes/jkqtmathtextsymbolnode.h
index 68ee594797..95e1ac0e75 100644
--- a/lib/jkqtmathtext/nodes/jkqtmathtextsymbolnode.h
+++ b/lib/jkqtmathtext/nodes/jkqtmathtextsymbolnode.h
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ class JKQTMATHTEXT_LIB_EXPORT JKQTMathTextSymbolNode: public JKQTMathTextNode {
         void getSymbolSize(QPainter& painter, JKQTMathTextEnvironment currentEv, double& width, double& baselineHeight, double& overallHeight, double& strikeoutPos, double& subSuperXCorrection, double& subBesidesXCorrection, const JKQTMathTextNodeSize* prevNodeSize=nullptr);
         /** \brief checks whether the given symbol name can be prepresented by this type of node */
         static bool hasSymbol(const QString& symbolName);
+        /** \brief return a list of all defined symbols */
+        static QStringList getSymbols();
         /** \brief checks whether the given symbol name can be prepresented by this type of node */
         static bool isSubSuperscriptBelowAboveSymbol(const QString& symbolName);
     protected:
diff --git a/tools/jkqtmathtext_render/jkqtmathtext_render.cpp b/tools/jkqtmathtext_render/jkqtmathtext_render.cpp
index 3cc477ced5..b1e3a86ea2 100644
--- a/tools/jkqtmathtext_render/jkqtmathtext_render.cpp
+++ b/tools/jkqtmathtext_render/jkqtmathtext_render.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #endif
 #include "jkqtmathtext/jkqtmathtextlabel.h"
 #include "jkqtcommon/jkqtpstringtools.h"
+#include "jkqtmathtext/nodes/jkqtmathtextsymbolnode.h"
 #include <iostream>
 
 void processFont(const QString font, QStringList& fonts, QString& mathFont)
@@ -64,6 +65,8 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     parser.addOption(inputfileOption);
     QCommandLineOption outputDirectoryOption("outputdir", "write results into this directory.", "outputdir", app.applicationDirPath());
     parser.addOption(outputDirectoryOption);
+    QCommandLineOption listsymbolsOption("listsymbols", "list all symbols in the given output file and generate images.", "listsymbols", "");
+    parser.addOption(listsymbolsOption);
     QCommandLineOption drawBoxesOption("drawboxes", "draw boxes.");
     parser.addOption(drawBoxesOption);
     QCommandLineOption verboseOption("verbose", "verbose output.");
@@ -111,15 +114,40 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     const QDir outputDir(parser.value(outputDirectoryOption));
     const QString outputFilename_cmdline=outputDir.absoluteFilePath(args.value(1, "output.png"));
     const QString inputfile=parser.value(inputfileOption);
+    const QString listsymbols=parser.value(listsymbolsOption);
     const bool verbose = parser.isSet(verboseOption);
 
     QStringList latex, outputFilename;
     QList<QMap<QString,QString>> cmdoptions;
-    if (inputfile.size()<=0) {
-        latex.append(latex_cmdline);
-        outputFilename.append(outputFilename_cmdline);
-        cmdoptions.append(QMap<QString,QString>());
-    } else {
+    if (listsymbols.size()>0) {
+        //std::cout<<"LISTSYMBOLS: "<<outputDir.absoluteFilePath(listsymbols).toStdString()<<"\n";
+        QFile fileListF(outputDir.absoluteFilePath(listsymbols));
+        if (fileListF.open(QFile::WriteOnly|QFile::Text)) {
+            QTextStream fileList(&fileListF);
+            int i=1;
+            fileList<<"/*!\n"
+                      "   \\defgroup jkqtmathtext_supportedlatexsymbols Supported LaTeX-Symbols\n"
+                      "   \\ingroup jkqtmathtext_general\n\n";
+            fileList<<"   <table>\n";
+            fileList<<"     <tr>\n";
+            for (const QString& symbol: JKQTMathTextSymbolNode::getSymbols()) {
+                if (symbol.size()>0 && symbol[0].isLetter()) {
+                    latex.append("\\"+symbol);
+                    outputFilename.append("jkqtmathtext_symbols_"+symbol+".png");
+                    cmdoptions.append(QMap<QString,QString>());
+                    //std::cout<<"  - "<<latex.last().toStdString()<<": "<<outputFilename.last().toStdString()<<"\n";
+                    fileList<<"       <td><code>\\\\"<<symbol<<"</code>:\n       <td> \\image html jkqtmathtext/symbols/"<<outputFilename.last()<<"\n";
+                    if (i%3==0) {
+                        fileList<<"     </tr>\n     <tr>\n";
+                    }
+                    i++;
+                }
+            }
+            fileList<<"     </tr>";
+            fileList<<"   </table>\n";
+            fileList<<"*/\n";
+        }
+    } else if (inputfile.size()>0){
         QFile f(inputfile);
         if (f.open(QFile::ReadOnly|QFile::Text)) {
             QString currentOutFile="";
@@ -182,13 +210,18 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
             }
         }
 
+    } else {
+        latex.append(latex_cmdline);
+        outputFilename.append(outputFilename_cmdline);
+        cmdoptions.append(QMap<QString,QString>());
     }
 
     if (verbose) {
         std::cout
             <<"===========================================================\n"
             <<"= jkqtmathtext_render: ";
-        if (inputfile.size()>0) std::cout<<"FILE-MODE ("<<inputfile.toStdString()<<")\n";
+        if (inputfile.size()>0) std::cout<<"FILE-MODE (read from "<<inputfile.toStdString()<<")\n";
+        else if (listsymbols.size()>0)  std::cout<<"LIST-SYMBOLS-MODE (store to "<<listsymbols.toStdString()<<")\n";
         else std::cout<<"COMMAND-LINE-MODE\n";
         std::cout<<"\n"
             <<"===========================================================\n";