\def\oklepaj#1{\left(#1\right)} \def\t{\dot N(t)= A\oklepaj{\exp\oklepaj{-\frac{t-t_0}{τ_{\text{eksp.}}}}-\exp \oklepaj{-\frac{t-t_0}{τ_{\text{fast}}}}}+ B\oklepaj{\exp\oklepaj{-\frac{t-t_0}{τ_{\text{eksp.}}}}-\exp \oklepaj{-\frac{t-t_0}{τ_{\text{slow}}}}}} \def\T{Test} \starttext \doifmode{textext}{Mode: textext} \doifmode{sometxt}{Mode: \letterbackslash sometxt} \startmode [textext] \startMPcode % label(textext("$\t$\&"),origin); % doesn't work label(textext("$\t$\letterbackslash\&"),origin); \stopMPcode \stopmode \startmode [sometxt] \startMPcode % label(\sometxt{$\t$\&},origin); % doesn't work, either label(\sometxt{$\t$\letterbackslash\&},origin); \stopMPcode \stopmode \switchtobodyfont [sans, 36pt] \bf \startmode [textext] \startMPcode for i=0 upto 100: label(textext("\colored [b=.7, a=1, t=.3]{\T}"),(i*1mm,0cm)) rotatedaround ((i*1mm,0cm),i*2); label(textext("\colored [g=.7, a=1, t=.2]{\T}"),(i*1.1mm,0cm)) rotatedaround ((i*1.1mm,0cm),i*2); endfor; \stopMPcode \stopmode \startmode [sometxt] \startMPcode for i=0 upto 100: label(\sometxt{\colored [b=.7, a=1, t=.3]{\T}},(i*1mm,0cm)) rotatedaround ((i*1mm,0cm),i*2); label(\sometxt{\colored [g=.7, a=1, t=.2]{\T}},(i*1.1mm,0cm)) rotatedaround ((i*1.1mm,0cm),i*2); endfor; \stopMPcode \stopmode \stoptext