ToString ToString[expr, form] converts expr into a string using printing method form. Attributes[ToString] := {Protected} Simple examples In[1]:= ToString[a^2, InputForm] Out[1]= "a^2" In[2]:= ToString[Sin[1], TeXForm] Out[2]= "\sin \left(1\right)" In[3]:= ToString["Hello World"] Out[3]= "Hello World"