diff --git a/lib/function/matrix/concat.js b/lib/function/matrix/concat.js
index d63cd6248..dfdf86990 100644
--- a/lib/function/matrix/concat.js
+++ b/lib/function/matrix/concat.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ function factory (type, config, load, typed) {
    * @param {... Array | Matrix} args     Two or more matrices
    * @return {Array | Matrix} Concatenated matrix
    */
-  return typed('concat', {
+  var concat = typed('concat', {
     // TODO: change signature to '...Array | Matrix, dim?' when supported
     '...Array | Matrix | number | BigNumber': function (args) {
       var i;
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ function factory (type, config, load, typed) {
       return asMatrix ? matrix(res) : res;
     }
   });
+
+  concat.toTex = '\\mathrm{${name}}\\left(${args}\\right)';
+
+  return concat;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/function/matrix/cross.js b/lib/function/matrix/cross.js
index b9e60d06e..f94bc1f92 100644
--- a/lib/function/matrix/cross.js
+++ b/lib/function/matrix/cross.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function factory (type, config, load, typed) {
    * @param  {Array | Matrix} y   Second vector
    * @return {Array | Matrix}     Returns the cross product of `x` and `y`
    */
-  return typed('cross', {
+  var cross = typed('cross', {
     'Matrix, Matrix': function (x, y) {
       return matrix(_cross(x.toArray(), y.toArray()));
     },
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ function factory (type, config, load, typed) {
     'Array, Array': _cross
   });
 
+  cross.toTex = '\\left(${args[0]}\\right)\\times\\left(${args[1]}\\right)';
+
+  return cross;
+
   /**
    * Calculate the cross product for two arrays
    * @param {Array} x  First vector
diff --git a/lib/function/matrix/det.js b/lib/function/matrix/det.js
index d4bc798f6..85418ee2a 100644
--- a/lib/function/matrix/det.js
+++ b/lib/function/matrix/det.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ function factory (type, config, load, typed) {
    * @param {Array | Matrix} x  A matrix
    * @return {number} The determinant of `x`
    */
-  return typed('det', {
+  var det = typed('det', {
     'any': function (x) {
       return object.clone(x);
     },
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ function factory (type, config, load, typed) {
     }
   });
 
+  det.toTex = '\\det\\left(${args[0]}\\right)';
+
+  return det;
+
   /**
    * Calculate the determinant of a matrix
    * @param {Array[]} matrix  A square, two dimensional matrix
diff --git a/lib/function/matrix/diag.js b/lib/function/matrix/diag.js
index 7d3b7670d..9d2010ae1 100644
--- a/lib/function/matrix/diag.js
+++ b/lib/function/matrix/diag.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ function factory (type, config, load, typed) {
    *
    * @returns {Matrix | Array} Diagonal matrix from input vector, or diagonal from input matrix.
    */
-  return typed('diag', {
+  var diag = typed('diag', {
     // FIXME: simplify this huge amount of signatures as soon as typed-function supports optional arguments
 
     'Array': function (x) {
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ function factory (type, config, load, typed) {
     }
   });
 
+  diag.toTex = '\\mathrm{${name}}\\left(${args}\\right)';
+
+  return diag;
+
   /**
    * Creeate diagonal matrix from a vector or vice versa
    * @param {Array | Matrix} x
diff --git a/lib/function/matrix/dot.js b/lib/function/matrix/dot.js
index 16a450c1e..c0ad1e279 100644
--- a/lib/function/matrix/dot.js
+++ b/lib/function/matrix/dot.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ function factory (type, config, load, typed) {
    * @param  {Array | Matrix} y     Second vector
    * @return {number}               Returns the dot product of `x` and `y`
    */
-  return typed('dot', {
+  var dot = typed('dot', {
     'Matrix, Matrix': function (x, y) {
       return _dot(x.toArray(), y.toArray());
     },
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ function factory (type, config, load, typed) {
 
     'Array, Array': _dot
   });
+  
+  dot.toTex = '\\left(${args[0]}\\cdot${args[1]}\\right)';
+
+  return dot;
 
   /**
    * Calculate the dot product for two arrays
diff --git a/lib/function/matrix/eye.js b/lib/function/matrix/eye.js
index 1bcf33e10..53f409963 100644
--- a/lib/function/matrix/eye.js
+++ b/lib/function/matrix/eye.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ function factory (type, config, load, typed) {
    *
    * @return {Matrix | Array | number} A matrix with ones on the diagonal.
    */
-  return typed('eye', {
+  var eye = typed('eye', {
     '': function () {
       return (config.matrix === 'matrix') ? matrix([]) : [];
     },
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ function factory (type, config, load, typed) {
     }
   });
 
+  eye.toTex = '\\mathrm{${name}}\\left(${args}\\right)';
+
+  return eye;
+
   function _eyeVector (size, format) {
     switch (size.length) {
       case 0: return format ? matrix(format) : [];
diff --git a/lib/function/matrix/flatten.js b/lib/function/matrix/flatten.js
index e9e94d018..fda07e9dd 100644
--- a/lib/function/matrix/flatten.js
+++ b/lib/function/matrix/flatten.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ function factory (type, config, load, typed) {
    * @param {Matrix | Array} x   Matrix to be flattened
    * @return {Matrix | Array} Returns the flattened matrix
    */
-  return typed('flatten', {
+  var flatten = typed('flatten', {
     'Array': function (x) {
       return _flatten(clone(x));
     },
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ function factory (type, config, load, typed) {
       return matrix(flat);
     }
   });
+
+  flatten.toTex = '\\mathrm{${name}}\\left(${args}\\right)';
+
+  return flatten;
 }
 
 exports.name = 'flatten';
diff --git a/lib/function/matrix/inv.js b/lib/function/matrix/inv.js
index 9ecf958b7..573450b4f 100644
--- a/lib/function/matrix/inv.js
+++ b/lib/function/matrix/inv.js
@@ -199,6 +199,8 @@ function factory (type, config, load, typed) {
     }
   }
 
+  inv.toTex = '\\left(${args[0]}\\right)^{-1}';
+
   return inv;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/function/matrix/ones.js b/lib/function/matrix/ones.js
index 73ce53dd7..a844a2cfa 100644
--- a/lib/function/matrix/ones.js
+++ b/lib/function/matrix/ones.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ function factory (type, config, load, typed) {
    *
    * @return {Array | Matrix | number}  A matrix filled with ones
    */
-  return typed('ones', {
+  var ones = typed('ones', {
     '': function () {
       return (config.matrix === 'array')
           ? _ones([])
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ function factory (type, config, load, typed) {
     }
   });
 
+  ones.toTex = '\\mathrm{${name}}\\left(${args}\\right)';
+
+  return ones;
+
   /**
    * Create an Array or Matrix with ones
    * @param {Array} size
diff --git a/lib/function/matrix/range.js b/lib/function/matrix/range.js
index c67ccf92b..f820dd92b 100644
--- a/lib/function/matrix/range.js
+++ b/lib/function/matrix/range.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ function factory (type, config, load, typed) {
    * @param {*} args   Parameters describing the ranges `start`, `end`, and optional `step`.
    * @return {Array | Matrix} range
    */
-  return typed('range', {
+  var range = typed('range', {
     // TODO: simplify signatures when typed-function supports default values and optional arguments
 
     // TODO: a number or boolean should not be converted to string here
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ function factory (type, config, load, typed) {
 
   });
 
+  range.toTex = '\\mathrm{${name}}\\left(${args}\\right)';
+
+  return range;
+
   function _out(arr) {
     return config.matrix === 'array' ? arr : matrix(arr);
   }
diff --git a/lib/function/matrix/resize.js b/lib/function/matrix/resize.js
index d89632fb2..23cb2b956 100644
--- a/lib/function/matrix/resize.js
+++ b/lib/function/matrix/resize.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ function factory (type, config, load, typed) {
    * @return {* | Array | Matrix} A resized clone of matrix `x`
    */
   // TODO: rework resize to a typed-function
-  return function resize (x, size, defaultValue) {
+  var resize = function resize (x, size, defaultValue) {
     if (arguments.length != 2 && arguments.length != 3) {
       throw new ArgumentsError('resize', arguments.length, 2, 3);
     }
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ function factory (type, config, load, typed) {
     }
   };
 
+  resize.toTex = '\\mathrm{${name}}\\left(${args}\\right)';
+
+  return resize;
+
   /**
    * Resize a string
    * @param {string} str
diff --git a/lib/function/matrix/size.js b/lib/function/matrix/size.js
index 7db4d2a5c..b50c0de31 100644
--- a/lib/function/matrix/size.js
+++ b/lib/function/matrix/size.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ function factory (type, config, load, typed) {
    * @param {boolean | number | Complex | Unit | string | Array | Matrix} x  A matrix
    * @return {Array | Matrix} A vector with size of `x`.
    */
-  return typed('size', {
+  var size = typed('size', {
     'Matrix': function (x) {
       // TODO: return the same matrix type as the input
       return matrix(x.size());
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ function factory (type, config, load, typed) {
       return (config.matrix === 'array') ? [] : matrix([]);
     }
   });
+
+  size.toTex = '\\mathrm{${name}}\\left(${args}\\right)';
+
+  return size;
 }
 
 exports.name = 'size';
diff --git a/lib/function/matrix/squeeze.js b/lib/function/matrix/squeeze.js
index 32234cd4c..30a7357ef 100644
--- a/lib/function/matrix/squeeze.js
+++ b/lib/function/matrix/squeeze.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ function factory (type, config, load, typed) {
    * @param {Matrix | Array} x      Matrix to be squeezed
    * @return {Matrix | Array} Squeezed matrix
    */
-  return typed('squeeze', {
+  var squeeze = typed('squeeze', {
     'Array': function (x) {
       return array.squeeze(object.clone(x));
     },
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ function factory (type, config, load, typed) {
       return object.clone(x);
     }
   });
+
+  squeeze.toTex = '\\mathrm{${name}}\\left(${args}\\right)';
+
+  return squeeze;
 }
 
 exports.name = 'squeeze';
diff --git a/lib/function/matrix/subset.js b/lib/function/matrix/subset.js
index f99fc5a30..1a65cc110 100644
--- a/lib/function/matrix/subset.js
+++ b/lib/function/matrix/subset.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ function factory (type, config, load, typed) {
    *                                          math.matrix elements will be left undefined.
    * @return {Array | Matrix | string} Either the retrieved subset or the updated matrix.
    */
-  return typed('subset', {
+  var subset = typed('subset', {
     // get subset
     'Array, Index': function (value, index) {
       var m = matrix(value);
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ function factory (type, config, load, typed) {
     'string, Index, string, string': _setSubstring
   });
 
+  subset.toTex = '\\mathrm{${name}}\\left(${args}\\right)';
+
+  return subset;
+
   /**
    * Retrieve a subset of a string
    * @param {string} str            string from which to get a substring
diff --git a/lib/function/matrix/trace.js b/lib/function/matrix/trace.js
index 1ef06108a..d8e6ffdef 100644
--- a/lib/function/matrix/trace.js
+++ b/lib/function/matrix/trace.js
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ function factory (type, config, load, typed) {
     }
     throw new RangeError('Matrix must be square (size: ' + format(size) + ')');   
   };
+
+  trace.toTex = '\\mathrm{tr}\\left(${args[0]}\\right)';
   
   return trace;
 }
diff --git a/lib/function/matrix/transpose.js b/lib/function/matrix/transpose.js
index e09117a86..2f2496c64 100644
--- a/lib/function/matrix/transpose.js
+++ b/lib/function/matrix/transpose.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ var clone = require('../../util/object').clone;
 var format = require('../../util/string').format;
 
 function factory (type, config, load, typed) {
+  var latex = require('../../util/latex');
 
   var matrix = load(require('../../type/matrix/function/matrix'));
 
@@ -166,6 +167,8 @@ function factory (type, config, load, typed) {
     });
   };
 
+  transpose.toTex = '\\left(${args[0]}\\right)' + latex.operators['transpose'];
+
   return transpose;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/function/matrix/zeros.js b/lib/function/matrix/zeros.js
index 0dc6f28c0..44c9e9bc7 100644
--- a/lib/function/matrix/zeros.js
+++ b/lib/function/matrix/zeros.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ function factory (type, config, load, typed) {
    *
    * @return {Array | Matrix}           A matrix filled with zeros
    */
-  return typed('zeros', {
+  var zeros = typed('zeros', {
     '': function () {
       return (config.matrix === 'array')
           ? _zeros([])
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ function factory (type, config, load, typed) {
     }
   });
 
+  zeros.toTex = '\\mathrm{${name}}\\left(${args}\\right)';
+
+  return zeros;
+
   /**
    * Create an Array or Matrix with zeros
    * @param {Array} size
diff --git a/lib/util/latex.js b/lib/util/latex.js
index 7e54daf4f..79ad90502 100644
--- a/lib/util/latex.js
+++ b/lib/util/latex.js
@@ -116,25 +116,6 @@ exports.functions = {
     2: '\\left(\\left(${args[0]}\\right)${args[1]}\\right)'
   },
 
-  //matrix
-  'concat': exports.defaultTemplate,
-  'cross': '\\left(${args[0]}\\right)\\times\\left(${args[1]}\\right)',
-  'det': '\\det\\left(${args[0]}\\right)',
-  'diag': exports.defaultTemplate,
-  'dot': '\\left(${args[0]}\\cdot${args[1]}\\right)',
-  'eye': exports.defaultTemplate,
-  'flatten': exports.defaultTemplate,
-  'inv': '\\left(${args[0]}\\right)^{-1}',
-  'ones': exports.defaultTemplate,
-  'range': exports.defaultTemplate,
-  'resize': exports.defaultTemplate,
-  'size': exports.defaultTemplate,
-  'squeeze': exports.defaultTemplate,
-  'subset': exports.defaultTemplate,
-  'trace': '\\mathrm{tr}\\left(${args[0]}\\right)',
-  'transpose': '\\left(${args[0]}\\right)' + exports.operators['transpose'],
-  'zeros': exports.defaultTemplate,
-
   //probability
   'combinations': '\\binom{${args[0]}}{${args[1]}}',
   'distribution': exports.defaultTemplate,