diff --git a/.config/espanso/match/base.yml b/.config/espanso/match/base.yml
index f2c2917f..89d956f5 100644
--- a/.config/espanso/match/base.yml
+++ b/.config/espanso/match/base.yml
@@ -175,6 +175,16 @@ matches:
     force_clipboard: true
     replace: "$$ x = \\frac{-(b) \\pm \\sqrt{(b)^2 - 4(a)(c)}}{2(a)} $$"
 
+  # prints out latex piecewise function
+  - trigger: ";piece"
+    force_clipboard: true
+    replace: "{{output}}"
+    vars:
+      - name: output
+        type: shell
+        params:
+          cmd: "~/scripts/piecewise ; echo ''"
+
   - trigger: ";<h1"
     force_clipboard: true
     replace: "<h1> </h1>"
diff --git a/scripts/piecewise b/scripts/piecewise
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..b0ce4a0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/piecewise
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Utilize in conjunction with espanso, call ;html5
+cat <<EOM
+\$$
+f(x) =
+\begin{cases}
+x - 3 & \text{if } x \geq 3 \\
+-(x - 3) & \text{if } x < 3
+\end{cases}
+\$$
+EOM