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We all know that to render a square root in $\mathit{MathJax}$ we just need to write \sqrt{\frac{a}{b}} which will be rendered as: $$\sqrt{\frac{a}{b}}$$ But I want to make it look prettier just like this (the left one):

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WikiPedia has an article about it that you can find here, but the procedure they suggest doesn't work with $\mathit{MathJax}$.

So does anyone know how to make it look like shown in the left image? Thanks in advance.

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    $\begingroup$ The one on the left looks worse. $\endgroup$
    – Potato
    Dec 21, 2013 at 23:29
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    $\begingroup$ @Potato I don't think so. $\endgroup$
    – user93957
    Dec 22, 2013 at 9:43
  • $\begingroup$ On my screen (Chrome with 125% magnification), the horizontal line of the square root is detached from the left "v" part. $\endgroup$
    – Frenzy Li
    Dec 22, 2013 at 10:59
  • $\begingroup$ This two versions of root were also compared on TeX.SE: “Closed” (square) root symbol $\endgroup$ Dec 22, 2013 at 15:59

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Even if this can be achieved with MathJax, please leave complex TeX hacks fine-tuning typography (like ones you're linking to) for your papers — let's keep sources on Math.SE clear and simple.

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