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In my recent Question Limit without de l'Hôpital: $\lim _{x\to 0\color{red}{\boldsymbol -}}\left(1+x^3\right)^{\frac{1}{\left(x^2+1\right)^4-1}}$ there is a problem of visualization. I have seen that some formulas are cropped? What is the cause?

Do you seen my same problem of visualization (see the $x^3$)?

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EDIT: After the comment of the user @Paramanand Singh. The image is increasing of the 200%.

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    $\begingroup$ It looks fine in my setup (Firefox on Android). Try to zoom the page and see finer details to confirm if you have a problem. $\endgroup$ – Paramanand Singh Aug 20 '20 at 22:41
  • $\begingroup$ @ParamanandSingh Thank you $x\to+\infty$ for your feddback...I use Chrome on OS W8.1 64 bit. $\endgroup$ – Sebastiano Aug 20 '20 at 22:42
  • $\begingroup$ @ParamanandSingh I have edit...but there is the same problem. $\endgroup$ – Sebastiano Aug 20 '20 at 22:45
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    $\begingroup$ Ok there is some issue at your end as the zoomed image shows. But its hard to tell why. Maybe some mathjax experts can share their feedback. $\endgroup$ – Paramanand Singh Aug 20 '20 at 22:47
  • $\begingroup$ @ParamanandSingh I am a modest user of TeX.SE. Generally on TeX.SE. questions on MathJaX are off-topic. I honestly wouldn't know who to ask. Thank you very much. $\endgroup$ – Sebastiano Aug 20 '20 at 22:49
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    $\begingroup$ The cropping is probably because the parentheses height is not as much as the height required. But somehow this is working fine at my end even with the height mismatch. $\endgroup$ – Paramanand Singh Aug 20 '20 at 22:57
  • $\begingroup$ @ParamanandSingh If you could give me an answer on how to better write a formula without this cropping, I would be grateful. $\endgroup$ – Sebastiano Aug 20 '20 at 22:59
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    $\begingroup$ @ParamanandSingh The particular equation the OP asked about is also cropped on my $1280$ x $1024$ display. Note I'm using Microsoft Edge, version $84.0.522.61$, on $64$-bit Windows $10$. I've also seen this bottom cropping issue happen with some of my other equations, although this only seemed to start at least several months after I first joined here. Questions with mathjax don't fit in the box from $4$ years ago describes a problem with bottom text being cut off. Although it has supposedly been fixed, this current issue may be related. $\endgroup$ – John Omielan Aug 21 '20 at 0:59
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    $\begingroup$ @JohnOmielan more recent is this bug i filed due to the site redesign in 2018. I also have this problem on my mac, but its more often a problem for the top of tall formulae, and I have been too lazy to bring it up. In addition, I will note that the Mathjax Zoom feature, which was also broken by the site redesign also does not work for me, except for inline math (just as before!) $\endgroup$ – Calvin Khor Aug 21 '20 at 12:30
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    $\begingroup$ Try switching the renderer using the MathJax contextual menu (on any typeset math). Which renderer are you currently using? $\endgroup$ – Davide Cervone Aug 21 '20 at 13:52
  • $\begingroup$ @DavideCervone Can you explain better your question? I have not understood. $\endgroup$ – Sebastiano Aug 21 '20 at 15:43
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    $\begingroup$ MathJax has several different output formats. The older HTML-CSS (which is the default on StackOverflow) does use clip regions and may be the source of the problem you are seeing. The CommonHTML format should not have that problem. The SVG format might also show clipping, since the SVG element itself acts as a clipping region. (unless specially instructed not to). So if you change to CommonHTML you might have better results. My question was which renderer are you using, and you can find the out using the Mathjax contextual menu (Math Settings -> Math Render) when you change the renderer. $\endgroup$ – Davide Cervone Aug 21 '20 at 16:57
  • $\begingroup$ I've seen them get cropped at the top. I don't recall having seen it at the bottom like this. $\endgroup$ – Michael Hardy Aug 21 '20 at 17:38
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    $\begingroup$ This may be a problem with the PPI/DPI of the device. Try to use \large{} or \Large{} or \Huge to make your texts look $$\Huge{BIGGER}$$ $\endgroup$ – Anindya Prithvi Aug 22 '20 at 17:29
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    $\begingroup$ @AnindyaPrithvi A bit of $\LaTeX$ I know it :-) Thank you for the suggestion. I'm very glad of your help. $\endgroup$ – Sebastiano Aug 22 '20 at 18:40
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Try switching the renderer using the MathJax contextual menu (on any typeset math). MathJax has several different output formats. The older HTML-CSS (which is the default on StackOverflow) does use clip regions and may be the source of the problem you are seeing. The CommonHTML format should not have that problem. The SVG format might also show clipping, since the SVG element itself acts as a clipping region (unless specially instructed not to). So if you change to CommonHTML you might have better results. Use the Mathjax contextual menu (Math Settings -> Math Render) to change the renderer.

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  • $\begingroup$ Please, can you put some screenshots...You're too technical and I should interpret... It's lucky that I know any English language. $\endgroup$ – Sebastiano Aug 22 '20 at 22:26
  • $\begingroup$ @Sebastiano, OK, there is an image of the menus you need to use. Right-Click on any typeset math to get it. $\endgroup$ – Davide Cervone Aug 22 '20 at 23:32
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    $\begingroup$ @DavideCervone I note "Right-Click" is absent from your answer, perhaps "Try switching the renderer using the MathJax contextual menu (Right-Click on any typeset math). " would be good $\endgroup$ – Calvin Khor Aug 23 '20 at 4:16
  • $\begingroup$ @DavideCervone Ah, I thinked other :-(...I know the procedure, I'm sorry. But it is ok: very good...Perfect! $\endgroup$ – Sebastiano Aug 23 '20 at 9:40
  • $\begingroup$ @Sebastiano To you, & anybody else, considering changing to "Common HTML", note I did that. Although it fixed the bottom being cut off, I switched back as it caused a more serious (at least to me) problem of longer MathJax display equations being cut off on the right side, as I describe in my main SE Meta post of Longer MathJax display equations are partially cut off on the right side when using the "Common HTML" math renderer. As I stated in this other post, I didn't try any other renderer, so it may be one of them works better in all cases. $\endgroup$ – John Omielan Sep 2 '20 at 1:35
  • $\begingroup$ Meantime thank you very much for your contribute and cooperation. I will take in consideration to change "Common HTML". All the best and excuse me for my poor English. I'm not native speaker. $\endgroup$ – Sebastiano Sep 2 '20 at 8:16
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Here is the code in question (1+x^3)=\left(1+\frac{1}{\frac1{x^3}}\right): $$(1+x^3)=\left(1+\frac{1}{\frac1{x^3}}\right)$$ For some reason, mathematics renders perfectly on math.meta for me, but not on the main site. (If only it was the other way round...) Is it the same for you? In any case, a sub-question from the comments:

how to better write a formula without this cropping

There is a way to force a formula to have more vertical space, by placing \Rule{A px}{B em}{C em} at the end. Then, the cropped part of the image will just be white-space, which I would say is more acceptable. Here, A is the horizontal thickness, B is the length of the rule above the baseline, and C is the length below the baseline.

For instance (1+x^3)=\left(1+\frac{1}{\frac1{x^3}}\right)\Rule{20 px}{3 em}{0 em}\Rule{20 px}{0 em}{5 em}: $$(1+x^3)=\left(1+\frac{1}{\frac1{x^3}}\right)\Rule{20 px}{3 em}{0 em}\Rule{20 px}{0 em}{5 em}$$ If you put 0 for the first input, then the rule takes no horizontal space but the bounding box is increased, e.g. $$\bbox[green]{(1+x^3)=\left(1+\frac{1}{\frac1{x^3}}\right)\Rule{0 px}{3 em}{3 em}} \qquad \text{V.S.} \qquad \bbox[green]{(1+x^3)=\left(1+\frac{1}{\frac1{x^3}}\right)}$$ Learned from the comments of Davide to this answer.

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    $\begingroup$ Thankkkkk you very much. I have accepted the first answer...but your is also fine. $\endgroup$ – Sebastiano Aug 23 '20 at 9:40

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