Questions tagged [mathjax]
For questions about MathJax, which is used to write mathematics on Stack Exchange sites.
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What tools can be used to extract MathJax/LaTeX from scanned input?
Some users post question (and sometimes also answers) which contain text and formulas as images. Often some other users help with retyping the questions into properly formatted text and MathJax ...
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Period in a wrong position when Mathjax is viewed on iPhone
Consider Explicit upper bound on the number of irreflexive binary relations on {1,…,𝑛} up to isomorphism
In the last sentence, after the last aSb, I see a period when viewed on the standard ...
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Math.Jax is “unknown environment” [closed]
This was my first time using Math.Jax, or trying to. I followed all the rules for dollar signs back slash etc. but all I got for my trouble was the message "unknown environment." What has to be done ...
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Typesetting variants of sum and integral signs in MathJax
Is there any way to enforce the lower and upper limits of integrals and sums to appear below and above the respective signs in MathJax (cf e.g. the German variant described here: https://en.wikipedia....
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Bracketed values with Mathjax
I would like to be able to produce something like this with Mathjax:
i.e. two values bracketed together, one value on its own in the middle and two more values bracketed together.
Does anyone know ...
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Request for Hyperbolic $ \sech \,x $ inclusion in MathJax
MathJax does not work for hyperbolic $ \sech \,x$... Can it be now included? Thanks in advance.
EDIT1:
From user1729's comment suggestion, they work okay:
$$\operatorname{sech}(x) $$
$$ \...
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Write mathjax and text in the same line
This is not duplicated.
I know how to use the $ sign, but I want to write long equations and words after in the same line and I don't know how.
For example if I write:
$2=1+1=2(0.5+0.5)=\sum_{n=1}^...
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Escaped braces do not render in post preview
I am having troubles in mathjax escaping braces with backslash while on math stack exchange using firefox version 72.0.1. Although it the escaped braces render when the question is posted, they do not ...
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Mathpix Snip Tool: Automatic $\rm\LaTeX$ code generation from typed or handwritten math! [closed]
The Mathpix Snip tool is quite impressive. I recommend you check it out! It could save you a lot of effort in trying to write $\rm\LaTeX$ code.
Here is an example at work. Original image:
First ...
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Mathjax: how to ignore certain commands? [closed]
I'm writing a document in emac's org-mode, which exports both to Latex and to HTML. For the HTML portion, it uses Mathjax.
Now, ...
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How to define string remap in MathJax
For example if there is a lot of $R^2$ and $C^2$ in a post, how to map the plain text R2 to $R^2$ only in this post like:
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Improved wrong comments written with MathJaX? [duplicate]
Sometimes I see that some comments are written with command or syntax errors.
In fact they are displayed in red (for example $\gama$ instead of \gamma ($\gamma$)) ...
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Is there any problem in my MathJax syntax?
Is there any MathJax error in my MathJax syntax?
Example: ...
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How can I write roman numbers in MathJax?
I need to write roman numbers in MathJax. I've tried almost every way. But, then I decided to copy the symbol itself. But it looks very ugly.
For example,
$$\displaystyle \mathcal {D}^{{\left(II \...
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$\rm\LaTeX$ Preview While Editing Tag Wikis from Chromium-Based Browsers
I've edited a few tag wikis, and I have found that the $\rm\LaTeX$ preview is quite spotty in Chromium-based browsers such as Chrome and Vivaldi. Most of the time, the equations in the tag wiki don't ...
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MathJax not working on Mobile application
On Stack Exchange Mobile Application, MathJax is not working.
As we see here, MathJax is shown as pure text.
Since that the article renders the MathJax properly, the mobile application has the ...
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MathJax fails to load in the comments [duplicate]
Starting few days ago MathJax fails to load in the comments. It works well in the other boxes: questions and answers.
Used browser: Mozilla.
However this phenomenon doesn't occur when I use Chrome. ...
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Why the bracket(s) disappear? [closed]
I tried all the ways before asking the question here. I've tried all the ways I know. I'm having a problem like this. I'm looking for a way to transform equations written in MathJax into pictures in ...
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Comments containing MathJax are not being displayed fully
Yesterday evening there were two posts in Meta - here, and here - concerning display problems. Simultaneously, on the main MSE site, I was noticing that comments containing MathJax could no longer be ...
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Proper use of italics when asking a question.
What are the pros/cons of using two asterisks vs using mathjax when trying to italicize something in a question?
Thanks in advance.
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How can I write the left and right sides of the equation in different sizes?
I hope I'm at the right place to write my question.Because the mathjax tag exists at both stackoverflow.comand tex.stackexchange.com.
I want to write this equation (This is just an example)
$$G(x_1,...
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How can I write backslash in MathJax?
I want to write following in MathJax:
L(A)\L(B)
When I type following:
$L(A)\ L(B)$
It prints: $L(A)\ L(B)$
When I type ...
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Why Math Jax sans-serif in Opera, but serif in Fire-fox?
I screen-shot Continuous Functions map compact sets to compact sets. Modus operandi of proof (Abbott p 115 t4.4.2). I want serif as in Fire-fox.
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MathJax bugs out after edit
While I was reading an answer, the poster decided to edit it. I clicked on the button to refresh the question, but afterwards, MathJax didn't update. I had to refresh the page in order to see the ...
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Switch to MathJax version 3?
It seems it has been a long time since the MathJax has been updated on this site (probably MathJax 2.7 beta by @m0sa). So I was wondering if there is a plan to switch to newer version 3? (http://docs....
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Can't write the set-operator in mathjax?
When trying to write $\{1,2,3\}$ in a question on math.stackexchange.com it just becomes $1,2,3$. However it seems to work here on meta.math.stackexchange.com. How can I get it to work on the main-...
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MathJax software bug
Note the blank space after the word "Show", where some MathJax code appears.
Clearly this is a software bug.
Proof verification: Show $f_n\ to f$ in measure given $\int f_n \to \int \limsup f_n$ on $...
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How do I change Math Renderer for MathJax?
In various posts on meta I have read that various math renderers can be used for MathJax, such as HTML-CSS, SVG, etc. See, for example, What is the difference between the 3 math renderers?
How can I ...
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Problem rendering symbols
In an answer to my question there is a problem with the rendering of the math in Bill Dubuque's answer on chrome
while on microsoft edge we have
I have the latest update for chrome and have erased ...
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Sometimes MathJax does not render some valid symbols: an example.
In this answer, a line of $\LaTeX$ doesn't render. (See the picture.)
It appears that this is happening with other people too.
It happens on the mobile site:
Refreshing the page doesn't make a ...
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MathJax formulas hidden behind text
I have noticed that MathJax formulas are sometimes hidden behind other text and not properly displayed. I observed this only when using HTML-CSS as MathJax Renderer. (For other options the same ...
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Formatting problem with “invisible” comments
I posted an answer and tried to make some of my hints invisible
(but visible when you mouse-over them).
Formatting didn't quite work, and I split the comment into three lines making only the first ...
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MathJax does not render when question is edited [duplicate]
On my Chrome browser in Windows 10, whenever a question that has MathJax is edited the MathJax no longer renders and is shown as, for example, $q$ instead of $q$. ...
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Organizing The MathJax Tutorial
There is a wonderful post dedicated to MathJax code found here: MathJax basic tutorial and quick reference
The only problem I see with this post is that the additional contents below the original ...
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Mathjax word processor [duplicate]
Question: Is there any word processor like google docs or Microsoft Word that uses Mathjax. My mathstackechange account is still timed out and I want to start forming/researching a question I'm having ...
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In the StackExchange iPhone app, how do I get MathJax to work in comments in the Math StackExchange section?
I’m not sure this is the right place to ask but it seemed like it is.
I don’t get this problem for other sections of StackExchange. Just the “Mathematics” section.
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Faster copying of math formulas
I copy math formulas in posts frequently using Show Math as ▶ TeX commands. This requires control-click plus mouse movement plus command-a and control-C, a lot of ...
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The \newcommand question is farfetched, but $\LaTeX$ typing still takes ages
Everything is in the title. For now, I stop answering questions, it takes me too much time.
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The lines in my personal page are mixed up [duplicate]
I encounter this bug when visiting my personal page. That means the lines are mixed up.
I use Google Chrome Version 76.0.3809.132 (Official Build) (64-bit).
Has somebody encountered this bug as ...
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MathJax “jumbled up” in the activity tab of a user
I have noticed questions with long MathJax expression in the title get "jumbled up" when I look at the activity tab of some user - in the part listing the most recent questions and answers. (Maybe ...
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Links in comments do not work if they contain space before dollar and also square brackets inside MathJax
The format [text](url) is the standard format for using links in the comments. And it works just fine even if the text contains MathJax.
Normally, adding spaces ...
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When should each type of vertical bar (pipe) be used?
There are many ways to type a pipe. You could use \$|\$ ($|$), \$\vert\$ ($\vert$), \$\mid\$ ($\mid$), or just a plain | (not surrounded by dollar signs). You could also use vmatrix to indicate matrix ...
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What are your options to draw commutative diagrams on MSE? [duplicate]
I know that I asked similar questions in the past, but I still do not seem to figure it out, what the best way is to post a 'complex' diagram on this website.
Nothing seems to work, and the things ...
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Mathjax stops rendering after clicking “An edit has been made to this post”
I have noticed in the last two weeks or so that after clicking the "An edit has been made ..." banner, the mathjax is not rendered.
Example (before):
(and after):
Refreshing the page renders the ...
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What does % mean in MathJax?
I have noticed that, if I type \$100%\times x\$, I get $100%\times x$ and not $100\%\times x$.
Does % mean to ignore the following text or something like that?
I didn't find an explanation for the ...
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How to type the $\dashint$ symbol on this site? [duplicate]
How to type the symbol $\dashint$ on this site?
It looks like the following:
Thank you!
Edit:
As @Jack hinted in the comment, we may use
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MathJax bombs on consecutive macro definitions (but not if first macro used before defining second macro) [closed]
I'm running mathjax locally in a browser, from the following minimalist file:
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MathJax rendering bug on chrome/android
Somehow the subscript $a$ has migrated to the wrong vertical bar.
The question renders fine on my desktop browsers (chrome and firefox).
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Should titles be included in begingroup..endgroup (similarly as posts and comments)?
Not too long ago, a Stack Exchange software was changed in such way that macros defined in a post are valid only inside that post (similarly for comments). It was announced in an answer on this meta: ...
