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Wikipedia help page about displaying math formulas
"WP:MATH" redirects here. For other uses, seeWP:MATH (disambiguation).
This help page is ahow-to guide.
It explains concepts or processes used by the Wikipedia community. It is not one ofWikipedia's policies or guidelines, and may reflect varying levels ofconsensus.
This screenshot shows the formulaE =mc‹ThetemplateSmallsup is beingconsidered for deletion.› 2 being edited usingVisualEditor. The window is opened by typing "<math>" in VisualEditor. The visual editor shows a button that allows to choose one of three offered modes to display a formula.

There are three methods fordisplaying formulas in Wikipedia: rawHTML, HTML withmath templates (abbreviated here as{{math}}), and a subset ofLaTeX implemented with theHTML markup<math></math> (referred to asLaTeX in this article). Each method has some advantages and some disadvantages, which have evolved over time with improvements to theMediaWiki software. TheManual of Style Mathematics has not always evolved accordingly. So the how-to recommendations that appear below may differ from those of the Manual of Style. In this case, they express aconsensus resulting of the practice of the most experienced members ofWikiProject Mathematics and many discussions atWikipedia talk:WikiProject Mathematics.

For example, the famousEinstein formula can be entered in raw HTML as{{nowrap|''E''{{=}}''mc''<sup>2</sup>}}, which is rendered asE =mc2 (the template{{nowrap}} is used here only for avoiding a line break inside the formula). With{{math}}, it can be entered as{{math|''E''{{=}}''mc''{{sup|2}}}}, which is rendered asE =mc2. With LaTeX, it is entered as<math>E=mc^2</math>, and rendered asE=mc2{\displaystyle E=mc^{2}}.

Use of raw HTML

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Variable names and many symbols appear very different to the reader when raw HTML is used compared to the other rendering methods. This may be confusing in the common case where several methods are used in the same article. Moreover, mathematicians who are used to reading and writing texts written withLaTeX often find the raw HTML rendering awful.

So, raw HTML should normally not be used for new content. However, raw HTML is still present in many mathematical articles. It is generally agood editing practice to convert it to{{math}} format, butconsistency must be respected; that is, such a conversion must be done in a whole article, or at least in a whole section. Moreover, such a conversion must be identified as such in the edit summary, and making other changes in the same edit should be avoided. This is to help other users identify changes that are possibly controversial (the "diff" of a conversion may be very large, and may hide other changes).

Converting raw HTML to{{math}} is rather simple: when the formula is enclosed with{{nowrap}}, it suffices to change "nowrap" into "math". However, if the formula contains an equal sign, one has to add1= just before the formula for avoiding confusion with thetemplate syntax; for example,{{math|1=''E'' =''mc''{{sup|2}}}}. Also, vertical bars (|), if any, must either be replaced with{{!}} or avoided by using{{abs}}.

LaTeX vs. {{math}}

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See also:Wikipedia:Rendering math

Both accepted byMOS:MATH, these two methods of writing mathematical expressions—using{{math}} and LaTeX—have both advantages and disadvantages. The visual rendering of variable names is largely consistent between them, and displaying variables within the same paragraph using either method generally does not cause formatting issues.

The disadvantages of LaTeX are the following:

  • On some browser configurations, LaTeX inline formulas appear with a slight vertical misalignment, or with a font size that may be slightly different from that of the surrounding text. This is not a problem with a block displayed formula, and also typically not with inline formulas that exceed the normal line height marginally (for example, formulas with subscripts and superscripts).
  • The use of LaTeX in apiped link or in asection heading does not appear in blue in the linked text or the table of contents. Moreover,links to section headings containing LaTeX formulas do not always work as expected.
  • Finally, having many LaTeX formulas may significantly increase the processing time of a page. LaTeX formulas should be avoided in image captions or footnotes, because when the image is clicked for a larger display or a footnote is selected on a mobile device, LaTeX in the caption or footnote will not render.

Disadvantages of{{math}} include that not all formulas can be displayed, and while it may be possible to display a complicated formula with{{math}}, it may be poorly rendered. Except for the most common symbols such as letters, numerals, and basic punctuation, rendering ofUnicode mathematical symbols can be inconsistent in size or alignment where fallback fonts do not match, and some readers may not have any font which includes certain uncommon symbols. Spaces within a formula must be directly managed (for example, by including explicithair orthin spaces). Variable names must be italicized explicitly, and superscripts and subscripts must use an explicit tag or template. Except for short formulas, the source of a formula typically has more markup overhead and can be difficult to read.

The common practice of most members ofWikiProject Mathematics is the following:

  • Use of{{mvar}} and{{math}} for isolated variables and{{math}} for simple inline formulas; or alternately the use of LaTeX for these purposes (optionally using the{{tmath}} template), especially on articles with many complex formulas or where rendering seems inconsistent
  • Use of{{mvar}} and{{math}} for formulas in image captions, even if the rendering is mediocre
  • Use of LaTeX for separately displayed formulas and more complicated inline formulas
  • Use of LaTeX for formulas involving symbols that are not regularly rendered in Unicode (seeManual of Style/Mathematics § Blackboard bold)
  • Avoid formulas in section headings, and when this is necessary, use raw HTML (seeFinite field § GF(p2) for an odd prime p for an example)

The choice between{{math}} and LaTeX depends on the editor. Converting a page from one format to another must be done with stronger reasons than editor preference.

Display format of LaTeX

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By defaultSVG images with non-visibleMathML are generated. The text-only form of the LaTeX can be set viaPreferences →Appearance →Math.

The hidden MathML can be used byscreen readers and other assistive technology. In Firefox, to display the MathML:

In either case, you must have fonts that support MathML (seeMozilla Fonts for MathML) installed on your system. For copy-paste support in Firefox, you can also installMathML Copy.

Use of HTML templates

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See also:Wikipedia:Rendering math

TeX (LaTeX) markup is not the only way to render mathematical formulas. For simple inline formulas, the template{{math}} andits associated templates are often preferred. The following comparison table shows that similar results can be achieved with the two methods.(See alsoHelp:Special characters.)

LaTeX syntaxLaTeX rendering HTML syntaxHTML rendering
<math>\alpha</math>α{\displaystyle \alpha }{{math|''&alpha;''}}   or  {{mvar|&alpha;}}α   or  α
<math>f(x) = x^2</math>f(x)=x2{\displaystyle f(x)=x^{2}}{{math|1=''f''(''x'') =''x''<sup>2</sup>}}f(x) =x2
<math>\{1,e,\pi\}</math>{1,e,π}{\displaystyle \{1,e,\pi \}}{{math|{{mset|1,''e'',''&pi;''}}}}{1,e,π}
<math>|z|\leq 2</math>|z|2{\displaystyle |z|\leq 2}{{math|{{abs|''z''}}&le; 2}}|z| ≤ 2

Here is a summary of the mathematical templates:

Math templates
  • Functions
  • Numeral systems
Functions
Numeral systems
Conversions
convert many units (see:list)
cvt abbreviated{{convert}}
convinfobox{{convert}} for infoboxes
bbl to t barrels of oil to tonnes
long ton long hundredweights, quarters and pounds to kilograms;
long tons and hundredweights to pounds and metric tons
miles-chains miles and chains to kilometres linking "chains"
decdeg degrees, minutes, and seconds todecimal degrees
deg2dms decimal degrees to degrees, minutes, and seconds
deg2hms decimal degrees tohour angle (in hours, minutes, and seconds)
hms2deghour angle (in hours, minutes, and seconds) to decimal degrees
inflation calculate inflation of Consumer Price Index-related prices
pop density population density in an area
track gauge railway track gauges
Notation andformatting
bigmath bigger font to matchTeX\displaystyle (standalone formulas only)math short text-based formulas
mathcal [mathematical] calligraphic font; alternative toLaTeX\mathcal{...}tombstone symbol indicating theend of a proof
mvar individual italicized maths variables in normal textval measurement values, uncertainties and units
a line set above/below a sequence of charactersvec various overarrows, underarrows, etc.
abs absolute values (paired vertical lines)
  • langle
  • rangle
  • angbr
  • angular brackets
  • bra-ket
  • braket
  • bra
  • ket
  • bra–ket notation
  • ldelim
  • rdelim
  • multiline delimiters (2–5 lines inclusive)
    ceil,floor calculations:mw:Help:#expr; formatting indicators3.14,3.14 (no calculation performed)pars parentheses that can be resized()
    fraction slant fractions35 (not for maths/science articles; usestanding or upright fractions{{sfrac}} instead)sfrac "standing" or upright fractions3/5 (use in maths/science articles instead of{{fraction}})
    intmathintegral symbols
  • sub
  • sup
  • su
  • subscripts and superscripts
  • overset
  • underset
  • arbitrary characters/diacritics set above/below one another    
    tmath WrapTeX in<math> tags
  • Boxes
  • Tags
  • Notices
  • When writing sets or expressions involving braces, vertical bars, or equal signs within{{math}}, care is required, as these characters can conflict with template syntax. To avoid such issues:

    • Use{{mset}} to safely enclose elements in curly braces ({})
    • Use{{abs}} to wrap values inabsolute value bars (| · |), avoiding parser function confusion with template pipes.
    • For a single vertical bar (|), use{{!}}.
    • For an equal sign (=) within template parameters, use{{=}}.

    HTML entities

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    ThoughUnicode characters are generally preferred, sometimesHTML entities are needed to avoid problems with wikitext or confusion with other characters:

    < > ·
    &lt; &gt; &minus; &bull; &prime; &Prime; &sdot; &middot; &ndash; &mdash;

    In the table below, the HTML syntax on the left produces the symbols on the right, but these symbols can also be entered directly into the wikitext either by typing them if they are available on the keyboard, by copy-pasting them, or by using the special character button () in the toolbar. (When editing any Wikipedia page in a desktop web browser, use the "Insert" pulldown menu immediately below the article text, or the "Special characters" menu immediately above the article text.) Normally, lowercaseGreek letters should be entered in italics, that is, enclosed between two single quotes (for example,''β'').

    HTML syntaxRendering
    &alpha; &beta; &gamma; &delta; &epsilon; &zeta;&eta; &theta; &iota; &kappa; &lambda; &mu; &nu;&xi; &omicron; &pi; &rho; &sigma; &sigmaf;&tau; &upsilon; &phi; &chi; &psi; &omega;

    α β γ δ ε ζ
    η θ ι κ λ μ ν
    ξ ο π ρ σ ς
    τ υ φ χ ψ ω

    &Gamma; &Delta; &Theta; &Lambda; &Xi; &Pi;&Sigma; &Phi; &Psi; &Omega;

    Γ Δ Θ Λ Ξ Π
    Σ Φ Ψ Ω

    &int; &sum; &prod; &minus; &plusmn; &infin;&asymp; &prop; = &equiv; &ne; &le; &ge;&times; &middot; &sdot; &divide; &part; &prime; &Prime;&nabla; &permil; &deg; &there4; &empty;

    ∫ ∑ ∏ − ± ∞
    ≈ ∝ = ≡ ≠ ≤ ≥
    × · ⋅ ÷ ∂ ′ ″
    ∇ ‰ ° ∴ ∅

    &isin; &notin; &cap; &cup; &sub; &sup; &sube; &supe;&not; &and; &or; &exist; &forall;&rArr; &hArr; &rarr; &harr; &uarr; &darr;&alefsym; - &ndash; &mdash;

    ∈ ∉ ∩ ∪ ⊂ ⊃ ⊆ ⊇
    ¬ ∧ ∨ ∃ ∀
    ⇒ ⇔ → ↔ ↑ ↓
    ℵ - – —

    Superscripts and subscripts

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    x2 x3 x2
    1
    x<sup>2</sup>x<sub>3</sub>x{{su|b=1|p=2|lh=1}}

    Spacing

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    To avoidline-wrapping in the middle of a formula, use{{math}}. If necessary, anon-breaking space ( ) can be inserted with&nbsp;. When an inline formula is long enough, it can be helpful to allow it to break across lines. Whether using LaTeX or templates, split the formula at each acceptable breakpoint into separate<math> tags or{{math}} templates with any binary relations or operators and intermediate whitespace included at the trailing end rather than leading end of a part.

    Typicallywhitespace should be a regular space () or none at all. In rare circumstances, such as where one character overlaps another due to one being in italics, athin space can be added with{{thin space}}.

    Additional

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    For more on Wikipedia how-tos and math style guidelines, see:

    For more on special characters:

    LaTeX basics

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    Math markup goes inside<math>...</math>. Chemistry markup goes inside<mathchem>...</math> or<chem>...</chem>.{{tmath|...}} can be used in place of<math>...</math> to avoid line-wrapping of adjacent text (with caveats). All these tags use TeX.

    The TeX code has to be put literally: MediaWiki templates, predefined templates, and parameters cannot be used within math tags: pairs of double braces are ignored and "#" gives an error message. However, math tags work in the true and false parameters of an#if expression, etc. Seem:Template:Demo of attempt to use parameters within TeX (backlinksedit) for more information.

    The now deprecated tag<ce> was considered too ambiguous, and it has been replaced by<chem>.[1]

    LaTeX commands

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    LaTeX commands are case-sensitive, and take one of the following two formats:

    • They start with a backslash\ and then have a name consisting of letters only. Command names are terminated by a space, a number or any other "non-letter" character.
    • They consist of a backslash\ and exactly one non-letter.

    Some commands need anargument, which has to be given between curly braces{} after the command name. Some commands support optionalparameters, which are added after the command name in square brackets[]. The general syntax is:

    \commandname[option1,option2,...]{argument1}{argument2}...

    Special characters

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    The following symbols are reserved characters that either have a special meaning under LaTeX or are unavailable in all the fonts. If you enter them directly in your text, they will normally not render, but rather do things you did not intend.

    # $ % ^ & _ { } ~ \

    These characters can be entered by prefixing the escape character backslash\ or using special sequences:

    \# \$ \% ^\wedge \& \_ \{ \} \sim \backslash

    yielding:

    #$%&_{}{\displaystyle \#\$\%^{\wedge }\&\_\{\}\sim \backslash }

    The backslash character\ cannot be entered by adding another backslash in front of it (\\); this sequence is used for line breaking. For introducing a backslash in math mode, you can use\backslash instead which gives{\displaystyle \backslash }.

    The command\tilde produces a tilde which is placed over the next letter. For example,\tilde{a} givesa~{\displaystyle {\tilde {a}}}. To produce just a tilde character~, use\tilde{\ } which gives ~{\displaystyle {\tilde {\ }}}, placing a ~ over an empty box. Alternatively\sim produces{\displaystyle \sim }, a large centred ~ which may be more appropriate in some situations.

    The command\hat produces a hat over the next character, for example\hat{o} produceso^{\displaystyle {\hat {o}}}. For a stretchable version, use\widehat{abc} givingabc^{\displaystyle {\widehat {abc}}}. The wedge\wedge is normally used as a mathematical operator{\displaystyle \wedge }. The sequence{}^\wedge produces{\displaystyle {}^{\wedge }} the best equivalent to the ASCIIcaret ^ character.

    Spaces

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    "Whitespace" characters, such as blank or tab, are treated uniformly as "space" by LaTeX. Several consecutivewhitespace characters are treated as one "space". See§ Spacing for commands that produces spaces of different size.

    LaTeX environments

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    Environments in LaTeX have a role that is quite similar to commands, but they usually have effect on a wider part of formula. Their syntax is:

    \begin{environmentname}   text to be influenced\end{environmentname}

    Environments supported by Wikipedia includematrix,align, etc. See§ Fractions, matrices, multilines.

    Rendering

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    The font sizes and types are independent of browser settings or CSS. Font sizes and types will often deviate from what HTML renders. Vertical alignment with the surrounding text can also be a problem; a work-around is described in§ Alignment with normal text flow. TheCSS selector of the images isimg.tex.

    Apart from function and operator names, as is customary in mathematics, variables and letters are in italics; digits are not. For other text, (like variable labels) to avoid being rendered in italics like variables, use\text or\mathrm (formerly\rm). You can also define new function names using\operatorname{...}. For example,\text{abc} givesabc{\displaystyle {\text{abc}}}.\operatorname{...} provides spacing before and after the operator name when appropriate, as whena\operatorname{sn}b is rendered asasnb{\displaystyle a\operatorname {sn} b} (with space to the left and right of "sn") anda\operatorname{sn}(b+c) asasn(b+c){\displaystyle a\operatorname {sn} (b+c)} (with space to the left and not to the right). LaTeX's starred version,\operatorname* is not supported, but a workaround is to add\limits instead. For example,\operatorname{sn}_{b>c}(b+c)\qquad\operatorname{sn}\limits_{b>c}(b+c) renders as:

    snb>c(b+c)snb>c(b+c){\displaystyle \operatorname {sn} _{b>c}(b+c)\qquad \operatorname {sn} \limits _{b>c}(b+c)}

    LaTeX does not have full support for Unicode characters, and not all characters render. Most Latin characters with accents render correctly. However some do not, in particular those that include multiple diacritics (e.g. with Latin letters used in Vietnamese) or that cannot be precomposed into a single character (such as the uppercase Latin letter W with ring), or that use other diacritics (like theogonek or thedouble grave accent, used in Central European languages like Polish, or the horn attached above some vowels in Vietnamese), or other modified letter forms (used inIPA notations, African languages, or in medieval texts), some digram ligatures (likeIJ in Dutch), or Latin letters borrowed from Greek, or small capitals, as well as superscripts and subscript letters. For example,\text{ð} and\text{þ} (used in Icelandic) will give errors.

    The normal way of entering quotation marks in text mode (two back ticks for the left and two apostrophes for the right), such as\text{a ``quoted'' word} will not work correctly. As a workaround, you can use the Unicode left and right quotation mark characters, which are available from the special characters button (), or "Symbols" dropdown panel beneath the editor:\text{a “quoted” word}.

    Force-rerendering of formulas

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    MediaWiki stores rendered formulas in acache so that the images of those formulas do not need to be created each time the page is opened by a user. To force the rerendering of all formulas of a page, you must open it with the getter variablesaction=purge&mathpurge=true. Imagine for example there is a wrong rendered formula in the articleIntegral. To force the re-rendering of this formula you need to open the URL:https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Integral&action=purge&mathpurge=true

    Afterwards you need tobypass your browser cache, so that the new created images of the formulas are actually downloaded.

    Formatting using LaTeX

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    Functions, symbols, special characters

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    Accents and diacritics

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    \dot{a}, \ddot{a}, \acute{a}, \grave{a}a˙,a¨,a´,a`{\displaystyle {\dot {a}},{\ddot {a}},{\acute {a}},{\grave {a}}}
    \check{a}, \breve{a}, \tilde{a}, \bar{a}aˇ,a˘,a~,a¯{\displaystyle {\check {a}},{\breve {a}},{\tilde {a}},{\bar {a}}}
    \hat{a}, \widehat{a}, \vec{a}a^,a^,a{\displaystyle {\hat {a}},{\widehat {a}},{\vec {a}}}

    Standard numerical functions

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    \exp_a b = a^b, \exp b = e^b, 10^mexpab=ab,expb=eb,10m{\displaystyle \exp _{a}b=a^{b},\exp b=e^{b},10^{m}}
    \ln c = \log c, \lg d = \log_{10} dlnc=logc,lgd=log10d{\displaystyle \ln c=\log c,\lg d=\log _{10}d}
    \sin a, \cos b, \tan c, \cot d, \sec f, \csc gsina,cosb,tanc,cotd,secf,cscg{\displaystyle \sin a,\cos b,\tan c,\cot d,\sec f,\csc g}
    \arcsin h, \arccos i, \arctan jarcsinh,arccosi,arctanj{\displaystyle \arcsin h,\arccos i,\arctan j}
    \sinh k, \cosh l, \tanh m, \coth nsinhk,coshl,tanhm,cothn{\displaystyle \sinh k,\cosh l,\tanh m,\coth n}
    \operatorname{sh}k, \operatorname{ch}l, \operatorname{th}m, \operatorname{coth}nshk,chl,thm,cothn{\displaystyle \operatorname {sh} k,\operatorname {ch} l,\operatorname {th} m,\operatorname {coth} n}
    \operatorname{argsh}o, \operatorname{argch}p, \operatorname{argth}qargsho,argchp,argthq{\displaystyle \operatorname {argsh} o,\operatorname {argch} p,\operatorname {argth} q}
    \sgn r, \left\vert s \right\vertsgnr,|s|{\displaystyle \operatorname {sgn} r,\left\vert s\right\vert }
    \min(x,y), \max(x,y)min(x,y),max(x,y){\displaystyle \min(x,y),\max(x,y)}

    Bounds

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    \min x, \max y, \inf s, \sup tminx,maxy,infs,supt{\displaystyle \min x,\max y,\inf s,\sup t}
    \lim u, \liminf v, \limsup wlimu,lim infv,lim supw{\displaystyle \lim u,\liminf v,\limsup w}
    \dim p, \deg q, \det m, \ker\phidimp,degq,detm,kerϕ{\displaystyle \dim p,\deg q,\det m,\ker \phi }
    \injlim, \varinjlim, \projlim, \varprojliminj lim,lim,proj lim,lim{\displaystyle \injlim ,\varinjlim ,\projlim ,\varprojlim }

    Projections

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    \Pr j, \hom l, \lVert z \rVert, \arg zPrj,homl,z,argz{\displaystyle \Pr j,\hom l,\lVert z\rVert ,\arg z}

    Differentials and derivatives

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    dt,\mathrm{d}t,\partial t,\nabla\psidt,dt,t,ψ{\displaystyle dt,\mathrm {d} t,\partial t,\nabla \psi }
    dy/dx,\mathrm{d}y/\mathrm{d}x,\frac{dy}{dx},\frac{\mathrm{d}y}{\mathrm{d}x}dy/dx,dy/dx,dydx,dydx{\displaystyle dy/dx,\mathrm {d} y/\mathrm {d} x,{\frac {dy}{dx}},{\frac {\mathrm {d} y}{\mathrm {d} x}}}
    \frac{\partial^2}{\partial x_1\partial x_2}y,\left.\frac{\partial^3 f}{\partial^2 x\partial y}\right\vert_{p_0}2x1x2y,3f2xy|p0{\displaystyle {\frac {\partial ^{2}}{\partial x_{1}\partial x_{2}}}y,\left.{\frac {\partial ^{3}f}{\partial ^{2}x\partial y}}\right\vert _{p_{0}}}
    \prime,\backprime, f^\prime, f', f'', f^{(3)},\dot y,\ddot y,,f,f,f,f(3),y˙,y¨{\displaystyle \prime ,\backprime ,f^{\prime },f',f'',f^{(3)}\!,{\dot {y}},{\ddot {y}}}

    Letter-like symbols or constants

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    \infty, \aleph, \complement, \backepsilon, \eth, \Finv, \hbar, \N, \R, \Z, \C, \Q,,,,ð,,,N,R,Z,C,Q{\displaystyle \infty ,\aleph ,\complement ,\backepsilon ,\eth ,\Finv ,\hbar ,\mathbb {N} ,\mathbb {R} ,\mathbb {Z} ,\mathbb {C} ,\mathbb {Q} }
    \Im, \imath, \jmath, \Bbbk, \ell, \mho, \wp, \Re, \circledS, \S, \P, \AA,ı,ȷ,k,,,,,,§,,Å{\displaystyle \Im ,\imath ,\jmath ,\Bbbk ,\ell ,\mho ,\wp ,\Re ,\circledS ,\S ,\P ,\mathrm {\AA} }

    Modular arithmetic

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    s_k \equiv 0 \pmod{m}sk0(modm){\displaystyle s_{k}\equiv 0{\pmod {m}}}
    a \bmod bamodb{\displaystyle a{\bmod {b}}}
    \gcd(m, n), \operatorname{lcm}(m, n)gcd(m,n),lcm(m,n){\displaystyle \gcd(m,n),\operatorname {lcm} (m,n)}
    \mid, \nmid, \shortmid, \nshortmid,,,{\displaystyle \mid ,\nmid ,\shortmid ,\nshortmid }

    Radicals

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    \surd, \sqrt{2}, \sqrt[n]{2}, \sqrt[3]{\frac{x^3+y^3}{2}},2,2n,x3+y323{\displaystyle \surd ,{\sqrt {2}},{\sqrt[{n}]{2}},{\sqrt[{3}]{\frac {x^{3}+y^{3}}{2}}}}

    Operators

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    +, -, \pm, \mp, \dotplus+,,±,,{\displaystyle +,-,\pm ,\mp ,\dotplus }
    \times, \div, \divideontimes, /, \backslash×,÷,,/,{\displaystyle \times ,\div ,\divideontimes ,/,\backslash }
    \cdot, * \ast, \star, \circ, \bullet,,,,{\displaystyle \cdot ,*\ast ,\star ,\circ ,\bullet }
    \boxplus, \boxminus, \boxtimes, \boxdot,,,{\displaystyle \boxplus ,\boxminus ,\boxtimes ,\boxdot }
    \oplus, \ominus, \otimes, \oslash, \odot,,,,{\displaystyle \oplus ,\ominus ,\otimes ,\oslash ,\odot }
    \circleddash, \circledcirc, \circledast,,{\displaystyle \circleddash ,\circledcirc ,\circledast }
    \bigoplus, \bigotimes, \bigodot,,{\displaystyle \bigoplus ,\bigotimes ,\bigodot }

    Sets

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    \{ \}, \O \empty \emptyset, \varnothing{},,{\displaystyle \{\},\emptyset \emptyset \emptyset ,\varnothing }
    \in, \notin \not\in, \ni, \not\ni,∉∉,,{\displaystyle \in ,\notin \not \in ,\ni ,\not \ni }
    \cap, \Cap, \sqcap, \bigcap,,,{\displaystyle \cap ,\Cap ,\sqcap ,\bigcap }
    \cup, \Cup, \sqcup, \bigcup, \bigsqcup, \uplus, \biguplus,,,,,,{\displaystyle \cup ,\Cup ,\sqcup ,\bigcup ,\bigsqcup ,\uplus ,\biguplus }
    \setminus, \smallsetminus, \times,,×{\displaystyle \setminus ,\smallsetminus ,\times }
    \subset, \Subset, \sqsubset,,{\displaystyle \subset ,\Subset ,\sqsubset }
    \supset, \Supset, \sqsupset,,{\displaystyle \supset ,\Supset ,\sqsupset }
    \subseteq, \nsubseteq, \subsetneq, \varsubsetneq, \sqsubseteq,,,,{\displaystyle \subseteq ,\nsubseteq ,\subsetneq ,\varsubsetneq ,\sqsubseteq }
    \supseteq, \nsupseteq, \supsetneq, \varsupsetneq, \sqsupseteq,,,,{\displaystyle \supseteq ,\nsupseteq ,\supsetneq ,\varsupsetneq ,\sqsupseteq }
    \subseteqq, \nsubseteqq, \subsetneqq, \varsubsetneqq,,,{\displaystyle \subseteqq ,\nsubseteqq ,\subsetneqq ,\varsubsetneqq }
    \supseteqq, \nsupseteqq, \supsetneqq, \varsupsetneqq,,,{\displaystyle \supseteqq ,\nsupseteqq ,\supsetneqq ,\varsupsetneqq }

    Relations

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    =, \ne, \neq, \equiv, \not\equiv=,,,,{\displaystyle =,\neq ,\neq ,\equiv ,\not \equiv }
    \doteq, \doteqdot,\mathrel{\overset{\underset\mathrm{def}{}}=},\mathrel{\stackrel\mathrm{def}=},:=,,=def,=def,:={\displaystyle \doteq ,\doteqdot ,\mathrel {\overset {\underset {\mathrm {def} }{}}{=}} ,\mathrel {\stackrel {\mathrm {def} }{=}} ,:=}
    \sim, \nsim, \backsim, \thicksim, \simeq, \backsimeq, \eqsim, \cong, \ncong,,,,,,,,{\displaystyle \sim ,\nsim ,\backsim ,\thicksim ,\simeq ,\backsimeq ,\eqsim ,\cong ,\ncong }
    \approx, \thickapprox, \approxeq, \asymp, \propto, \varpropto,,,,,{\displaystyle \approx ,\thickapprox ,\approxeq ,\asymp ,\propto ,\varpropto }
    <, \nless, \ll, \not\ll, \lll, \not\lll, \lessdot<,,,≪̸,,⋘̸,{\displaystyle <,\nless ,\ll ,\not \ll ,\lll ,\not \lll ,\lessdot }
    >, \ngtr, \gg, \not\gg, \ggg, \not\ggg, \gtrdot>,,,≫̸,,⋙̸,{\displaystyle >,\ngtr ,\gg ,\not \gg ,\ggg ,\not \ggg ,\gtrdot }
    \le, \leq, \lneq, \leqq, \nleq, \nleqq, \lneqq, \lvertneqq,,,,,,,{\displaystyle \leq ,\leq ,\lneq ,\leqq ,\nleq ,\nleqq ,\lneqq ,\lvertneqq }
    \ge, \geq, \gneq, \geqq, \ngeq, \ngeqq, \gneqq, \gvertneqq,,,,,,,{\displaystyle \geq ,\geq ,\gneq ,\geqq ,\ngeq ,\ngeqq ,\gneqq ,\gvertneqq }
    \lessgtr, \lesseqgtr, \lesseqqgtr, \gtrless, \gtreqless, \gtreqqless,,,,,{\displaystyle \lessgtr ,\lesseqgtr ,\lesseqqgtr ,\gtrless ,\gtreqless ,\gtreqqless }
    \leqslant, \nleqslant, \eqslantless,,{\displaystyle \leqslant ,\nleqslant ,\eqslantless }
    \geqslant, \ngeqslant, \eqslantgtr,,{\displaystyle \geqslant ,\ngeqslant ,\eqslantgtr }
    \lesssim, \lnsim, \lessapprox, \lnapprox,,,{\displaystyle \lesssim ,\lnsim ,\lessapprox ,\lnapprox }
    \gtrsim, \gnsim, \gtrapprox, \gnapprox,,,{\displaystyle \gtrsim ,\gnsim ,\gtrapprox ,\gnapprox }
    \prec, \nprec, \preceq, \npreceq, \precneqq,,,,{\displaystyle \prec ,\nprec ,\preceq ,\npreceq ,\precneqq }
    \succ, \nsucc, \succeq, \nsucceq, \succneqq,,,,{\displaystyle \succ ,\nsucc ,\succeq ,\nsucceq ,\succneqq }
    \preccurlyeq, \curlyeqprec,{\displaystyle \preccurlyeq ,\curlyeqprec }
    \succcurlyeq, \curlyeqsucc,{\displaystyle \succcurlyeq ,\curlyeqsucc }
    \precsim, \precnsim, \precapprox, \precnapprox,,,{\displaystyle \precsim ,\precnsim ,\precapprox ,\precnapprox }
    \succsim, \succnsim, \succapprox, \succnapprox,,,{\displaystyle \succsim ,\succnsim ,\succapprox ,\succnapprox }

    Geometric

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    \parallel, \nparallel, \shortparallel, \nshortparallel,,,{\displaystyle \parallel ,\nparallel ,\shortparallel ,\nshortparallel }
    \perp, \angle, \sphericalangle, \measuredangle, 45^\circ for degrees,,,,45{\displaystyle \perp ,\angle ,\sphericalangle ,\measuredangle ,45^{\circ }}
    \Box, \square, \blacksquare, \diamond, \Diamond, \lozenge, \blacklozenge, \bigstar,,,,,,,{\displaystyle \Box ,\square ,\blacksquare ,\diamond ,\Diamond ,\lozenge ,\blacklozenge ,\bigstar }
    \bigcirc, \triangle, \bigtriangleup, \bigtriangledown,,,{\displaystyle \bigcirc ,\triangle ,\bigtriangleup ,\bigtriangledown }
    \vartriangle, \triangledown,{\displaystyle \vartriangle ,\triangledown }
    \blacktriangle, \blacktriangledown, \blacktriangleleft, \blacktriangleright,,,{\displaystyle \blacktriangle ,\blacktriangledown ,\blacktriangleleft ,\blacktriangleright }

    Logic

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    \forall, \exists, \nexists,,{\displaystyle \forall ,\exists ,\nexists }
    \therefore, \because, \And,,&{\displaystyle \therefore ,\because ,\And }
    \lor, \vee, \curlyvee, \bigvee

    don't use\or which is now deprecated

    ,,,{\displaystyle \lor ,\vee ,\curlyvee ,\bigvee }
    \land, \wedge, \curlywedge, \bigwedge

    don't use\and which is now deprecated

    ,,,{\displaystyle \land ,\wedge ,\curlywedge ,\bigwedge }
    \lnot, \neg, \not\operatorname{R}, \bot, \top¬,¬,R,,{\displaystyle \lnot ,\neg ,\not \operatorname {R} ,\bot ,\top }
    \vdash, \dashv, \vDash, \Vdash, \models,,,,{\displaystyle \vdash ,\dashv ,\vDash ,\Vdash ,\models }
    \Vvdash, \nvdash, \nVdash, \nvDash, \nVDash,,,,{\displaystyle \Vvdash ,\nvdash ,\nVdash ,\nvDash ,\nVDash }
    \ulcorner, \urcorner, \llcorner, \lrcorner,,,{\displaystyle \ulcorner ,\urcorner ,\llcorner ,\lrcorner }

    Arrows

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    \Rrightarrow, \Lleftarrow,{\displaystyle \Rrightarrow ,\Lleftarrow }
    \Rightarrow, \nRightarrow, \Longrightarrow, \implies,,,{\displaystyle \Rightarrow ,\nRightarrow ,\Longrightarrow ,\implies }
    \Leftarrow, \nLeftarrow, \Longleftarrow,,{\displaystyle \Leftarrow ,\nLeftarrow ,\Longleftarrow }
    \Leftrightarrow, \nLeftrightarrow, \Longleftrightarrow, \iff,,,{\displaystyle \Leftrightarrow ,\nLeftrightarrow ,\Longleftrightarrow ,\iff }
    \Uparrow, \Downarrow, \Updownarrow,,{\displaystyle \Uparrow ,\Downarrow ,\Updownarrow }
    \rightarrow, \to, \nrightarrow, \longrightarrow,,,{\displaystyle \rightarrow ,\to ,\nrightarrow ,\longrightarrow }
    \leftarrow, \gets, \nleftarrow, \longleftarrow,,,{\displaystyle \leftarrow ,\gets ,\nleftarrow ,\longleftarrow }
    \leftrightarrow, \nleftrightarrow, \longleftrightarrow,,{\displaystyle \leftrightarrow ,\nleftrightarrow ,\longleftrightarrow }
    \uparrow, \downarrow, \updownarrow,,{\displaystyle \uparrow ,\downarrow ,\updownarrow }
    \nearrow, \swarrow, \nwarrow, \searrow,,,{\displaystyle \nearrow ,\swarrow ,\nwarrow ,\searrow }
    \mapsto, \longmapsto,{\displaystyle \mapsto ,\longmapsto }
    \rightharpoonup \rightharpoondown \leftharpoonup \leftharpoondown \upharpoonleft \upharpoonright \downharpoonleft \downharpoonright \rightleftharpoons \leftrightharpoons,,,,,,,,,{\displaystyle \rightharpoonup ,\rightharpoondown ,\leftharpoonup ,\leftharpoondown ,\upharpoonleft ,\upharpoonright ,\downharpoonleft ,\downharpoonright ,\rightleftharpoons ,\leftrightharpoons }
    \curvearrowleft \circlearrowleft \Lsh \upuparrows \rightrightarrows \rightleftarrows \rightarrowtail \looparrowright,,,,,,,{\displaystyle \curvearrowleft ,\circlearrowleft ,\Lsh ,\upuparrows ,\rightrightarrows ,\rightleftarrows ,\rightarrowtail ,\looparrowright }
    \curvearrowright \circlearrowright \Rsh \downdownarrows \leftleftarrows \leftrightarrows \leftarrowtail \looparrowleft,,,,,,,{\displaystyle \curvearrowright ,\circlearrowright ,\Rsh ,\downdownarrows ,\leftleftarrows ,\leftrightarrows ,\leftarrowtail ,\looparrowleft }
    \hookrightarrow \hookleftarrow \multimap \leftrightsquigarrow \rightsquigarrow \twoheadrightarrow \twoheadleftarrow,,,,,,{\displaystyle \hookrightarrow ,\hookleftarrow ,\multimap ,\leftrightsquigarrow ,\rightsquigarrow ,\twoheadrightarrow ,\twoheadleftarrow }

    Special

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    \amalg \P \S \% \dagger \ddagger \ldots \cdots \vdots \ddots⨿§%{\displaystyle \amalg \P \S \%\dagger \ddagger \ldots \cdots \vdots \ddots }
    \smile \frown \wr \triangleleft \triangleright⌣⌢{\displaystyle \smile \frown \wr \triangleleft \triangleright }
    \diamondsuit, \heartsuit, \clubsuit, \spadesuit, \Game, \flat, \natural, \sharp,,,,,,,{\displaystyle \diamondsuit ,\heartsuit ,\clubsuit ,\spadesuit ,\Game ,\flat ,\natural ,\sharp }

    Unsorted (new stuff)

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    \diagup \diagdown \centerdot \ltimes \rtimes \leftthreetimes \rightthreetimes,,,,,,{\displaystyle \diagup ,\diagdown ,\centerdot ,\ltimes ,\rtimes ,\leftthreetimes ,\rightthreetimes }
    \eqcirc \circeq \triangleq \bumpeq \Bumpeq \doteqdot \risingdotseq \fallingdotseq,,,,,,,{\displaystyle \eqcirc ,\circeq ,\triangleq ,\bumpeq ,\Bumpeq ,\doteqdot ,\risingdotseq ,\fallingdotseq }
    \intercal \barwedge \veebar \doublebarwedge \between \pitchfork,,,,,{\displaystyle \intercal ,\barwedge ,\veebar ,\doublebarwedge ,\between ,\pitchfork }
    \vartriangleleft \ntriangleleft \vartriangleright \ntriangleright,,,{\displaystyle \vartriangleleft ,\ntriangleleft ,\vartriangleright ,\ntriangleright }
    \trianglelefteq \ntrianglelefteq \trianglerighteq \ntrianglerighteq,,,{\displaystyle \trianglelefteq ,\ntrianglelefteq ,\trianglerighteq ,\ntrianglerighteq }

    For a little more semantics on these symbols, see this briefTeX Cookbook or hereTeX Cookbook.

    Larger expressions

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    Subscripts, superscripts, integrals

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    FeatureSyntaxHow it looks rendered
    Superscripta^2, a^{x+3}a2,ax+3{\displaystyle a^{2},a^{x+3}}
    Subscripta_2a2{\displaystyle a_{2}}
    Grouping10^{30} a^{2+2}1030a2+2{\displaystyle 10^{30}a^{2+2}}
    a_{i,j} b_{f'}ai,jbf{\displaystyle a_{i,j}b_{f'}}
    Combining sub & super without and with horizontal separationx_2^3x23{\displaystyle x_{2}^{3}}
    {x_2}^3x23{\displaystyle {x_{2}}^{3}}
    Super super10^{10^{8}}10108{\displaystyle 10^{10^{8}}}
    Preceding and/or additional sub & super\sideset{_1^2}{_3^4}\prod_a^b1234ab{\displaystyle \sideset {_{1}^{2}}{_{3}^{4}}\prod _{a}^{b}}
    {}_1^2\!\Omega_3^412Ω34{\displaystyle {}_{1}^{2}\!\Omega _{3}^{4}}
    Stacking\overset{\alpha}{\omega}ωα{\displaystyle {\overset {\alpha }{\omega }}}
    \underset{\alpha}{\omega}ωα{\displaystyle {\underset {\alpha }{\omega }}}
    \overset{\alpha}{\underset{\gamma}{\omega}}ωγα{\displaystyle {\overset {\alpha }{\underset {\gamma }{\omega }}}}
    \stackrel{\alpha}{\omega}ωα{\displaystyle {\stackrel {\alpha }{\omega }}}
    Derivativesx', y'', f', f''x,y,f,f{\displaystyle x',y'',f',f''}
    x^\prime, y^{\prime\prime}x,y{\displaystyle x^{\prime },y^{\prime \prime }}
    Derivative dots\dot{x},\ddot{x}x˙,x¨{\displaystyle {\dot {x}},{\ddot {x}}}
    Underlines, overlines, vectors\hat a\\bar b\\vec ca^ b¯ c{\displaystyle {\hat {a}}\ {\bar {b}}\ {\vec {c}}}
    \overrightarrow{a b}\\overleftarrow{c d}\\widehat{d e f}ab cd def^{\displaystyle {\overrightarrow {ab}}\ {\overleftarrow {cd}}\ {\widehat {def}}}
    \overline{g h i}\\underline{j k l}ghi¯ jkl_{\displaystyle {\overline {ghi}}\ {\underline {jkl}}}
    Arc (workaround)\overset{\frown}{AB}AB{\displaystyle {\overset {\frown }{AB}}}
    ArrowsA\xleftarrow{n+\mu-1} B\xrightarrow[T]{n\pm i-1} CAn+μ1BTn±i1C{\displaystyle A{\xleftarrow {n+\mu -1}}B{\xrightarrow[{T}]{n\pm i-1}}C}
    Overbraces\overbrace{ 1+2+\cdots+100}^{5050}1+2++1005050{\displaystyle \overbrace {1+2+\cdots +100} ^{5050}}
    Underbraces\underbrace{ a+b+\cdots+z}_{26}a+b++z26{\displaystyle \underbrace {a+b+\cdots +z} _{26}}
    Sum\sum_{k=1}^N k^2k=1Nk2{\displaystyle \sum _{k=1}^{N}k^{2}}
    Sum (force \textstyle)\textstyle\sum_{k=1}^N k^2k=1Nk2{\displaystyle \textstyle \sum _{k=1}^{N}k^{2}}
    Sum in a fraction (default\textstyle)\frac{\sum_{k=1}^N k^2}{a}k=1Nk2a{\displaystyle {\frac {\sum _{k=1}^{N}k^{2}}{a}}}
    Sum in a fraction (force\displaystyle)\frac{\displaystyle\sum_{k=1}^N k^2}{a}k=1Nk2a{\displaystyle {\frac {\displaystyle \sum _{k=1}^{N}k^{2}}{a}}}
    Sum in a fraction (alternative limits style)\frac{\sum\limits^{N}_{k=1} k^2}{a}k=1Nk2a{\displaystyle {\frac {\sum \limits _{k=1}^{N}k^{2}}{a}}}
    Product\prod_{i=1}^N x_ii=1Nxi{\displaystyle \prod _{i=1}^{N}x_{i}}
    Product (force \textstyle)\textstyle\prod_{i=1}^N x_ii=1Nxi{\displaystyle \textstyle \prod _{i=1}^{N}x_{i}}
    Coproduct\coprod_{i=1}^N x_ii=1Nxi{\displaystyle \coprod _{i=1}^{N}x_{i}}
    Coproduct (force \textstyle)\textstyle\coprod_{i=1}^N x_ii=1Nxi{\displaystyle \textstyle \coprod _{i=1}^{N}x_{i}}
    Limit\lim_{n\to\infty}x_nlimnxn{\displaystyle \lim _{n\to \infty }x_{n}}
    Limit (force \textstyle)\textstyle\lim_{n\to\infty}x_nlimnxn{\displaystyle \textstyle \lim _{n\to \infty }x_{n}}
    Integral\int\limits_{1}^{3}\frac{e^3/x}{x^2}\, dx13e3/xx2dx{\displaystyle \int \limits _{1}^{3}{\frac {e^{3}/x}{x^{2}}}\,dx}
    Integral (alternative limits style)\int_{1}^{3}\frac{e^3/x}{x^2}\, dx13e3/xx2dx{\displaystyle \int _{1}^{3}{\frac {e^{3}/x}{x^{2}}}\,dx}
    Integral (force \textstyle)\textstyle\int\limits_{-N}^{N} e^x dxNNexdx{\displaystyle \textstyle \int \limits _{-N}^{N}e^{x}dx}
    Integral (force \textstyle, alternative limits style)\textstyle\int_{-N}^{N} e^x dxNNexdx{\displaystyle \textstyle \int _{-N}^{N}e^{x}dx}
    Double integral\iint\limits_D dx\,dyDdxdy{\displaystyle \iint \limits _{D}dx\,dy}
    Triple integral\iiint\limits_E dx\,dy\,dzEdxdydz{\displaystyle \iiint \limits _{E}dx\,dy\,dz}
    Quadruple integral\iiiint\limits_F dx\,dy\,dz\,dtFdxdydzdt{\displaystyle \iiiint \limits _{F}dx\,dy\,dz\,dt}
    Line or path integral\int_{(x,y)\in C} x^3\, dx + 4y^2\, dy(x,y)Cx3dx+4y2dy{\displaystyle \int _{(x,y)\in C}x^{3}\,dx+4y^{2}\,dy}
    Closed line or path integral\oint_{(x,y)\in C} x^3\, dx + 4y^2\, dy(x,y)Cx3dx+4y2dy{\displaystyle \oint _{(x,y)\in C}x^{3}\,dx+4y^{2}\,dy}
    Intersections\bigcap_{i=1}^n E_ii=1nEi{\displaystyle \bigcap _{i=1}^{n}E_{i}}
    Unions\bigcup_{i=1}^n E_ii=1nEi{\displaystyle \bigcup _{i=1}^{n}E_{i}}

    Fractions, matrices, multilines

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    FeatureSyntaxHow it looks rendered
    Fractions\frac{2}{4}=0.5 or{2\over 4}=0.524=0.5{\displaystyle {\frac {2}{4}}=0.5}
    Small fractions (force\textstyle)\tfrac{2}{4} = 0.524=0.5{\displaystyle {\tfrac {2}{4}}=0.5}
    Large (normal) fractions (force\displaystyle)\dfrac{2}{4} = 0.5\qquad\dfrac{2}{c +\dfrac{2}{d +\dfrac{2}{4}}} = a24=0.52c+2d+24=a{\displaystyle {\dfrac {2}{4}}=0.5\qquad {\dfrac {2}{c+{\dfrac {2}{d+{\dfrac {2}{4}}}}}}=a}
    Large (nested) fractions\cfrac{2}{c +\cfrac{2}{d +\cfrac{2}{4}}} = a2c+2d+24=a{\displaystyle {\cfrac {2}{c+{\cfrac {2}{d+{\cfrac {2}{4}}}}}}=a}
    Cancellations in fractions\cfrac{x}{1 +\cfrac{\cancel{y}}{\cancel{y}}} =\cfrac{x}{2}x1+yy=x2{\displaystyle {\cfrac {x}{1+{\cfrac {\cancel {y}}{\cancel {y}}}}}={\cfrac {x}{2}}}
    Binomial coefficients\binom{n}{k}(nk){\displaystyle {\binom {n}{k}}}
    Small binomial coefficients (force\textstyle)\tbinom{n}{k}(nk){\displaystyle {\tbinom {n}{k}}}
    Large (normal) binomial coefficients (force\displaystyle)\dbinom{n}{k}(nk){\displaystyle {\dbinom {n}{k}}}
    Matrices
    \begin{matrix}-x& y\\z& -v\end{matrix}
    xyzv{\displaystyle {\begin{matrix}-x&y\\z&-v\end{matrix}}}
    \begin{vmatrix}-x& y\\z& -v\end{vmatrix}
    |xyzv|{\displaystyle {\begin{vmatrix}-x&y\\z&-v\end{vmatrix}}}
    \begin{Vmatrix}-x& y\\z& -v\end{Vmatrix}
    xyzv{\displaystyle {\begin{Vmatrix}-x&y\\z&-v\end{Vmatrix}}}
    \begin{bmatrix}0&\cdots& 0\\\vdots&\ddots&\vdots\\0&\cdots& 0\end{bmatrix}
    [0000]{\displaystyle {\begin{bmatrix}0&\cdots &0\\\vdots &\ddots &\vdots \\0&\cdots &0\end{bmatrix}}}
    \begin{Bmatrix}x& y\\z& v\end{Bmatrix}
    {xyzv}{\displaystyle {\begin{Bmatrix}x&y\\z&v\end{Bmatrix}}}
    \begin{pmatrix}x& y\\z& v\end{pmatrix}
    (xyzv){\displaystyle {\begin{pmatrix}x&y\\z&v\end{pmatrix}}}
    \bigl(\begin{smallmatrix}a&b\\ c&d\end{smallmatrix}\bigr)
    (abcd){\displaystyle {\bigl (}{\begin{smallmatrix}a&b\\c&d\end{smallmatrix}}{\bigr )}}
    Case distinctions
    f(n) =\begin{cases}n/2,&\text{if}n\text{ is even}\\3n+1,&\text{if}n\text{ is odd}\end{cases}
    f(n)={n/2,if n is even3n+1,if n is odd{\displaystyle f(n)={\begin{cases}n/2,&{\text{if }}n{\text{ is even}}\\3n+1,&{\text{if }}n{\text{ is odd}}\end{cases}}}
    Simultaneous equations
    \begin{cases}3x + 5y + z\\7x - 2y + 4z\\-6x + 3y + 2z\end{cases}
    {3x+5y+z7x2y+4z6x+3y+2z{\displaystyle {\begin{cases}3x+5y+z\\7x-2y+4z\\-6x+3y+2z\end{cases}}}
    Multiline equations
    \begin{align}f(x)& = (a+b)^2\\& = a^2+2ab+b^2\\\end{align}
    f(x)=(a+b)2=a2+2ab+b2{\displaystyle {\begin{aligned}f(x)&=(a+b)^{2}\\&=a^{2}+2ab+b^{2}\\\end{aligned}}}
    \begin{alignat}{2}f(x)& = (a-b)^2\\& = a^2-2ab+b^2\\\end{alignat}
    f(x)=(ab)2=a22ab+b2{\displaystyle {\begin{alignedat}{2}f(x)&=(a-b)^{2}\\&=a^{2}-2ab+b^{2}\\\end{alignedat}}}
    Multiline equations with multiple alignments per row
    \begin{align}f(a,b)& = (a+b)^2&& = (a+b)(a+b)\\& = a^2+ab+ba+b^2&& = a^2+2ab+b^2\\\end{align}
    f(a,b)=(a+b)2=(a+b)(a+b)=a2+ab+ba+b2=a2+2ab+b2{\displaystyle {\begin{aligned}f(a,b)&=(a+b)^{2}&&=(a+b)(a+b)\\&=a^{2}+ab+ba+b^{2}&&=a^{2}+2ab+b^{2}\\\end{aligned}}}
    \begin{alignat}{3}f(a,b)& = (a+b)^2&& = (a+b)(a+b)\\& = a^2+ab+ba+b^2&& = a^2+2ab+b^2\\\end{alignat}
    f(a,b)=(a+b)2=(a+b)(a+b)=a2+ab+ba+b2=a2+2ab+b2{\displaystyle {\begin{alignedat}{3}f(a,b)&=(a+b)^{2}&&=(a+b)(a+b)\\&=a^{2}+ab+ba+b^{2}&&=a^{2}+2ab+b^{2}\\\end{alignedat}}}
    Multiline equations(must define number of columns used ({lcl})) (should not be used unless needed)
    \begin{array}{lcl}z& =& a\\f(x,y,z)& =& x + y + z\end{array}
    z=af(x,y,z)=x+y+z{\displaystyle {\begin{array}{lcl}z&=&a\\f(x,y,z)&=&x+y+z\end{array}}}
    Multiline equations (more)
    \begin{array}{lcr}z& =& a\\f(x,y,z)& =& x + y + z\end{array}
    z=af(x,y,z)=x+y+z{\displaystyle {\begin{array}{lcr}z&=&a\\f(x,y,z)&=&x+y+z\end{array}}}
    Multiline alignment using& to left align (top example) versus&& to right align (bottom example) the last column
    \begin{alignat}{4}F:\;&& C(X)&&\;\to\;& C(X)\\&& g&&\;\mapsto\;& g^2\end{alignat}
    \begin{alignat}{4}F:\;&& C(X)&&\;\to\;&& C(X)\\&& g&&\;\mapsto\;&& g^2\end{alignat}
    F:C(X)C(X)gg2{\displaystyle {\begin{alignedat}{4}F:\;&&C(X)&&\;\to \;&C(X)\\&&g&&\;\mapsto \;&g^{2}\end{alignedat}}}

    F:C(X)C(X)gg2{\displaystyle {\begin{alignedat}{4}F:\;&&C(X)&&\;\to \;&&C(X)\\&&g&&\;\mapsto \;&&g^{2}\end{alignedat}}}

    Breaking up a long expression so that it wraps when necessary (this sometimes requires workarounds for correct spacing)
    The function <math>f</math> is defined by<math>f(x) ={}</math><math display=inline>\sum_{n=0}^\infty a_n x^n ={}</math><math>a_0+a_1x+a_2x^2+\cdots.</math>
    The functionf{\displaystyle f} is defined byf(x)={\displaystyle f(x)={}}n=0anxn={\textstyle \sum _{n=0}^{\infty }a_{n}x^{n}={}}a0+a1x+a2x2+.{\displaystyle a_{0}+a_{1}x+a_{2}x^{2}+\cdots .}
    Arrays
    \begin{array}{|c|c|c|} a& b& S\\\hline0& 0& 1\\0& 1& 1\\1& 0& 1\\1& 1& 0\\\end{array}
    abS001011101110{\displaystyle {\begin{array}{|c|c|c|}a&b&S\\\hline 0&0&1\\0&1&1\\1&0&1\\1&1&0\\\end{array}}}

    Parenthesizing big expressions, brackets, bars

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    FeatureSyntaxHow it looks rendered
    Bad ✗(\frac{1}{2} )^n(12)n{\displaystyle ({\frac {1}{2}})^{n}}
    Good ✓\left (\frac{1}{2}\right )^n(12)n{\displaystyle \left({\frac {1}{2}}\right)^{n}}

    You can use various delimiters with \left and \right:

    FeatureSyntaxHow it looks rendered
    Parentheses\left (\frac{a}{b}\right )(ab){\displaystyle \left({\frac {a}{b}}\right)}
    Brackets\left [\frac{a}{b}\right ]\quad
    \left\lbrack\frac{a}{b}\right\rbrack
    [ab][ab]{\displaystyle \left[{\frac {a}{b}}\right]\quad \left\lbrack {\frac {a}{b}}\right\rbrack }
    Braces\left\{\frac{a}{b}\right\}\quad
    \left\lbrace\frac{a}{b}\right\rbrace
    {ab}{ab}{\displaystyle \left\{{\frac {a}{b}}\right\}\quad \left\lbrace {\frac {a}{b}}\right\rbrace }
    Angle brackets\left\langle\frac{a}{b}\right\rangleab{\displaystyle \left\langle {\frac {a}{b}}\right\rangle }
    Bars and double bars\left |\frac{a}{b}\right\vert\quad
    \left\Vert\frac{c}{d}\right\|
    |ab|cd{\displaystyle \left|{\frac {a}{b}}\right\vert \quad \left\Vert {\frac {c}{d}}\right\|}
    Floor and ceiling functions:\left\lfloor\frac{a}{b}\right\rfloor\quad
    \left\lceil\frac{c}{d}\right\rceil
    abcd{\displaystyle \left\lfloor {\frac {a}{b}}\right\rfloor \quad \left\lceil {\frac {c}{d}}\right\rceil }
    Slashes and backslashes\left /\frac{a}{b}\right\backslash/ab\{\displaystyle \left/{\frac {a}{b}}\right\backslash }
    Up, down, and up-down arrows\left\uparrow\frac{a}{b}\right\downarrow\quad
    \left\Uparrow\frac{a}{b}\right\Downarrow\quad
    \left\updownarrow\frac{a}{b}\right\Updownarrow
    ababab{\displaystyle \left\uparrow {\frac {a}{b}}\right\downarrow \quad \left\Uparrow {\frac {a}{b}}\right\Downarrow \quad \left\updownarrow {\frac {a}{b}}\right\Updownarrow }
    Delimiters can be mixed,
    as long as \left and \right match
    \left [ 0,1\right )
    \left\langle\psi\right |
    [0,1){\displaystyle \left[0,1\right)}
    ψ|{\displaystyle \left\langle \psi \right|}
    Use \left. and \right. if you
    do not want a delimiter to appear
    \left .\frac{A}{B}\right\}\to XAB}X{\displaystyle \left.{\frac {A}{B}}\right\}\to X}
    Size of the delimiters (add "l" or "r" to indicate the side for proper spacing)(\bigl(\Bigl(\biggl(\Biggl(\dots\Biggr]\biggr]\Bigr]\bigr] ](((((]]]]]{\displaystyle ({\bigl (}{\Bigl (}{\biggl (}{\Biggl (}\dots {\Biggr ]}{\biggr ]}{\Bigr ]}{\bigr ]}]}
    \{\bigl\{\Bigl\{\biggl\{\Biggl\{\dots
    \Biggr\rangle\biggr\rangle\Bigr\rangle\bigr\rangle\rangle
    {{{{{{\displaystyle \{{\bigl \{}{\Bigl \{}{\biggl \{}{\Biggl \{}\dots {\Biggr \rangle }{\biggr \rangle }{\Bigr \rangle }{\bigr \rangle }\rangle }
    \|\big\|\Big\|\bigg\|\Bigg\|\dots\Bigg|\bigg|\Big|\big| ||||||{\displaystyle \|{\big \|}{\Big \|}{\bigg \|}{\Bigg \|}\dots {\Bigg |}{\bigg |}{\Big |}{\big |}|}
    \lfloor\bigl\lfloor\Bigl\lfloor\biggl\lfloor\Biggl\lfloor\dots
    \Biggr\rceil\biggr\rceil\Bigr\rceil\bigr\rceil\ceil
    {\displaystyle \lfloor {\bigl \lfloor }{\Bigl \lfloor }{\biggl \lfloor }{\Biggl \lfloor }\dots {\Biggr \rceil }{\biggr \rceil }{\Bigr \rceil }{\bigr \rceil }\rceil }
    \uparrow\big\uparrow\Big\uparrow\bigg\uparrow\Bigg\uparrow\dots
    \Bigg\Downarrow\bigg\Downarrow\Big\Downarrow\big\Downarrow\Downarrow
    {\displaystyle \uparrow {\big \uparrow }{\Big \uparrow }{\bigg \uparrow }{\Bigg \uparrow }\dots {\Bigg \Downarrow }{\bigg \Downarrow }{\Big \Downarrow }{\big \Downarrow }\Downarrow }
    \updownarrow\big\updownarrow\Big\updownarrow\bigg\updownarrow\Bigg\updownarrow\dots
    \Bigg\Updownarrow\bigg\Updownarrow\Big\Updownarrow\big\Updownarrow\Updownarrow
    {\displaystyle \updownarrow {\big \updownarrow }{\Big \updownarrow }{\bigg \updownarrow }{\Bigg \updownarrow }\dots {\Bigg \Updownarrow }{\bigg \Updownarrow }{\Big \Updownarrow }{\big \Updownarrow }\Updownarrow }
    /\big/\Big/\bigg/\Bigg/\dots
    \Bigg\backslash\bigg\backslash\Big\backslash\big\backslash\backslash
    /////\\\\{\displaystyle /{\big /}{\Big /}{\bigg /}{\Bigg /}\dots {\Bigg \backslash }{\bigg \backslash }{\Big \backslash }{\big \backslash }\backslash }

    Display attribute

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    The<math> tag can take adisplay attribute with possible values ofinline andblock.

    Inline

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    If the value of thedisplay attribute isinline, the contents will be rendered in inline mode: there will be no new paragraph for the equation and the operators will be rendered to consume only a small amount of vertical space.

    The sumi=02i{\textstyle \sum _{i=0}^{\infty }2^{-i}} converges to 2.

    The next line-width is not disturbed by large operators.

    The code for the math example reads:

    <mathdisplay="inline">\sum_{i=0}^\infty2^{-i}</math>

    The quotation marks aroundinline are optional anddisplay=inline is also valid.[2]

    Technically, the command\textstyle will be added to the user input before the TeX command is passed to the renderer. The result will be displayed without further formatting by outputting the image or MathML element to the page.

    Block

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    In block-style, the equation is rendered in its own paragraph and the operators are rendered consuming less horizontal space. The equation is indented.

    The sumi=02i{\displaystyle \sum _{i=0}^{\infty }2^{-i}} converges to 2.

    It was entered as

    <mathdisplay="block">\sum_{i=0}^\infty2^{-i}</math>

    Technically, the command\displaystyle will be added to the user input (if the user input does not already contain the string\displaystyle or\align) before the TeX command is passed to the renderer. The result will be displayed in a new paragraph.Therefore, the style of the MathImage is altered, i.e. thestyle attributedisplay: block; margin: auto; is added.For MathML, it is ensured thatdisplay=inline is replaced by display block which produces a new paragraph.

    Not specified

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    If nothing is specified, the equation is rendered in the same display style as "block", but without using a new paragraph. If the equation does appear on a line by itself, it is not automatically indented.

    The sumi=02i{\displaystyle \sum _{i=0}^{\infty }2^{-i}} converges to 2.

    The next line-width is disturbed by large operators.

    Or:

    The sum

    i=02i{\displaystyle \sum _{i=0}^{\infty }2^{-i}}

    converges to 2.

    In both cases, the math is coded as:

    <math>\sum_{i=0}^\infty2^{-i}</math>

    Equation numbering

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    Shortcut

    The templates{{NumBlk}} and{{EquationRef}} can be used to number equations. The template{{EquationNote}} can be used to refer to a numbered equation from surrounding text. For example, the following syntax:

    {{NumBlk|:|<math>x^2+ y^2+ z^2=1</math>|{{EquationRef|1}}}}

    produces the following result (note the equation number in the right margin):

    x2+y2+z2=1{\displaystyle x^{2}+y^{2}+z^{2}=1}1

    Later on, the text can refer to this equation by its number using syntax like this:

    As seen in equation ({{EquationNote|1}}), example text...

    The result looks like this:

    As seen in equation (1), example text...

    The equation number produced by{{EquationNote}} is a link that the user can click to go immediately to the cited equation.

    Alphabets and typefaces

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    See also:Wikipedia:LaTeX symbols § Fonts

    Texvc (used in MediaWiki1.32 and older) cannot render arbitraryUnicode characters. Those it can handle, can be entered by the expressions below. For others, such asCyrillic, they can be entered as Unicode or HTML entities in running text, but cannot be used in displayed formulas.[needs update]

    Greek alphabet
    \Alpha\Beta\Gamma\Delta\Epsilon\Zeta\Eta\ThetaABΓΔEZHΘ{\displaystyle \mathrm {A} \mathrm {B} \Gamma \Delta \mathrm {E} \mathrm {Z} \mathrm {H} \Theta }
    \Iota\Kappa\Lambda\Mu\Nu\Xi\Omicron\PiIKΛMNΞOΠ{\displaystyle \mathrm {I} \mathrm {K} \Lambda \mathrm {M} \mathrm {N} \Xi \mathrm {O} \Pi }
    \Rho\Sigma\Tau\Upsilon\Phi\Chi\Psi\OmegaPΣTΥΦXΨΩ{\displaystyle \mathrm {P} \Sigma \mathrm {T} \Upsilon \Phi \mathrm {X} \Psi \Omega }
    \alpha\beta\gamma\delta\epsilon\zeta\eta\thetaαβγδϵζηθ{\displaystyle \alpha \beta \gamma \delta \epsilon \zeta \eta \theta }
    \iota\kappa\lambda\mu\nu\xi\omicron\piικλμνξoπ{\displaystyle \iota \kappa \lambda \mu \nu \xi \mathrm {o} \pi }
    \rho\sigma\tau\upsilon\phi\chi\psi\omegaρστυϕχψω{\displaystyle \rho \sigma \tau \upsilon \phi \chi \psi \omega }
    \varGamma\varDelta\varTheta\varLambda\varXi\varPi\varSigma\varPhi\varUpsilon\varOmegaΓΔΘΛΞΠΣΦΥΩ{\displaystyle \varGamma \varDelta \varTheta \varLambda \varXi \varPi \varSigma \varPhi \varUpsilon \varOmega }
    \varepsilon\digamma\varkappa\varpi\varrho\varsigma\vartheta\varphiεϝϰϖϱςϑφ{\displaystyle \varepsilon \digamma \varkappa \varpi \varrho \varsigma \vartheta \varphi }
    Hebrew symbols
    \aleph\beth\gimel\daleth{\displaystyle \aleph \beth \gimel \daleth }
    Blackboard bold/scripts
    \mathbb{ABCDEFGHI}ABCDEFGHI{\displaystyle \mathbb {ABCDEFGHI} }
    \mathbb{JKLMNOPQR}JKLMNOPQR{\displaystyle \mathbb {JKLMNOPQR} }
    \mathbb{STUVWXYZ}STUVWXYZ{\displaystyle \mathbb {STUVWXYZ} }
    Boldface
    \mathbf{ABCDEFGHI}ABCDEFGHI{\displaystyle \mathbf {ABCDEFGHI} }
    \mathbf{JKLMNOPQR}JKLMNOPQR{\displaystyle \mathbf {JKLMNOPQR} }
    \mathbf{STUVWXYZ}STUVWXYZ{\displaystyle \mathbf {STUVWXYZ} }
    \mathbf{abcdefghijklm}abcdefghijklm{\displaystyle \mathbf {abcdefghijklm} }
    \mathbf{nopqrstuvwxyz}nopqrstuvwxyz{\displaystyle \mathbf {nopqrstuvwxyz} }
    \mathbf{0123456789}0123456789{\displaystyle \mathbf {0123456789} }
    Boldface (Greek)
    \boldsymbol{\Alpha\Beta\Gamma\Delta\Epsilon\Zeta\Eta\Theta}ABΓΔEZHΘ{\displaystyle {\boldsymbol {\mathrm {A} \mathrm {B} \Gamma \Delta \mathrm {E} \mathrm {Z} \mathrm {H} \Theta }}}
    \boldsymbol{\Iota\Kappa\Lambda\Mu\Nu\Xi\Omicron\Pi}IKΛMNΞOΠ{\displaystyle {\boldsymbol {\mathrm {I} \mathrm {K} \Lambda \mathrm {M} \mathrm {N} \Xi \mathrm {O} \Pi }}}
    \boldsymbol{\Rho\Sigma\Tau\Upsilon\Phi\Chi\Psi\Omega}PΣTΥΦXΨΩ{\displaystyle {\boldsymbol {\mathrm {P} \Sigma \mathrm {T} \Upsilon \Phi \mathrm {X} \Psi \Omega }}}
    \boldsymbol{\alpha\beta\gamma\delta\epsilon\zeta\eta\theta}αβγδϵζηθ{\displaystyle {\boldsymbol {\alpha \beta \gamma \delta \epsilon \zeta \eta \theta }}}
    \boldsymbol{\iota\kappa\lambda\mu\nu\xi\omicron\pi}ικλμνξoπ{\displaystyle {\boldsymbol {\iota \kappa \lambda \mu \nu \xi \mathrm {o} \pi }}}
    \boldsymbol{\rho\sigma\tau\upsilon\phi\chi\psi\omega}ρστυϕχψω{\displaystyle {\boldsymbol {\rho \sigma \tau \upsilon \phi \chi \psi \omega }}}
    \boldsymbol{\varepsilon\digamma\varkappa\varpi}εϝϰϖ{\displaystyle {\boldsymbol {\varepsilon \digamma \varkappa \varpi }}}
    \boldsymbol{\varrho\varsigma\vartheta\varphi}ϱςϑφ{\displaystyle {\boldsymbol {\varrho \varsigma \vartheta \varphi }}}
    Italics (default for Latin alphabet)
    \mathit{0123456789}0123456789{\displaystyle {\mathit {0123456789}}}
    Greek italics (default for lowercase Greek)
    \mathit{\Alpha\Beta\Gamma\Delta\Epsilon\Zeta\Eta\Theta}ABΓΔEZHΘ{\displaystyle {\mathit {\mathrm {A} \mathrm {B} \Gamma \Delta \mathrm {E} \mathrm {Z} \mathrm {H} \Theta }}}
    \mathit{\Iota\Kappa\Lambda\Mu\Nu\Xi\Omicron\Pi}IKΛMNΞOΠ{\displaystyle {\mathit {\mathrm {I} \mathrm {K} \Lambda \mathrm {M} \mathrm {N} \Xi \mathrm {O} \Pi }}}
    \mathit{\Rho\Sigma\Tau\Upsilon\Phi\Chi\Psi\Omega}ΣTΥΦXΨΩ{\displaystyle {\mathit {\Sigma \mathrm {T} \Upsilon \Phi \mathrm {X} \Psi \Omega }}}
    Greek uppercase boldface italics
    \boldsymbol{\varGamma\varDelta\varTheta\varLambda}ΓΔΘΛ{\displaystyle {\boldsymbol {\varGamma \varDelta \varTheta \varLambda }}}
    \boldsymbol{\varXi\varPi\varSigma\varUpsilon\varOmega}ΞΠΣΥΩ{\displaystyle {\boldsymbol {\varXi \varPi \varSigma \varUpsilon \varOmega }}}
    Roman typeface
    \mathrm{ABCDEFGHI}ABCDEFGHI{\displaystyle \mathrm {ABCDEFGHI} }
    \mathrm{JKLMNOPQR}JKLMNOPQR{\displaystyle \mathrm {JKLMNOPQR} }
    \mathrm{STUVWXYZ}STUVWXYZ{\displaystyle \mathrm {STUVWXYZ} }
    \mathrm{abcdefghijklm}abcdefghijklm{\displaystyle \mathrm {abcdefghijklm} }
    \mathrm{nopqrstuvwxyz}nopqrstuvwxyz{\displaystyle \mathrm {nopqrstuvwxyz} }
    \mathrm{0123456789}0123456789{\displaystyle \mathrm {0123456789} }
    Sans serif
    \mathsf{ABCDEFGHI}ABCDEFGHI{\displaystyle {\mathsf {ABCDEFGHI}}}
    \mathsf{JKLMNOPQR}JKLMNOPQR{\displaystyle {\mathsf {JKLMNOPQR}}}
    \mathsf{STUVWXYZ}STUVWXYZ{\displaystyle {\mathsf {STUVWXYZ}}}
    \mathsf{abcdefghijklm}abcdefghijklm{\displaystyle {\mathsf {abcdefghijklm}}}
    \mathsf{nopqrstuvwxyz}nopqrstuvwxyz{\displaystyle {\mathsf {nopqrstuvwxyz}}}
    \mathsf{0123456789}0123456789{\displaystyle {\mathsf {0123456789}}}
    Sans serif Greek (capital only)
    \mathsf{\Alpha\Beta\Gamma\Delta\Epsilon\Zeta\Eta\Theta}ABΓΔEZHΘ{\displaystyle {\mathsf {\mathrm {A} \mathrm {B} \Gamma \Delta \mathrm {E} \mathrm {Z} \mathrm {H} \Theta }}}
    \mathsf{\Iota\Kappa\Lambda\Mu\Nu\Xi\Omicron\Pi}IKΛMNΞOΠ{\displaystyle {\mathsf {\mathrm {I} \mathrm {K} \Lambda \mathrm {M} \mathrm {N} \Xi \mathrm {O} \Pi }}}
    \mathsf{\Rho\Sigma\Tau\Upsilon\Phi\Chi\Psi\Omega}ΣTΥΦXΨΩ{\displaystyle {\mathsf {\Sigma \mathrm {T} \Upsilon \Phi \mathrm {X} \Psi \Omega }}}
    Calligraphy/script
    \mathcal{ABCDEFGHI}ABCDEFGHI{\displaystyle {\mathcal {ABCDEFGHI}}}
    \mathcal{JKLMNOPQR}JKLMNOPQR{\displaystyle {\mathcal {JKLMNOPQR}}}
    \mathcal{STUVWXYZ}STUVWXYZ{\displaystyle {\mathcal {STUVWXYZ}}}
    \mathcal{abcdefghi}abcdefghi{\displaystyle {\mathcal {abcdefghi}}}
    \mathcal{jklmnopqr}jklmnopqr{\displaystyle {\mathcal {jklmnopqr}}}
    \mathcal{stuvwxyz}stuvwxyz{\displaystyle {\mathcal {stuvwxyz}}}
    Fraktur typeface
    \mathfrak{ABCDEFGHI}ABCDEFGHI{\displaystyle {\mathfrak {ABCDEFGHI}}}
    \mathfrak{JKLMNOPQR}JKLMNOPQR{\displaystyle {\mathfrak {JKLMNOPQR}}}
    \mathfrak{STUVWXYZ}STUVWXYZ{\displaystyle {\mathfrak {STUVWXYZ}}}
    \mathfrak{abcdefghijklm}abcdefghijklm{\displaystyle {\mathfrak {abcdefghijklm}}}
    \mathfrak{nopqrstuvwxyz}nopqrstuvwxyz{\displaystyle {\mathfrak {nopqrstuvwxyz}}}
    \mathfrak{0123456789}0123456789{\displaystyle {\mathfrak {0123456789}}}
    Small scriptstyle text
    {\scriptstyle\text{abcdefghijklm}}abcdefghijklm{\displaystyle {\scriptstyle {\text{abcdefghijklm}}}}

    Mixed text faces

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    FeatureSyntaxHow it looks rendered
    Italicised characters (spaces are ignored)x y zxyz{\displaystyle xyz}
    Non-italicised characters\text{x y z}x y z{\displaystyle {\text{x y z}}}
    Mixed italics (bad)\text{if} n\text{is even}ifnis even{\displaystyle {\text{if}}n{\text{is even}}}
    Mixed italics (good)\text{if}n\text{ is even}if n is even{\displaystyle {\text{if }}n{\text{ is even}}}
    Mixed italics (alternative: ~ or "\ " forces a space)\text{if}~n\\text{is even}if n is even{\displaystyle {\text{if}}~n\ {\text{is even}}}

    Color

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    Equations can use color with the\color command. For example,

    How it looks renderedSyntaxFeature
    x2+2x1{\displaystyle {\color {Blue}x^{2}}+{\color {Orange}2x}-{\color {LimeGreen}1}}{\color{Blue}x^2}+{\color{Orange}2x}-{\color{LimeGreen}1}
    x=b±b24ac2a{\displaystyle x={\frac {{\color {Blue}-b}\pm {\sqrt {\color {Red}b^{2}-4ac}}}{\color {Green}2a}}}x=\frac{{\color{Blue}-b}\pm\sqrt{\color{Red}b^2-4ac}}{\color{Green}2a}

    The\color command colors all symbols to its right. However, if the\color command is enclosed in a pair of braces (e.g.{\color{Red}...}) then no symbols outside of those braces are affected.

    How it looks renderedSyntaxFeature
    xy=z{\displaystyle x\color {red}\neq y=z}x\color{red}\neq y=z

    Colorsred everything to the right of\color{red}. To only color the{\displaystyle \neq } symbol red, place braces around\color{red}\neq or insert\color{black} to the right of\neq.

    xy=z{\displaystyle x{\color {red}\neq }y=z}x{\color{red}\neq} y=z
    xy=z{\displaystyle x\color {red}\neq \color {black}y=z}x\color{red}\neq\color{black} y=z
    b±b24ac2a=x{\displaystyle {\frac {-b\color {Green}\pm {\sqrt {b^{2}\color {Blue}-4{\color {Red}a}c}}}{2a}}=x}\frac{-b\color{Green}\pm\sqrt{b^2\color{Blue}-4{\color{Red}a}c}}{2a}=xThe outermost braces in{\color{Red}a}c limit the effect of\color{Red} to the symbola. Similarly,\color{Blue} does not affect any symbols outside of the\sqrt{} that encloses it, and\color{Green} does not affect any symbols outside of the numerator.

    There are several alternate notations styles

    How it looks renderedSyntaxFeature
    x2+2x1{\displaystyle {\color {Blue}x^{2}}+{\color {Orange}2x}-{\color {LimeGreen}1}}{\color{Blue}x^2}+{\color{Orange}2x}-{\color{LimeGreen}1}works with both texvc and MathJax
    x2+2x1{\displaystyle \color {Blue}x^{2}\color {Black}+\color {Orange}2x\color {Black}-\color {LimeGreen}1}\color{Blue}x^2\color{Black}+\color{Orange}2x\color{Black}-\color{LimeGreen}1works with both texvc and MathJax
    x2+2x1{\displaystyle \color {Blue}{x^{2}}+\color {Orange}{2x}-\color {LimeGreen}{1}}\color{Blue}{x^2}+\color{Orange}{2x}-\color{LimeGreen}{1}only works with MathJax

    Some color names are predeclared according to the following table, you can use them directly for the rendering of formulas (or for declaring the intended color of the page background).

    Colors supported
    Apricot{\displaystyle \color {Apricot}{\text{Apricot}}}Aquamarine{\displaystyle \color {Aquamarine}{\text{Aquamarine}}}Bittersweet{\displaystyle \color {Bittersweet}{\text{Bittersweet}}}Black{\displaystyle \color {Black}{\text{Black}}}
    Blue{\displaystyle \color {Blue}{\text{Blue}}}BlueGreen{\displaystyle \color {BlueGreen}{\text{BlueGreen}}}BlueViolet{\displaystyle \color {BlueViolet}{\text{BlueViolet}}}BrickRed{\displaystyle \color {BrickRed}{\text{BrickRed}}}
    Brown{\displaystyle \color {Brown}{\text{Brown}}}BurntOrange{\displaystyle \color {BurntOrange}{\text{BurntOrange}}}CadetBlue{\displaystyle \color {CadetBlue}{\text{CadetBlue}}}CarnationPink{\displaystyle \color {CarnationPink}{\text{CarnationPink}}}
    Cerulean{\displaystyle \color {Cerulean}{\text{Cerulean}}}CornflowerBlue{\displaystyle \color {CornflowerBlue}{\text{CornflowerBlue}}}Cyan{\displaystyle \color {Cyan}{\text{Cyan}}}Dandelion{\displaystyle \color {Dandelion}{\text{Dandelion}}}
    DarkOrchid{\displaystyle \color {DarkOrchid}{\text{DarkOrchid}}}Emerald{\displaystyle \color {Emerald}{\text{Emerald}}}ForestGreen{\displaystyle \color {ForestGreen}{\text{ForestGreen}}}Fuchsia{\displaystyle \color {Fuchsia}{\text{Fuchsia}}}
    Goldenrod{\displaystyle \color {Goldenrod}{\text{Goldenrod}}}Gray{\displaystyle \color {white}{\text{Gray}}}Green{\displaystyle \color {Green}{\text{Green}}}GreenYellow{\displaystyle \color {GreenYellow}{\text{GreenYellow}}}
    JungleGreen{\displaystyle \color {JungleGreen}{\text{JungleGreen}}}Lavender{\displaystyle \color {Lavender}{\text{Lavender}}}LimeGreen{\displaystyle \color {LimeGreen}{\text{LimeGreen}}}Magenta{\displaystyle \color {Magenta}{\text{Magenta}}}
    Mahogany{\displaystyle \color {Mahogany}{\text{Mahogany}}}Maroon{\displaystyle \color {Maroon}{\text{Maroon}}}Melon{\displaystyle \color {Melon}{\text{Melon}}}MidnightBlue{\displaystyle \color {MidnightBlue}{\text{MidnightBlue}}}
    Mulberry{\displaystyle \color {Mulberry}{\text{Mulberry}}}NavyBlue{\displaystyle \color {NavyBlue}{\text{NavyBlue}}}OliveGreen{\displaystyle \color {OliveGreen}{\text{OliveGreen}}}Orange{\displaystyle \color {Orange}{\text{Orange}}}
    OrangeRed{\displaystyle \color {OrangeRed}{\text{OrangeRed}}}Orchid{\displaystyle \color {Orchid}{\text{Orchid}}}Peach{\displaystyle \color {Peach}{\text{Peach}}}Periwinkle{\displaystyle \color {Periwinkle}{\text{Periwinkle}}}
    PineGreen{\displaystyle \color {PineGreen}{\text{PineGreen}}}Plum{\displaystyle \color {Plum}{\text{Plum}}}ProcessBlue{\displaystyle \color {ProcessBlue}{\text{ProcessBlue}}}Purple{\displaystyle \color {Purple}{\text{Purple}}}
    RawSienna{\displaystyle \color {RawSienna}{\text{RawSienna}}}Red{\displaystyle \color {Red}{\text{Red}}}RedOrange{\displaystyle \color {RedOrange}{\text{RedOrange}}}RedViolet{\displaystyle \color {RedViolet}{\text{RedViolet}}}
    Rhodamine{\displaystyle \color {Rhodamine}{\text{Rhodamine}}}RoyalBlue{\displaystyle \color {RoyalBlue}{\text{RoyalBlue}}}RoyalPurple{\displaystyle \color {RoyalPurple}{\text{RoyalPurple}}}RubineRed{\displaystyle \color {RubineRed}{\text{RubineRed}}}
    Salmon{\displaystyle \color {Salmon}{\text{Salmon}}}SeaGreen{\displaystyle \color {SeaGreen}{\text{SeaGreen}}}Sepia{\displaystyle \color {Sepia}{\text{Sepia}}}SkyBlue{\displaystyle \color {SkyBlue}{\text{SkyBlue}}}
    SpringGreen{\displaystyle \color {SpringGreen}{\text{SpringGreen}}}Tan{\displaystyle \color {Tan}{\text{Tan}}}TealBlue{\displaystyle \color {TealBlue}{\text{TealBlue}}}Thistle{\displaystyle \color {Thistle}{\text{Thistle}}}
    Turquoise{\displaystyle \color {Turquoise}{\text{Turquoise}}}Violet{\displaystyle \color {Violet}{\text{Violet}}}VioletRed{\displaystyle \color {VioletRed}{\text{VioletRed}}}White{\displaystyle {\color {White}{\text{White}}}}
    WildStrawberry{\displaystyle \color {WildStrawberry}{\text{WildStrawberry}}}Yellow{\displaystyle \color {Yellow}{\text{Yellow}}}YellowGreen{\displaystyle \color {YellowGreen}{\text{YellowGreen}}}YellowOrange{\displaystyle \color {YellowOrange}{\text{YellowOrange}}}

    Color should not be used as theonly way to identify something, because it will become meaningless on black-and-white media or for color-blind people. SeeWP:Manual of Style (accessibility)#Color.

    Latex does not have a command for setting the background color. The most effective way of setting a background color is by setting a CSS styling rule for a table cell:

    {|class="wikitable"align="center"|style="background-color: gray;"|<math>x^2</math>|style="background-color: Goldenrod;"|<math>y^3</math>|}

    Rendered as:

    x2{\displaystyle x^{2}}y3{\displaystyle y^{3}}

    Custom colors can be defined using:

    \definecolor{myorange}{rgb}{1,0.65,0.4}\color{myorange}e^{i\pi}\color{Black} + 1 = 0
    eiπ+1=0{\displaystyle \definecolor {myorange}{rgb}{1,0.65,0.4}\color {myorange}e^{i\pi }\color {Black}+1=0}

    Formatting issues

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    Spacing

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    See also:Quad (typography)

    TeX handles most spacing automatically, but you may sometimes want manual control.

    FeatureSyntaxHow it looks rendered
    double quad spacea\qquad bab{\displaystyle a\qquad b}
    quad spacea\quad bab{\displaystyle a\quad b}
    text spacea\ ba b{\displaystyle a\ b}
    text space in text modea\text{} ba b{\displaystyle a{\text{ }}b}
    large spacea\;bab{\displaystyle a\;b}
    medium spacea\<bNot supported
    small spacea\,bab{\displaystyle a\,b}
    tiny space (use for multiplication of factors)abab{\displaystyle ab}
    tiny space (syntax space ignored)a bab{\displaystyle ab}
    no space (use for multi-letter variables)\mathit{ab}ab{\displaystyle {\mathit {ab}}}
    small negative spacea\!bab{\displaystyle a\!b}
    zero-width spacea\hspace{0pt}bNot supported

    Automatic spacing may be broken in very long expressions (because they produce an overfull hbox in TeX):

    0+1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17+18+19+20+\cdots
    0+1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17+18+19+20+{\displaystyle 0+1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17+18+19+20+\cdots }

    This can be remedied by putting a pair of braces { } around the whole expression:

    {0+1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17+18+19+20+\cdots}
    0+1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17+18+19+20+{\displaystyle {0+1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17+18+19+20+\cdots }}

    When relational symbols such as{\displaystyle \uparrow } are employed as ordinary symbols, for example inbra–ket notation, additional spacing may have to be avoided:

    FeatureSyntaxHow it looks rendered
    without special formatting|\uparrow\rangle|{\displaystyle |\uparrow \rangle }
    explicit opening and closing delimiter\left|\uparrow\right\rangle|{\displaystyle \left|\uparrow \right\rangle }
    with additional braces|{\uparrow}\rangle|{\displaystyle |{\uparrow }\rangle }
    arrow as ordinary symbol|\mathord\uparrow\rangle|{\displaystyle |{\mathord {\uparrow }}\rangle }
    Empty horizontal or vertical spacing
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    Thephantom commands create empty horizontal and/or vertical space the same height and/or width of the argument.

    FeatureSyntaxHow it looks rendered
    Empty horizontal and vertical spacing\Gamma^{\phantom{i}j}_{i\phantom{j}k}Γijkij{\displaystyle \Gamma _{i{\phantom {j}}k}^{{\phantom {i}}j}}
    Empty vertical spacing-e\sqrt{\vphantom{p'}p},\; -e'\sqrt{p'},\;\ldotsepp,ep,{\displaystyle -e{\sqrt {{\vphantom {p'}}p}},\;-e'{\sqrt {p'}},\;\ldots }
    Empty horizontal spacing\int u^2\,du=\underline{\hphantom{(2/3)u^3+C}}u2du=(2/3)u3+C_{\displaystyle \int u^{2}\,du={\underline {\hphantom {(2/3)u^{3}+C}}}}

    Alignment with normal text flow

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    Because of the default CSS

    img.tex{vertical-align:middle;}

    an inline expression likeNNexdx{\displaystyle \int _{-N}^{N}e^{x}\,dx} should look good.

    If you need to align it otherwise, use<math>...</math> and play with thevertical-align argument until you get it right; however, how it looks may depend on the browser and the browser settings.

    If you rely on this workaround, if and when the rendering on the server gets fixed in a future release, this extra manual offset will suddenly make every affected formula alignincorrectly. So use it sparingly, if at all.

    Unimplemented elements and workarounds

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    The current Mathoid–MathJax backend has the following elements unimplemented (see alsoMathJax's own description of differences):

    Special integral operators

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    The following integral operators that are not supported by the default font of MathJax 2.7 are available

    \oiint,\oiiint,\ointctrclockwise,\varointclockwise,\intbar,\intBar

    they have poor horizontal spacing, generate cropped SVG images unless used with other tall characters, and appear different from the usual integral symbol\int:


    ,,,,,,{\displaystyle \oiint ,\oiiint ,\ointctrclockwise ,\varointclockwise ,\intbar ,\intBar ,}

    cf.phab:T348587. However, they render fine when MathML is used.

    \oiint and\oiiint

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    Elements which are not yet implemented are\oiint, namely a two-fold integral\iint({\displaystyle \iint }) with a circular curve through the centre of the two integrals, and similarly\oiiint, a circular curve through three integrals. In contrast,\oint({\displaystyle \oint }) exists for the single dimension (integration over a curved line within a plane or any space with higher dimension).

    These elements appear in many contexts:\oiint denotes asurface integral over the closed 2d boundary of a 3d region (which occurs in much of 3dvector calculus and physical applications – likeMaxwell's equations), likewise\oiiint denotes integration over the closed 3d boundary (surface volume) of a 4d region, and they would be strong candidates for the next TeX version. As such there are a lot of workarounds in the present version.

    \oiint and\oiiint using currently implemented symbols
    \oiint looks like:
    \iint\limits_{S}\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\subset\!\supset\mathbf D\cdot\mathrm{d}\mathbf A
    \int\!\!\!\!\int_{\partial V}\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\;\;\;\bigcirc\,\,\mathbf D\cdot\mathrm{d}\mathbf A

    \oiiint (should also be preferably more tightly kerned) looks more or less like:

    \int\!\!\!\!\!\int\!\!\!\!\!\int_{\partial V}\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\;\;\;\subset\!\supset\mathbf D\;\cdot\mathrm{d}\mathbf A
    \int\!\!\!\!\!\int\!\!\!\!\!\int_{\partial V}\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\;\;\;\bigcirc\,\,\mathbf D\;\cdot\mathrm{d}\mathbf A

    However, since no standardisation exists as yet, any workaround like this (which uses many\! symbols for backspacing) should be avoided, if possible. See below for a possibility using PNG image enforcement.

    Note that\iint (the double integral) and\iiint (the triple integral) are still not kerned as they should preferably be, and are currently rendered as if they were successive\int symbols; this is not a major problem for reading the formulas, even if the integral symbols before the last one do not have bounds, so it's best to avoid backspacing "hacks" as they may be inconsistent with a possible future better implementation of integrals symbols (with more precisely computed kerning positions).

    \oiint and\oiiint as PNG images
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    These symbols are available as PNG images which are also integrated into two templates,{{oiint}} and{{oiiint}}, which take care of the formatting around the symbols.

    The templates have three parameters:

    preintegral
    the text or formula immediately before the integral
    intsubscpt
    the subscript below the integral
    integrand
    the text or formula immediately after the integral
    Examples
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    • Stokes' theorem:{{oiint | intsubscpt=<math>\scriptstyle S</math> | integrand=<math>(\nabla\times\mathbf{F} )\cdot{\mathrm d}\mathbf{S} =\oint_{\partial S}\mathbf{F}\cdot{\mathrm d}\boldsymbol{\ell}</math>}}
    \oiintS{\displaystyle \scriptstyle S}(×F)dS=SFd{\displaystyle (\nabla \times \mathbf {F} )\cdot {\mathrm {d} }\mathbf {S} =\oint _{\partial S}\mathbf {F} \cdot {\mathrm {d} }{\boldsymbol {\ell }}}
    • Ampère's law + correction:{{oiint | preintegral=<math>\oint_C\mathbf{B}\cdot{\mathrm d}\boldsymbol{\ell} =\mu_0 </math> | intsubscpt = <math>{\scriptstyle S}</math> | integrand = <math>\left (\mathbf{J} +\epsilon_0\frac{\partial\mathbf{E}}{\partial t}\right )\cdot{\mathrm d}\mathbf{S}</math>}}
    SBd=μ0{\displaystyle \oint _{\partial S}\mathbf {B} \cdot {\mathrm {d} }{\boldsymbol {\ell }}=\mu _{0}}\oiintS{\displaystyle {\scriptstyle S}}(J+ϵ0Et)dS{\displaystyle \left(\mathbf {J} +\epsilon _{0}{\frac {\partial \mathbf {E} }{\partial t}}\right)\cdot {\mathrm {d} }\mathbf {S} }
    • Continuity of4-momentum flux (ingeneral relativity):[3]{{oiiint | preintegral=<math>\mathbf{P} = </math> | intsubscpt=<math>\scriptstyle\partial\Omega</math> | integrand=<math>\mathbf{T}\cdot{\mathrm d}^3\boldsymbol{\Sigma}</math> <math>=0</math>}}

    P={\displaystyle \mathbf {P} =}\oiiintΩ{\displaystyle \scriptstyle \partial \Omega }Td3Σ{\displaystyle \mathbf {T} \cdot {\mathrm {d} }^{3}{\boldsymbol {\Sigma }}}
    =0{\displaystyle =0}

    Oriented\oiint and\oiiint as PNG images
    [edit]

    Some variants of\oiint and\oiiint have arrows on them to indicate the sense of integration, such as a line integral around a closed curve in the clockwise sense, and higher dimensional analogues. These are not implemented inTeX on Wikipedia either, although the template{{intorient}} is available - see link for details.

    Arc notation\overarc

    [edit]

    \overarc is not yet implemented to display the arc notation. However, there exists a workaround: use\overset{\frown}{AB}, which gives

    AB{\displaystyle {\overset {\frown }{AB}}}

    For longer arcs, use{{Overarc}}:

    3.142857

    Triple dot\dddot

    [edit]

    \dddot is not implemented. For a workaround use\overset{...}{x}, which gives

    x...{\displaystyle {\overset {...}{x}}}.

    Starred operatorname\operatorname*

    [edit]

    The starred version of\operatorname is not currently supported. A workaround for

    \operatorname*{median}_{j\,\ne\,i} X_{i,j}

    is either

    \operatorname{\underset{\mathit{j\,\ne\,i}}{median}} X_{i,j}

    or

    \mathop{\operatorname{median}}\limits_{j\,\ne\,i} X_{i,j}

    Strikethrough

    [edit]

    Strikethrough like\sout or\st is not implemented, nor is overlapping like\rlap. This means struck characters like ƛ are difficult to type, except the hardcoded\hbar. A workaround suffix for a normal strikethrough isq\!\!\!\frac{}{\}, and for elevated strikethrough is\lambda\!\!\!^{{}^\underline{\\}}, which give

    q ,λ  _{\displaystyle q\!\!\!{\frac {}{\ }},\quad \lambda \!\!\!^{{}^{\underline {\ \ }}}}

    Formatting in \text

    [edit]

    Formatting in\text is not supported. In other words, you can't use:

    \text{\textsf{textual description of a variable}}

    but have to use:

    \mathsf{textual\ description\ of\ a\ variable}

    More specifically, in Mathoid's MathJax, no processing is done to the contents of\text at all. The texvcjs component blocks the use of macros, but another way this behavior leaks through is in the processing of quotation marks, where the Unicode version must be used instead of`:

    \text{`failed ``ascii'' quotes'},\\text{‘okay “unicode” quotes’}
    `failed ``ascii'' quotes', ‘okay “unicode” quotes’{\displaystyle {\text{`failed ``ascii'' quotes'}},\ {\text{‘okay “unicode” quotes’}}}

    It is currently impossible to getstraight (typewriter) quotes in MathJax.

    Automatic line-breaking

    [edit]

    The current image-based implementation precludes automatic line-breaking of inline formulae after binary operators and "=" as seen in TeX. The only workarounds are tonot write long formulae inline, or to split the formula into separate parts at each acceptable break point.

    Readers wishing to enable automatic line-breaking can try tohave the browser render the MathML itself or to use an alternate in-browser renderer.

    Syntax to avoid

    [edit]

    Unicode characters

    [edit]
    Tracked inPhabricator
    Task T50032

    Non-ASCII Unicode characters likeπ work in MathML, but not in Mathoid (server-side MathJax in SVG/PNG mode,after validation by texvcjs). They should be avoided for maximum compatibility.

    MathJax itself supports Unicode characters in\text{}, but the texvcjs validator insists on blocking them (replicating oldtexvc behavior). A formal feature request and discussion is required to fix this.

    Invisible Unicode characters
    [edit]

    A rare but very frustrating cause of inexplicable syntax errors isinvisible Unicode characters copied from some other source. For example, theWindows Calculator includes UnicodeBidirectional text control characters in its output: U+202D (left-to-right override) at the beginning and U+202C (pop directional formatting) at the end. These characters can be invisibly pasted into the Wikipedia editor, but will causeFailed to parse (syntax error): messages from the LaTeX renderer, despite the sourceappearing to be correct. It can usually be fixed by deleting and manually retyping the beginning and end of the pasted text.

    Deprecated syntax

    [edit]

    The texvc processor accepted some non-standard control sequences. These are now deprecated for Wikipedia use because the MathJax-based renderers do not support them. This is part of an effort to update the math engine. Seemw:Extension:Math/Roadmap for details. A botUser:Texvc2LaTeXBot will replace this syntax on the English Wikipedia.

    texvc syntax Suggested replacement Comment
    $ \$ redefinition would involve changing the character code
    % \% redefinition would involve changing the character code
    \or \lor causes the teubner TeX package to fail[4]
    \and \land causes normal align environment to fail
    \pagecolor (remove) not needed and not working anymore, done manually
    \part \partial acceptable if the document doesn't use sectioning with\part.
    \ang \angle this only conflicts with siunitx package.
    \C \Complex conflicts with puenc.def e.g. from hyperref package
    \H \mathbb{H} conflicts with text command\H{o}, which is ő.
    \bold \mathbf
    \Bbb \mathbb

    Chemistry

    [edit]
    Shortcut

    There are three ways to render chemical sum formulas as used inchemical equations:

    • <chem>...</chem> (<ce>...</ce> is a deprecated alias for it)
    • <math chem>...</math>
    • {{chem}} and{{chem2}}

    <chem>X</chem> is short for<mathchem>\ce{X}</math>(whereX is a chemical sum formula)

    Technically,<math chem> is amath tag with the extensionmhchem enabled, according to theMathJax documentation.

    Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Chemistry advises avoiding the<chem> and<math chem> markup methods when possible.

    Note that the commands\cee and\cf are disabled, because they are marked as deprecated in themhchem LaTeX package documentation.

    If the formula reaches a certain "complexity", spaces might be ignored (<chem>A + B</chem> might be rendered as if it were<chem>A+B</chem> with a positive charge). In that case, write<chem>A{} + B</chem> (andnot<chem>{A} + {B}</chem> as was previously suggested). This will allow auto-cleaning of formulas once the bug is fixed and/or a newer version ofmhchem is available.

    Please note that there are stillmajor issues with mhchem support in MediaWiki. Some issues can be solved by enabling the extension using<math chem> and formatting individual items with\ce. For example,

    Molecular and condensed formula

    [edit]
    mhchem{{chem}}{{chem2}}Equivalent HTML
    MarkupRenders as
    <chem>H2O</chem>
    <chem>Sb2O3</chem>
    <chem>(NH4)2S</chem>

    MarkupRenders as
    {{chem|H|2|O}}

    H
    2
    O

    {{chem|Sb|2|O|3}}

    Sb
    2
    O
    3

    {{chem|({{chem|N|H|4}})|2|S}}

    (NH
    4
    )
    2
    S

    MarkupRenders as
    {{chem2|H2O}}

    H2O

    {{chem2|Sb2O3}}

    Sb2O3

    {{chem2|(NH4)2S}}

    (NH4)2S

    MarkupRenders as
    H<sub>2</sub>O

    H2O

    Sb<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>

    Sb2O3

    (NH<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>S

    (NH4)2S

    Bonds

    [edit]
    mhchemEquivalent{{chem}} and HTML{{chem2}}
    MarkupRenders as
    <chem>C6H5-CHO</chem>
    <chem>A-B=C#D</chem>
    MarkupRenders as
    {{chem|C|6|H|5}}-CHO<br/>C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>-CHO

    C
    6
    H
    5
    -CHO

    C6H5-CHO

    A-B=C≡D

    N/A

    MarkupRenders as
    {{chem2|C6H5\sCHO}}

    C6H5−CHO

    {{chem2|1=A\sB=C≡D}}

    A−B=C≡D

    Charges

    [edit]
    mhchem{{chem}}{{chem2}}Equivalent HTML
    MarkupRenders as
    <chem>H+</chem>
    <chem>NO3-</chem>
    <chem>CrO4^2-</chem>
    <chem>AgCl2-</chem>
    <chem>[AgCl2]-</chem>
    <chem>Y^99+</chem><chem>Y^{99+}</chem>

    MarkupRenders as
    {{chem|H|+}}

    H+

    {{chem|N|O|3|-}}

    NO
    3

    {{chem|Cr|O|4|2-}}

    CrO2−
    4

    {{chem|Ag|Cl|2|-}}

    AgCl
    2

    {{chem|[{{chem|Ag|Cl|2}}]|-}}

    [AgCl
    2
    ]

    {{chem|Y|99+}}

    Y99+

    MarkupRenders as
    {{chem2|H+}}

    H+

    {{chem2|NO3(-)}}

    NO3

    {{chem2|CrO4(2-)}}

    CrO2−4

    {{chem2|AgCl2(-)}}

    AgCl2

    {{chem2|[AgCl2](-)}}

    [AgCl2]

    {{chem2|Y(99+)}}

    Y99+

    MarkupRenders as
    H<sup>+</sup>

    H+

    NO<sub>3</sub><sup>−</sup>

    NO3

    CrO<sub>4</sub><sup>2-</sup>

    CrO42-

    AgCl<sub>2</sub><sup>−</sup>

    AgCl2

    [AgCl<sub>2</sub>]<sup>−</sup>

    [AgCl2]

    Y<sup>99+</sup>

    Y99+

    Addition compounds and stoichiometric numbers

    [edit]
    mhchem{{chem}}{{chem2}}
    MarkupRenders as
    <chem>MgSO4.7H2O</chem>
    <chem>KCr(SO4)2*12H2O</chem>
    <chem>CaSO4.1/2H2O + 1\!1/2 H2O -> CaSO4.2H2O</chem>
    <chem>25/2 O2 + C8H18 -> 8 CO2 + 9 H2O</chem>
    MarkupRenders as
    {{chem|Mg|S|O|4}}&middot;7{{chem|H|2|O}}

    MgSO
    4
    ·7H
    2
    O

    {{chem|K|Cr|({{chem|S|O|4}})|2}}&middot;12{{chem|H|2|O}}

    KCr(SO
    4
    )
    2
    ·12H
    2
    O

    {{chem|Ca|S|O|4}}&middot;&frac12;{{chem|H|2|O}} + 1&frac12;{{chem|H|2|O}} → {{chem|Ca|S|O|4}}&middot;2{{chem|H|2|O}}

    CaSO
    4
    ·½H
    2
    O
    + 1½H
    2
    O
    CaSO
    4
    ·2H
    2
    O

    {{frac|25|2}}{{chem|O|2}} + {{chem|C|8|H|18}} → 8{{chem|C|O|2}} + 9{{chem|H|2|O}}

    252O
    2
    +C
    8
    H
    18
    → 8CO
    2
    + 9H
    2
    O

    MarkupRenders as
    {{chem2|MgSO4*7H2O}}

    MgSO4·7H2O

    {{chem2|KCr(SO4)2*12H2O}}

    KCr(SO4)2·12H2O

    {{chem2|2CaSO4*H2O + 3H2O -> 2CaSO4*2H2O}}

    2CaSO4·H2O + 3H2O → 2CaSO4·2H2O

    {{chem2|25 O2 + 2 C8H18 -> 16 CO2 + 18 H2O}}

    25 O2 + 2 C8H18 → 16 CO2 + 18 H2O

    Wiki linking

    [edit]
    {{chem}}
    Markup
    25 {{chem|link=oxygen|O|2}} + 2 {{chem|link=octane|C|8|H|18}} → 16 {{chem|link=Carbon dioxide|C|O|2}} + 18 {{chem|link=water|H|2|O}}
    Renders as
    25O
    2
    + 2C
    8
    H
    18
    → 16CO
    2
    + 18H
    2
    O
    {{chem2}}
    Markup
    {{chem2|25 [[oxygen|O2]] + 2 [[octane|C8H18]] -> 16 [[Carbon dioxide|CO2]] + 18 [[water|H2O]]}}
    Renders as
    25O2 + 2C8H18 → 16CO2 + 18H2O

    (Italic) Math

    [edit]
    mhchem
    Markup
    <chem>{C_{\mathit{x}}H_{\mathit{y}}} +\mathit{z}O2 ->\mathit{x}CO2 +\frac{\mathit{y}}{2}H2O</chem>
    Renders as
    {{chem}}
    Markup
    {{chem|C|''x''|H|''y''}} + ''z''{{chem|O|2}} → ''x''{{chem|C|O|2}} + {{frac|''y''|2}}{{chem|H|2|O}}
    Renders as
    C
    x
    H
    y
    +zO
    2
    xCO
    2
    +y/2H
    2
    O
    {{chem2}}
    Markup
    {{chem2|C_{''x''}H_{''y''} + ''z'' O2 -> ''x'' CO2}} + {{sfrac|''y''|2}} {{chem2| H2O}}
    Renders as
    CxHy +z O2x CO2 +y/2H2O

    Upright text

    [edit]
    mhchem
    Markup
    <chem>{Gluconic\ Acid} + H2O2</chem>
    Renders as

    Oxidation states

    [edit]
    mhchem
    Markup
    <chem>Fe^{II}Fe^{III}2O4</chem>
    Renders as
    {{chem}} with<sup>...</sup>
    Markup
    {{chem|Fe|<sup>II</sup>|Fe|<sup>III</sup>|2|O|4}}
    Renders as
    FeIIFeIII
    2
    O
    4
    {{chem2}}
    Markup
    {{chem2|Fe^{II}Fe^{III}2O4}}
    Renders as
    FeIIFeIII2O4

    Greek characters

    [edit]
    mhchemEquivalent{{chem}} and HTML{{chem2}}
    MarkupRenders as
    <chem>\mu-Cl</chem>
    <chem>[Fe(\eta^5-C5H5)2]</chem>
    MarkupRenders as
    ''μ''-Cl

    μ-Cl

    [{{chem|Fe|(''η''<sup>5</sup>-{{chem|C|5|H|5}})|2}}]<br/>[Fe(''η''<sup>5</sup>-C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>5</sub>)<sub>2</sub>]

    [Fe(η5-C
    5
    H
    5
    )
    2
    ]
    [Fe(η5-C5H5)2]

    MarkupRenders as
    {{chem2|''μ''\sCl}}

    μ−Cl

    {{chem2|[Fe(''\h''^{5}\sC5H5)2]}}

    [Fe(η5−C5H5)2]

    Isotopes

    [edit]
    mhchemEquivalent{{chem}} and HTML
    MarkupRenders as
    <chem>^{227}_{90}Th+</chem>
    <chem>^0_{-1}n-</chem>
    MarkupRenders as
    {{chem|227|90|Th|+}}

    227
    90
    Th+

    {{chem|0|-1}}n<sup>−</sup>

    0
    -1
    n

    States

    [edit]

    Subscripting states is not an IUPAC recommendation.

    mhchem{{chem}}
    MarkupRenders as
    <chem>H2_{(aq)}</chem>
    <chem>CO3^{2-}(aq)</chem>

    MarkupRenders as
    {{chem|H|2(aq)}}

    H
    2(aq)

    {{chem|C|O|3|2-}}(aq)

    CO2−
    3
    (aq)

    Precipitate and gas formation

    [edit]
    mhchem
    Markup
    <chem>Ba^2+ + SO4^{2-} -> BaSO4(v)</chem>
    Renders as
    {{chem}}
    Markup
    {{chem|Ba|2+}} + {{chem|S|O|4|2-}} → {{chem|Ba|S|O|4}}↓
    Renders as
    Ba2+
    +SO2−
    4
    BaSO
    4
    {{chem2}}
    Markup
    {{chem2|Ba(2+) + SO4(2-) -> BaSO4↓}}
    Renders as
    Ba2+ + SO2−4 → BaSO4
    Equivalent HTML
    Markup
    Ba<sup>2+</sup> + SO<sub>4</sub><sup>2&minus;</sup>&rarr; BaSO<sub>4</sub>&darr;
    Renders as
    Ba2+ + SO42− → BaSO4
    mhchem
    Markup
    <chem>2HCl + Zn -> ZnCl2 + H2 ^</chem>
    Renders as

    Reaction arrows

    [edit]
    MarkupRenders as
    <chem>A -> B</chem>
    <chem>A <- B</chem>
    <chem>A <-> B</chem>
    <chem>A <--> B</chem>

    Unsupported[a]

    <chem>A <=> B</chem>
    <chem>A <=>> B</chem>
    <chem>A <<=> B</chem>
    <chem>A ->[text] B</chem>
    <chem>A ->[\text{text above}][\text{text below}] B</chem>
    <chem>A ->[\ce{+H2O}] B</chem>

    Note, the syntax<chem>A->[{}\atop text] B</chem>,previously used as a workaround, currently causes render errors (as of August 2025). It should be replaced with the simpler syntax,<chem>A->[text] B</chem>.

    Comparison of arrow symbols

    [edit]
    MarkupRenders as
    <math>\rightarrow</math>
    <math>\rightleftarrows</math>
    <math>\rightleftharpoons</math>
    <math>\leftrightarrow</math>
    <math>\longrightarrow</math><chem>-></chem>
    <math>\rightleftharpoons</math><chem><=></chem>
    <math>\longleftrightarrow</math><chem><-></chem>

    Further examples using ordinary LaTeX tags

    [edit]
    <math chem>\begin{align}\overbrace{\ce{2Fe3O4}}^{\text{magnetite}} +\ce{1/2 O2 ->}\&{\color{Brown}\overbrace{\ce{3(\lambda{-}Fe2O3)}}^{\text{maghemite}}}\\\underbrace{\ce{2Fe3O4}}_{\text{magnetite}} +\ce{1/2 O2 ->}\&{\color{Red}\underbrace{\ce{3(\alpha{-}Fe2O3)}}_{\text{hematite}}}\end{align}</math>
    2Fe3O4magnetite+12O2 3(λFe2O3)maghemite2Fe3O4magnetite+12O2 3(αFe2O3)hematite{\displaystyle {\begin{aligned}\overbrace {{\ce {2Fe3O4}}} ^{\text{magnetite}}+{\ce {1/2 O2 ->}}\ &{\color {Brown}\overbrace {{\ce {3(\lambda{-}Fe2O3)}}} ^{\text{maghemite}}}\\\underbrace {{\ce {2Fe3O4}}} _{\text{magnetite}}+{\ce {1/2 O2 ->}}\ &{\color {BrickRed}\underbrace {{\ce {3(\alpha{-}Fe2O3)}}} _{\text{hematite}}}\end{aligned}}}

    To align the equations or color them, use<math chem> and\ce.

    Commutative diagrams

    [edit]

    1 step method

    [edit]
    XfZggYfW{\displaystyle {\begin{array}{lcl}&X&{\overset {f}{\rightarrow }}&Z&\\&g\downarrow &&\downarrow g'\\&Y&{\underset {f'}{\rightarrow }}&W&\\\end{array}}}
    <math>\begin{array}{lcl}& X&\overset{f}\rightarrow& Z&\\& g\downarrow&&\downarrow g'\\& Y&\underset{f'}\rightarrow& W&\\\end{array}</math>

    3 step method

    [edit]
    A sample commutative diagram, created in the manner described

    To make acommutative diagram, there are three steps:

    1. write the diagram inTeX
    2. convert to SVG
    3. upload the file toWikimedia Commons

    Diagrams in TeX

    [edit]

    Xy-pic[b] (online manual) is the most powerful and general-purpose diagram package inTeX. Diagrams created using it can be found atCommons: Category:Xy-pic diagrams.

    Simpler packages include:

    The following is a template for Xy-pic:

    \documentclass[border=10pt]{standalone}% Crop to size, remove page numbers, leave margin\usepackage[all]{xy}% Loading the XY-Pic package\begin{document}\SelectTips{eu}{}% Euler (shorter) arrowheads (tips)$$\xymatrix{%%% Diagram goes here %%%}$$\end{document}

    Using postscript drivers may in some cases give smoother curves and will handle fonts differently:

    \usepackage[all, ps, dvips]{xy}

    Convert to SVG

    [edit]

    Once you have produced your diagram in LaTeX (or TeX), you can convert it to an SVG file using the following sequence of commands:

    pdflatexfile.texpdf2svgfile.pdffile.svg

    Thepdfcrop andpdf2svg utilities are needed for this procedure. You can alternatively usepdf2svg from PDFTron for the last step.

    If you do not havepdfTeX (which is unlikely) you can use the following commands to replace the first step (TeX → PDF):

    latexfile.texdvipdfmfile.dvi

    In general, you will not be able to get anywhere with diagrams without TeX and Ghostscript, and theinkscape program is a useful tool for creating or modifying your diagrams by hand. There is also a utilitypstoedit which supports direct conversion from Postscript files to many vector graphics formats, but it requires a non-free plugin to convert to SVG, and regardless of the format,this editor has not been successful in using it to convert diagrams with diagonal arrows from TeX-created files.

    These programs are:

    Upload the file

    [edit]
    See also:Help:Contents/Images and media

    As the diagram is your own work, upload it toWikimedia Commons, so that all projects (notably, all languages) can use it without having to copy it to their language's Wiki. (If you've previously uploaded a file to somewhere other than Commons, to Commons.)

    Check size
    Before uploading, check that the default size of the image is neither too large nor too small by opening in anSVG application and viewing at default size (100% scaling), otherwise adjust the-y option todvips.
    Name
    Make sure the file has ameaningful name.
    Upload
    Login to Wikimedia Commons, thenupload the file; for theSummary, give a brief description.

    Now go to theimage page and add adescription, including thesource code, using this template:

    {{Information|description={{en|1='''Description[[:en:Link to WP page|topic]]'''}}|source={{own}}, created as per:[[:en:Help:Displaying a formula#Commutative diagrams]];  source code below.|date='''The Creation Date, like 1999-12-31'''|author='''[[User:YourUserName|Your Real Name]]'''|permission={{self|PD-self'''(or[[commons:Licensing#Well-known licenses|other license]])'''|author='''[[User:YourUserName|Your Real Name]]'''}}}}====TeX source====<syntaxhighlightlang="latex">% TeX source here</syntaxhighlight>[[Category:Commutative diagrams]][[Category:Xy-pic diagrams]][[Category:Images with LaTeX source code]]
    Source code
    • Include the source code in theimage page, in theSource section of the{{Information}} template, so that the diagram can be edited in future.
    • Include the complete.tex file, not just the fragment, so future editors do not need to reconstruct a compilable file.
    • You may optionally make the source code section collapsible, using the{{cot}} or{{cob}} templates.
    • (Don't include it in the Summary section, which is just supposed to be a summary.)
    License
    The most common license for commutative diagrams isPD-self; some usePD-ineligible, especially for simple diagrams, or other licenses. Pleasedo not use theGFDL, as it requires the entire text of the GFDL to be attached to any document that uses the diagram.
    Description
    If possible, link to a Wikipedia page relevant to the diagram. (The1= is necessary if you use nest templates within the description, and harmless otherwise.)
    Category
    Include[[Category:Commutative diagrams]], so that it appears incommons:Category:Commutative diagrams. There are also subcategories, which you may choose to use.
    Include image
    Now include the image on the original page via[[File:Diagram.svg]]. Use[[File:Diagram.svg|class=skin-invert]] to invert colors in dark mode.

    Examples

    [edit]

    A sample conforming diagram iscommons:File:PSU-PU.svg.

    Semantics and links

    [edit]

    While links from formulas using LaTeX macros such as\href or\url or are currently not supported, one can link individual math expressions to Wikidata items to explain the meaning of individual terms of mathematical expressions. For example,

    Markup
    <mathqid=Q35875>E=mc^2</math>
    Renders as

    links toa special page that displays additional information on that formula.To change the information shown on the special page, navigate to the Wikidata item linked at the bottom of the special page. Use thehas part property to link parts of the equation to other Wikidata items with their respective Wikipedia articles. This is not limited to individual identifiers, but can also be used to link more complex terms.

    A condensed version of that special page might be shown in the future as a popup:phab:T239357.

    Examples of implemented TeX formulas

    [edit]

    Quadratic polynomial

    [edit]
    Markup
    <math>ax^2 + bx + c = 0</math>
    Renders as

    Quadratic formula

    [edit]
    Markup
    <math>x=\frac{-b\pm\sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}</math>
    Renders as

    Tall parentheses and fractions

    [edit]
    Markup
    <math>2 =\left(\frac{\left(3-x\right)\times 2}{3-x}\right)</math>
    Renders as
    Markup
    <math>S_{\text{new}} = S_{\text{old}} -\frac{\left( 5-T\right)^2}{2}</math>
    Renders as

    Integrals

    [edit]
    Markup
    <math>\int_a^x\int_a^s f(y)\,dy\,ds =\int_a^x f(y)(x-y)\,dy</math>
    Renders as
    Markup
    <math>\int_e^{\infty}\frac{1}{t(\ln t)^2}dt =\left.\frac{-1}{\ln t}\right\vert_e^\infty = 1</math>
    Renders as

    Matrices and determinants

    [edit]
    Markup
    <math>\det(\mathsf{A}-\lambda\mathsf{I}) = 0</math>
    Renders as

    Summation

    [edit]
    Markup
    <math>\sum_{i=0}^{n-1} i</math>
    Renders as
    Markup
    <math>\sum_{m=1}^\infty\sum_{n=1}^\infty\frac{m^2 n}{3^m\left(m 3^n + n 3^m\right)}</math>
    Renders as

    Differential equation

    [edit]
    Markup
    <math>u'' + p(x)u' + q(x)u=f(x),\quad x>a</math>
    Renders as

    Complex numbers

    [edit]
    Markup
    <math>|\bar{z}| = |z|,|(\bar{z})^n| = |z|^n,\arg(z^n) = n\arg(z)</math>
    Renders as

    Limits

    [edit]
    Markup
    <math>\lim_{z\to z_0} f(z)=f(z_0)</math>
    Renders as

    Integral equation

    [edit]
    Markup
    <math>\phi_n(\kappa) =\frac{1}{4\pi^2\kappa^2}\int_0^\infty\frac{\sin(\kappa R)}{\kappa R}\frac{\partial}{\partial R}\left [ R^2\frac{\partial D_n(R)}{\partial R}\right ]\,dR</math>
    Renders as

    Example

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    Markup
    <math>\phi_n(\kappa) =0.033C_n^2\kappa^{-11/3},\quad\frac{1}{L_0}\ll\kappa\ll\frac{1}{l_0}</math>
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    Continuation and cases

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    <math>f(x) =\begin{cases}    1& -1\le x < 0\\\frac{1}{2}& x = 0\\    1 - x^2&\text{otherwise}\end{cases}</math>
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    Prefixed subscript

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     <math>{}_pF_q(a_1,\dots,a_p;c_1,\dots,c_q;z)=\sum_{n=0}^\infty\frac{(a_1)_n\cdots(a_p)_n}{(c_1)_n\cdots(c_q)_n}\frac{z^n}{n!}</math>
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    Fraction and small fraction

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    <math>\frac{a}{b}\\tfrac{a}{b}</math>
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    Area of a quadrilateral

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    <math>S=dD\sin\alpha</math>
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    Volume of a sphere-stand

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    <math> V =\frac{1}{6}\pi h\left [ 3\left ( r_1^2 + r_2^2\right ) + h^2\right ] </math>
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    Multiple equations

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    The altered newline code\\[0.6ex] below adds a vertical space between the two lines of length equal to0.6{\displaystyle 0.6} times the height of a single 'x' character.

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    <math>\begin{align}u& =\tfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}}(x+y)\qquad& x&=\tfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}}(u+v)\\[0.6ex]v& =\tfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}}(x-y)\qquad& y&=\tfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}}(u-v)\end{align}</math>
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    See also

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    References

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    Footnotes

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    1. ^Expected result is (longer\rightleftarrows)
    2. ^Use the barr option for commutative diagrams, e.g.,\usepackage[cmtip,all,barr]{xy}.

    Citations

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    1. ^Ed Sanders (December 18, 2016)."Consider a longer, less ambiguous name for<ce>".Wikimedia Foundation. RetrievedApril 24, 2017.
    2. ^"HTML Living Standard".Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group (WHATWG).
    3. ^J. A. Wheeler; C. Misner; K. S. Thorne (1973).Gravitation (2nd ed.). W. H. Freeman & Co.ISBN 0-7167-0344-0.
    4. ^"Redefine \or form within a nested if statement? - TeX - LaTeX Stack Exchange".

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