Use this tag to indicate question about how to type TeX/LaTeX equations on this site, and bugs regarding the TeX rendering (the MathJax engine). Here you'll find the [MathJax basic tutorial and quick ...
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Guidelines for good use of $\LaTeX$ in question titles
Motivation:
Every once in a while, I find myself making edits like this one, where OP (likely due to inexperience in asking questions) has used display math mode (...
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Perspective to equip MathStackExchange resources to the creation of diagrams such as in LaTeX
There are some perspective to equip MathStackExchange resources to the creation of diagrams such as the packages TikZ LaTeX? This is a viable possibility in the future?
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Why isn't there `\textsf` commands, and what should we do about it?
Currently MathJax supports several fonts for text in mathematics:
$$normal,\mathbf{mathbf},\mathsf{mathsf},\mathrm{mathrm},\mathtt{mathtt}.$$
(And I intentionally omitted all the ...
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The double-bar delimiter does not stretch in MathJax 2.2
With the recent switch to MathJax 2.2, it seems that the double-bar delimiter (i.e. \|, or \lVert and ...
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Can we get a $\LaTeX$ button?
I would like to propose the addition of a $\LaTeX$ button. It would be very similar to the "code" button that formats the highlighted text into code, the $\LaTeX$ button would surround the highlighted ...
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are any people facing problem of not loading latex symbols?
are people facing problem of not loading latex symbols in MSE? I have high speed internet connection but I am facing this problem from yesterday,any suggestion?It says "math processing error" if my ...
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Mathematical formula cause google chrome to hang?
I'm using mac, previously everything it's ok. Just recently I noticed that if I open a post with mathematical formula, or if I try to write one in "ask question" , Google Chrome browser hangs.
my ...
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Using TikZ on math.stackexchange
The title pretty much says it all:
How can I use TikZ when writing my math questions on this site?
I have written out my question in LaTeX using the TikZ and it took me quite some time, now I ...
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How do I type those complex mathematical formula? [duplicate]
How to type integration and parenthesis within bigger parenthesis and all that huge math stuff?
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A formula can't display properly in comment only
The term $\chi_{{}^{*}P}({}^{*}r)$ can display properly in the question, but when I paste it in a comment, it become something like:
which is the same as \chi_{{}^{}P}({}^{}r), when $$ eliminated.
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Mathjax 2.2 beta
UPDATE: Mathjax 2.2 final has been released.
We have deployed the latest Mathjax 2.2 beta on Math.SE. As with any beta release please post an answer to this question if you find any issues. We will ...
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Is it possible to change/enlarge font?
Latex is very hard to read especially with complicated expressions that involve powers etc.
Is it possible to change font to Modern Computer and make it larger?
Right now I have to zoom in to read ...
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New Line without Space Afterwards
Please forgive me if this question has been asked before, but I haven't been able to find it. On Mathematics SE, what code/command/operation starts a new line without space afterwards? Thank you very ...
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Change the “sandbox” to allow for shorter questions/answers.
On this question: Interpret the conditional density $f(x\mid\theta)$, where $\theta$ is the parameter of the density.? I had reformatted the question. The OP asked in a comment how he can learn LaTeX. ...
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Possible bug during close vote
When I am voting on a close vote, the "duplicate" tab shows the potential duplicate as suggested by others. However the MathJax in the duplicate tab does not render for me, but it does render in the ...
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How to convert MS Word Typeset to MathJax? [closed]
I've been a pretty heavy Ms Word Math user and usually I just do all my work in there and export as PDFs (people can barely tell the difference). I heard also that LaTeX is converted into a PDF which ...
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How to put math equations in a “spoiler” block?
I wanted to do something like
>! \begin{align}
>! x &= 42
>! \end{align}
(Unfortunately even this code block is badly formated! Why is it ...
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$\TeX$ in super-collider drop down thing
Feature request to get $\TeX$ markup working in the drop down box. I'm often annoyed by unreadable question titles from math.stackexchange.com appearing in there. ...
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Is it possible to use display math mode in hidden text?
I sometimes like to use the ability to hide text when writing an answer, but I've noticed that when I try to write something in display math mode (i.e. maths wrapped in double dollar signs), it ...
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Latex problem in rss feed
I recently added m.se feed to a rss reader, all questions written with latex just show the code and not the symbols they are supposed to show.
Can you help me what should i do so that the feeds in my ...
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LaTeX jumbled up when printing
when printing pages on math.stackexchange,
often the LaTeX equations become jumbled up.
Sometimes the error is minor misalignment, sometimes it is more serious.
For me, this occurs both on IE and ...
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Feature request: Math Jax autoNumber:AMS option
I'd like to be able to auto-number equations and label them so i can refer to them in the text. Math Jax provides a built-in way to do this by setting the autoNumber option to AMS. I realize that by ...
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Why can't we use $MathJax$ in username?
Why can't we use $MathJax$ or other characters in username?
I'd recommend
this on SE network.
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The \smallsmile and \smallfrown commands render identically to \smile and \frown
In MathJax it seems that \smallsmile and \smallfrown render identically to \smile and ...
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How do I import a table from excel in decent format? [closed]
How do I import a table from excel in decent format ?
I want to ask a question at MSE and import a table into my question.
With decent I mean that it must look nice and not like a list or such.
Maybe ...
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Title and $\LaTeX$
This is not a question. Just a request.
This Issue has been discussed previously and I think this can be implemented technically as well.
Writing title all in latex disables the options like "Open ...
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What is the difference between the 3 math renderers?
In MathJax, users can set their math renderer to HTML-CSS, MathML and SVG. They seems affect fonts displayed. But what is the actual difference between them?
Note that fonts in pdf files are fixed, ...
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TeX code for $\lim_{x\to x_0}$ [closed]
I don't know how write $\lim_{x\to x_0}$ like in this page MathJax basic tutorial and quick reference
I write \lim_{x\to x_0} between two $ but the ruesult is ...
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Need \prod to look like \Pi? [closed]
Occasionally I found $\prod$ (\prod) looked like $\sqcap$ (\sqcap). However if memory serves me right, is it more closer to $\Pi$ (\Pi) in many other places? What's more, since \sum is close to ...
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How to cross out mathematical expressions? [closed]
How can I cross out a mathematical expression with a horizontal line? Thanks.
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Remember own LaTeX commands
In my LaTeX writings I always use the same abbreviated commands, since many years. For example, I use "\z" for "\langle" and "\x" for "\rangle", or "\fr" for "\displaystyle\frac", and so on..
Is it ...
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Cannot open question that contains only formulas
On an iPad, when I press and hold on the title of a question that contains only formulas, such as this one, I get "Copy" instead of the usual "Open / Open in New Tab / ..." menu.
If I just tap on the ...
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2answers
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Math Jax isn't working as it used to
In the last days, I always needed to refresh the page after I clicked on something like 1 new answer, or this post was edited, else mathjax didn't render the $\LaTeX$ code. About 2 weeks ago, when I ...
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MathJax rendering when browsing next pages of the list of my own answers
While using Firefox 19.0 and navigating to the listing of my own answers the MathJax renders fine on the first page, but does not render when transitioning to the second page. The only way to force it ...
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Fonts used on this site
What fonts are used on this site, for text and mathematics.
It looks like Computer Modern, but it seems less "thin" and "spindly" than usual, which I like. Maybe someone fattened up the shapes, or the ...
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Is it just me? MathJax rendering differences
Two questions are cross posted to Maths and Stats:
Spherical Gaussian Sigma dimension
http://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/50002/spherical-gaussian-sigma-dimension
The MathJax rendering look ...
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Sanity check: MathJax rendering?
Okay: I received a Windows 8 update about 12 hours ago (automatically- forced shutdown and updated, so others may have updated earlier), and since then, MathJax is rendering differently (less ...
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Way to show two tables side-by-side?
is there a way to show these two tables side-by-side, which would make readability easier?
Binomial Distribution Parameter & Probability
Thanks
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2answers
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Syntax to use \newcommand in a post
What is the syntax to use \newcommand in a post?
I tried
\$\newcommand{\foo}{1+1}\$
But this leave a blank line.
Also, for severals ...
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Invisible $\LaTeX$ error: $\mathrm{Im} \left( \right) $ vs. $\mathrm{Im} \left( \r ight) $
The following tex works fine, when I write it myself:
$\mathrm{Im} \left( \right) $,
but when I copy the same tex from here it doesn't work:
$\mathrm{Im} \left( \right) $
Why is that? And you ...
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What is going on with the formatting of the capital W's?
The capital W's seem to be a of a completely different font sometimes. I can't help but notice them and how different they are. Is there something buggy going on? If you look at my capital W's in the ...
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How to create formula in Mac?
First,I want to say I study F&Q carefully,and...maybe because I am stupid.I just want to say I still can't get it how to create nice and beautiful math formula.
This is how I do it
For example,I ...
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\bigl[ looks like \bigl\lfloor
As the title says, when I use the command \bigl[, the result looks like the result corresponding to \bigl\lfloor. Compare: $\bigl[$ vs $\bigl\lfloor$. However after zooming a little ("Ctrl" + "+" on ...
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Was the latex font changed?
Since today the latex font on my tablet looks different than yesterday. Was it changed?
What can I do to get yesterday 's font back?
I will post a screen shot when I figured out how to...
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Learning mathematical markup: popups
Maybe it would be useful to make pop-ups with raw code, when cursor is hovering a formula? It would be quite useful for those who just learn MathJax. It's annoying to click "edit" each time to find ...
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math rendering on demand and/or offline message composing
In my brief time at math.stackexchange.com I have on several occasions run into a problem with the math renderer slowing to a crawl so that nothing gets displayed anymore and Firefox keeps asking me ...
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how to write complex mathematics formula here?
How can i write math formula here?there is any way to write complex math formula here?
I want to add math equation here but it seems no tool for writing formula.
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Diagram(square)
I need help to make a diagram(square), someone can teach me how to do?
I know that I could look at the posts to see a model, but I am stopped for 7 days to edit questions
Thanks in advance.
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Using the Begingroup Extension of MathJax?
I noticed that the site does not seem to use the begingroup extension for MathJax, which could possibly lead to bugs: For example, a macro defined in a comment to a question could have an unexpected ...
