# Tag Info

### Is it OK to abuse Mathjax for emphasis?

I agree that text formatting should be accomplished with Markdown if at all possible. Since Markdown is used across Stack Exchange, there will generally be better support for proper rendering across ...
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### KaTeX vs MathJax

Currently, KaTeX supports a limited subset of the functionality provided by MathJax. Many of the missing functionality (notably arrays and equation alignment) is regularly used on MathOverflow, so I ...
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### Which Latex / MathJax features do we need or want to have supported on the site?

Need: Most importantly, a true preview which shows me exactly what I have written and which I can look at without affecting my LaTeX. Support for at least the symbols in standard LaTeX and amssymb (...
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### Which Latex / MathJax features do we need or want to have supported on the site?

This is not an answer expressing a preference, but one giving some resources for people to consider. Intmath.com made a Speed Comparison Test between KaTeX and MathJax. MathOverflow is currently ...
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### Why does mathoverflow constantly compile the latex for my questions and answers?

I want to see how may people also have this problem or if I am the only one, so let me conduct a basic poll. $\bullet$ If you have the problem where typing a long answer with plenty of mathematics ...
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### Triangle commutative diagram does not work here at MO

Especially for more complicated diagrams (where it's difficult to draw them using AMScd), a possible solution is to use presheaf website and include the picture into the post. I have learned about ...
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### MathJax equivalent of <strike></strike>

Yes, there is \require{cancel}\cancel{1+1=2}$$\require{cancel}\cancel{1+1=2}$$ and ...
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### Quickly Accessible MathJax Help

On math.stackexchange.com, the "What topics can I ask about here" page in the Help Center links directly to a meta.math.SE post with a MathJax tutorial as well as some other useful links. We might ...
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### The math! It's overflowing!

The problem is caused by the fact that if a comment contains many consecutive characters without a space, the Stack Exchange software inserts invisible unicode character (\unicode{x200C}\unicode{...
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