Questions tagged [mathjax]
MathJax is a JavaScript engine for displaying mathematics in general, and (through the mhchem package) chemical formulas and equations in particular on Chemistry Stack Exchange.
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FAQ: How can I format math/chemistry expressions on Chemistry Stack Exchange?
This FAQ explains and gives examples how to typeset chemical equations, quantities and units, and mathematical expressions on Chemistry Stack Exchange (rather than posting pictures, which you can't ...
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What additional formatting features are available to MathJax (possibly via \require{})?
In his answer to a question about crossing out units in dimensional analysis, Loong notes that the \cancel{} LaTeX command can be enabled in MathJax by using ...
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How to write physical units
Units have to be written in an upright font. One normally does it this way:
$1.2 \times 10^3\,\mathrm{\frac{J}{mol}}$
$1.2 \times 10^3\,\mathrm{\frac{J}{mol}}$
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Is MathJax in titles a problem? And why?
I think the title is self explanatory. I certainly think it looks nicer. I thought it still worked for searches too, as long as it's something $\ce{H2SO4}$ or $\ce{K}_i$ - certainly does on my browser....
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'ce' prepended to equations in url slug?
I asked a question, titled https://chemistry.stackexchange.com/questions/636/reactions-of-metals-with-cehcl-ceh2so4-cehno3, and noticed that the formulas had 'ce' prepended to them in the url: ...
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Do we really need to badger everyone to use MathJax for chemical formulas?
I've observed it a few times now that negative comments were posts simply because a user was not using MathJax to format chemical formulas. I don't mean gentle encouragements to properly format a post,...
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Introducing: Markdown Shortcuts for Stack Exchange
Inserting Mathjax and making posts look nice is rewarding, but it can often be, well, repetitive and boring :( Well, not any more. I have been testing and improving this userscript for quite some time ...
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Enable mhchem mathjax extension
Mathjax 2.0 supports the mhchem extension. Could we enable it? It will save us lots of time in typesetting chemical formulae.
How to enable the extension
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Additions to MathJax/mhchem: Cancel, Broken Arrows; SI units
I think sometimes it is necessary to show, that a reaction does not take place, therefore a broken arrow would be a nice thing to have. I played a little in the sandbox and found a somewhat working ...
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MathJax in the Android App
Has anyone else noticed issues with MathJax in the StackExchange app? I'm aware the comments and titles don't render MathJax automatically, but I've also seen questions where certain math expressions ...
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How to solve mhchem/MathJax rendering problems
Edit: This is not a bug, it is a feature, see my answer post.
While recently directing a new user to this meta post about formatting using MathJax, I noticed that some components were not rendering ...
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A link to common notation and symbols on the Tour page
Most new joiners do not know about the tools for mathematical and chemical formatting provided by Chemistry.SE.
The Tour page details out the core concept of asking questions very well, but I feel ...
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Mathjax formatting buttons for you!
After having to add dollar signs and format SI units countless times in the review section on Physics, I finally got fed up and wrote a script.{*}
It basically adds buttons/keyboard shortcuts to ...
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How can I enable MathJax in chat?
Last updated: 9 May 2017
This is an offshoot of ChatJax, which enables MathJax along with mhchem on chat.
In order to enable MathJax in chat, please follow the following instructions (courtesy of ...
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How to render Angstrom and Parts-per notations in MathJax?
Summary: Angstrom, Parts per thousand, Parts per Ten-Thousand cannot be displayed.
Prior efforts: Searched Google and Detexify.
Angstrom.
(The letter), (the diacritic mark).
The detexify (...
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