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PSA: MathJax is for math

MathJax shouldn't be used for non-maths purposes like fancy italics ... I partly agree with your post. Sometimes MathJax is used just to make something look fancy even when it's nothing to do with ...
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PSA: MathJax is for math

I think @Rand al'Thor answer contains a valid argumentation about the "how mathematics should look" part but I have something to say regarding the dyslectics and screen readers part. MathJax ...
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Where should we link for "MathJax help"?

The link should go to a new puzzling.MSE page, written to provide an introduction to MathJax in the specific context of puzzling.SE. Pro: Such a page could be tuned to focus on things that are most ...
Gareth McCaughan's user avatar
6 votes

The MathJax sandbox

$%Is it possible to have an entirely blank post?$
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Where should we link for "MathJax help"?

The link should go to the math.MSE MathJax guide. Pro: This is an intro to MathJax written with Stack Exchange users (though not specifically Puzzling users) in mind. It's more concise and MathJax-...
Gareth McCaughan's user avatar
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Where should we link for "MathJax help"?

The link should go to a new puzzling.MSE page, consisting mostly of links to useful material elsewhere such as the math.MSE guide and relevant puzzling.MSE questions.. Pro: Such a page could be tuned ...
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The MathJax sandbox

$\require{begingroup} \begingroup \def\safeMathJax{\text{\endgroup error}}$ This is an answer. $\endgroup \safeMathJax$
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Spoiler markup does not break line for series of MathJax equations in post previews

Check out my answer for: All neighbor sum is 0 on a chessboard to see how to spoiler long MathJax.
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