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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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How to ignore tags
You can add the riddle to your ignored tags. You can then choose between filtering them out (not showing them at all), or just greying them out.
You can do this at Your ...
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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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Formatting spoilers
You can insert a single-line spoiler easily by using >! at the beginning of any line:
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How to list puzzles and filter out unwanted categories
To find all puzzle questions except those containing a specific tag, use the search field and enter
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How "Favorites" can be used
Use "favorites" to keep track of unsolved puzzles that:
you're working on
you want to know the answer to
you'd like to up/down vote, but want to wait until you see the ...
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Change MathJax delimiter
Both delimiters ($ and \$) are now active, until existing comments and posts can be cleaned up to use ...
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Accepted
How to use MathJax in a question?
Simply include the MathJax between dollar signs ($), like so:
blah blah $\sum_{x=0}^{100}(x)$ blah
blah blah $\sum_{x=0}^{...
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Spoiler markup does not break line for series of MathJax equations in post previews
More tests
Test 1, quoted:
$$ \text{ this line is centered and the fraction is } \frac{full}{size} $$
> $$ \text{ this line is centered and the fraction is } \frac{full}{size} $$
spoilered:
>! ...
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Is there a way to draw Sudoku (and other) grids?
Here is a slightly better version, but I think it needs work before being made into a macro for the site
- it has unnecessary spacing, both within cells and between blocks, so it spills over the ...
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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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How to link to questions and specific answers
You can link to any question by just pasting the URL to it directly. The display code will automatically show the title of that question as a link.
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How do I get some fancy symbol/font/format ?
Puzzling Stack Exchange supports MathJax
You can find lots of examples!
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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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