MathJax
According ot the official website, Mathjax is used to
- show mathematical formulas in the browser
- No need for the reader to make the extra setup.
- Use MathML, TeX and ASCIImath as input and produce HTML+CSS format.
Earlier trend
Plain text was used to represent formulas which made the structure look bad on some screens
Mathematical formulas were also represented in the form of images.
Visually impared people can't know what's written on the screen with their screen reader softwares
To solve these problems MathJax was created.
What is MathJax?
It is a javascript library that let us embed mathematical formulas into the browser.
It can work with Tex, LaTex or MathML to write formulas.
Implemetation
It can be Implemented in two ways.
- The most common and easier is to link to the public installation available at the MathJax CDN.
- Downloading and Installing for personal use and development.