MediaWiki uses a subset of AMS-LaTeX markup, a superset of LaTeX markup which is in turn a superset of TeX markup, for mathematical formulae. It generates either PNG images or simple HTML markup, depending on user preferences and the complexity of the expression. In the future, as more browsers become smarter, it will be able to generate enhanced HTML or even MathML in many cases.

Step-by-Step Edit

• To add a magic word, you need to first be in source editing mode on an article.
• You must use the following format: <math> math to be displayed </math>.
  • For more exacting details on the math to be displayed section see wikipedia:Help:Displaying a formula.

Simple examples Edit

<math>{3 \times 2 = 6}</math> would generate

<math>{3 ~ \times ~ 2 ~ = ~ 6}</math> would generate

Notes Edit

• Large formulas may become wider than the page width allowed by Wikia' wikis and will overlap the right hand side-rail information, if your math formula is near the top of the page you wish to use.
  • One solution is to place the formula inside of a simple basic table, with no borders or anything.
  • Tables, that get to wide, will show the Pop-Out button, so that the whole table can be seen.
    Here is an example:

{|
| <math> math formula goes here </math>
|}

See also Edit

• Help:Editing
• Help:Tables

This page uses content from Wikipedia. The original article was at Help:Displaying a formula. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with most Wikia wikis, the text of Wikipedia is available under the GNU Free Documentation License.