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When an inline formula is long enough, it can be helpful to allow it to break across lines. Whether using LaTeX or templates, split the formula at each acceptable breakpoint into separate <math> tags or {} templates with any binary relations or operators and intermediate whitespace included at the trailing rather than leading end of a part.
:<math>\int_0^\infty e^{-x^2}\,dx.</math> If you find an article which indents lines with spaces in order to achieve some formula layout effect, you should convert the formula to LaTeX markup. Having LaTeX-based formulae in-line has the following drawbacks, if they are displayed using the default PNG images:
For instance, the formula above was typeset using <math display=block> \int _ 0 ^ \pi \sin x \, dx.</math>. If you find an article which indents lines with spaces in order to achieve some formula layout effect, you should convert the formula to LaTeX markup. Having LaTeX-based formulae inline has the following drawbacks:
Displays an equation in a box. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Indent indent One or two colons for an indent from the left, OR a valid CSS margin value. Leave blank for no indent. Example: String optional Cellpadding (margin) cellpadding Number of pixels to be used as padding of the box around the equation (how much the box wraps around the equation ...
The template is intended to be used for short LaTeX mathematical expressions like variables, and is useful for limiting awkward wrapping points. It is more cumbersome to use for equations or other expressions containing special signs that must be escaped or replaced, like the equal sign = with {{ = }} and the vertical pipe | with \vert , \mid ...
There is at least one OCR tool that can convert a handwritten formula to Latex and other formats. Mathpix allows 10 snips a month free. I don't know enough to edit the body of the Help page (I've not yet used Mathpix so don't know how good it is, and how compatible with Wikipedia, and don't know what else is out there), but I think there should be a Tools section with this sort of information.
A mathematical markup language is a computer notation for representing mathematical formulae, based on mathematical notation. Specialized markup languages are necessary because computers normally deal with linear text and more limited character sets (although increasing support for Unicode is obsoleting very simple uses).
Close match to the appearance of inline <math>. Mixing of font families (sans-serif for English, serif for math), in running text, can be jarring. Reverts to the appearance of raw wiki code on systems that don't support font changes (e.g. the Wikipedia Android app) Not an exact match to <math> formulas in the same article