Help:Math

Math formulas can be displayed on articles using the <math> tag.

For the technically inclined, MediaWiki (which is used by Fandom wikis) uses a subset of AMS-LaTeX markup, a superset of LaTeX markup which is in turn a superset of TeX markup, for mathematical formulas.

Step by step

• Open source editing mode for an article.
• Write your math code in the following format: <math>math to be displayed</math>.
• For example, the equation '3 x 2 = 6' can be displayed using:

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

• Which generates this:

  ${3~\times ~2~=~6}$

• In-line formulas require display="inline" attribute:

  <math display="inline">V = \frac{4}{3}\pi R^3</math>

• Which can be used to generate this:

  The volume of a sphere is ${\textstyle V={\frac {4}{3}}\pi R^{3}}$.

• Regular text can be added to a math formula like so:

  <math display="inline">\rho_{\text{Air}} = 1.225~\text{kg/m}^3</math>

• Which will render like this:

  ${\textstyle \rho _{\text{Air}}=1.225~{\text{kg/m}}^{3}}$

• For details on how to write the math formulas themselves, see Help:Displaying a formula, on Wikipedia.

Notes

• Large formulas may become wider than the maximum page width. Consider breaking them into multiple lines when possible.
  • Another solution is to place the formula inside a simple div with "overflow-x:scroll" set, so that a scrollbar show up. For example:

<div style="overflow-x:scroll;">
<math> ... </math>
</div>

• In-line formulas can have poor vertical alignment relative to the rest of the text. A work-around is described on Wikipedia.

See also

• Help on editing
• Help on tables
• Wikipedia's math documentation

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