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KaTeX is a fast, easy-to-use JavaScript library for TeX math rendering on the web.
* **Fast:** KaTeX renders its math synchronously and doesn't need to reflow the page. See how it compares to a competitor in [this speed test](http://www.intmath.com/cg5/katex-mathjax-comparison.php).
* **Print quality:** KaTeX’s layout is based on Donald Knuth’s TeX, the gold standard for math typesetting.
* **Self contained:** KaTeX has no dependencies and can easily be bundled with your website resources.
* **Server side rendering:** KaTeX produces the same output regardless of browser or environment, so you can pre-render expressions using Node.js and send them as plain HTML.
KaTeX supports all major browsers, including Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Opera, Edge, and IE 9 - IE 11. A list of supported commands can be found on the [wiki](https://github.com/Khan/KaTeX/wiki/Function-Support-in-KaTeX).
## Usage
You can [download KaTeX](https://github.com/khan/katex/releases) and host it on your server or include the `katex.min.js` and `katex.min.css` files on your page directly from a CDN:
```html
```
#### In-browser rendering
Call `katex.render` with a TeX expression and a DOM element to render into:
```js
katex.render("c = \\pm\\sqrt{a^2 + b^2}", element);
```
If KaTeX can't parse the expression, it throws a `katex.ParseError` error.
#### Server side rendering or rendering to a string
To generate HTML on the server or to generate an HTML string of the rendered math, you can use `katex.renderToString`:
```js
var html = katex.renderToString("c = \\pm\\sqrt{a^2 + b^2}");
// '...'
```
Make sure to include the CSS and font files, but there is no need to include the JavaScript. Like `render`, `renderToString` throws if it can't parse the expression.
#### Rendering options
You can provide an object of options as the last argument to `katex.render` and `katex.renderToString`. Available options are:
- `displayMode`: `boolean`. If `true` the math will be rendered in display mode, which will put the math in display style (so `\int` and `\sum` are large, for example), and will center the math on the page on its own line. If `false` the math will be rendered in inline mode. (default: `false`)
- `throwOnError`: `boolean`. If `true`, KaTeX will throw a `ParseError` when it encounters an unsupported command. If `false`, KaTeX will render the unsupported command as text in the color given by `errorColor`. (default: `true`)
- `errorColor`: `string`. A color string given in the format `"#XXX"` or `"#XXXXXX"`. This option determines the color which unsupported commands are rendered in. (default: `#cc0000`)
- `macros`: `object`. A collection of custom macros. Each macro is a property with a name like `\name` (written `"\\name"` in JavaScript) which maps to a string that describes the expansion of the macro.
- `colorIsTextColor`: `boolean`. If `true`, `\color` will work like LaTeX's `\textcolor`, and take two arguments (e.g., `\color{blue}{hello}`), which restores the old behavior of KaTeX (pre-0.8.0). If `false` (the default), `\color` will work like LaTeX's `\color`, and take one argument (e.g., `\color{blue}hello`). In both cases, `\textcolor` works as in LaTeX (e.g., `\textcolor{blue}{hello}`).
For example:
```js
katex.render("c = \\pm\\sqrt{a^2 + b^2}\\in\\RR", element, {
displayMode: true,
macros: {
"\\RR": "\\mathbb{R}"
}
});
```
#### Automatic rendering of math on a page
Math on the page can be automatically rendered using the auto-render extension. See [the Auto-render README](contrib/auto-render/README.md) for more information.
#### Font size and lengths
By default, KaTeX math is rendered in a 1.21× larger font than the surrounding
context, which makes super- and subscripts easier to read. You can control
this using CSS, for example:
```css
.katex { font-size: 1.1em; }
```
KaTeX supports all TeX units, including absolute units like `cm` and `in`.
Absolute units are currently scaled relative to the default TeX font size of
10pt, so that `\kern1cm` produces the same results as `\kern2.845275em`.
As a result, relative and absolute units are both uniformly scaled relative
to LaTeX with a 10pt font; for example, the rectangle `\rule{1cm}{1em}` has
the same aspect ratio in KaTeX as in LaTeX. However, because most browsers
default to a larger font size, this typically means that a 1cm kern in KaTeX
will appear larger than 1cm in browser units.
## Contributing
See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md)
## License
KaTeX is licensed under the [MIT License](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).
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KaTeX is a fast, easy-to-use JavaScript library for TeX math rendering on the web.
* **Fast:** KaTeX renders its math synchronously and doesn't need to reflow the page. See how it compares to a competitor in [this speed test](http://www.intmath.com/cg5/katex-mathjax-comparison.php).
* **Print quality:** KaTeX’s layout is based on Donald Knuth’s TeX, the gold standard for math typesetting.
* **Self contained:** KaTeX has no dependencies and can easily be bundled with your website resources.
* **Server side rendering:** KaTeX produces the same output regardless of browser or environment, so you can pre-render expressions using Node.js and send them as plain HTML.
KaTeX supports all major browsers, including Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Opera, Edge, and IE 9 - IE 11. A list of supported commands can be found on the [wiki](https://github.com/Khan/KaTeX/wiki/Function-Support-in-KaTeX).
## Usage
You can [download KaTeX](https://github.com/khan/katex/releases) and host it on your server or include the `katex.min.js` and `katex.min.css` files on your page directly from a CDN:
```html
```
#### In-browser rendering
Call `katex.render` with a TeX expression and a DOM element to render into:
```js
katex.render("c = \\pm\\sqrt{a^2 + b^2}", element);
```
If KaTeX can't parse the expression, it throws a `katex.ParseError` error.
#### Server side rendering or rendering to a string
To generate HTML on the server or to generate an HTML string of the rendered math, you can use `katex.renderToString`:
```js
var html = katex.renderToString("c = \\pm\\sqrt{a^2 + b^2}");
// '...'
```
Make sure to include the CSS and font files, but there is no need to include the JavaScript. Like `render`, `renderToString` throws if it can't parse the expression.
#### Rendering options
You can provide an object of options as the last argument to `katex.render` and `katex.renderToString`. Available options are:
- `displayMode`: `boolean`. If `true` the math will be rendered in display mode, which will put the math in display style (so `\int` and `\sum` are large, for example), and will center the math on the page on its own line. If `false` the math will be rendered in inline mode. (default: `false`)
- `throwOnError`: `boolean`. If `true`, KaTeX will throw a `ParseError` when it encounters an unsupported command. If `false`, KaTeX will render the unsupported command as text in the color given by `errorColor`. (default: `true`)
- `errorColor`: `string`. A color string given in the format `"#XXX"` or `"#XXXXXX"`. This option determines the color which unsupported commands are rendered in. (default: `#cc0000`)
- `macros`: `object`. A collection of custom macros. Each macro is a property with a name like `\name` (written `"\\name"` in JavaScript) which maps to a string that describes the expansion of the macro.
- `colorIsTextColor`: `boolean`. If `true`, `\color` will work like LaTeX's `\textcolor`, and take two arguments (e.g., `\color{blue}{hello}`), which restores the old behavior of KaTeX (pre-0.8.0). If `false` (the default), `\color` will work like LaTeX's `\color`, and take one argument (e.g., `\color{blue}hello`). In both cases, `\textcolor` works as in LaTeX (e.g., `\textcolor{blue}{hello}`).
For example:
```js
katex.render("c = \\pm\\sqrt{a^2 + b^2}\\in\\RR", element, {
displayMode: true,
macros: {
"\\RR": "\\mathbb{R}"
}
});
```
#### Automatic rendering of math on a page
Math on the page can be automatically rendered using the auto-render extension. See [the Auto-render README](contrib/auto-render/README.md) for more information.
#### Font size and lengths
By default, KaTeX math is rendered in a 1.21× larger font than the surrounding
context, which makes super- and subscripts easier to read. You can control
this using CSS, for example:
```css
.katex { font-size: 1.1em; }
```
KaTeX supports all TeX units, including absolute units like `cm` and `in`.
Absolute units are currently scaled relative to the default TeX font size of
10pt, so that `\kern1cm` produces the same results as `\kern2.845275em`.
As a result, relative and absolute units are both uniformly scaled relative
to LaTeX with a 10pt font; for example, the rectangle `\rule{1cm}{1em}` has
the same aspect ratio in KaTeX as in LaTeX. However, because most browsers
default to a larger font size, this typically means that a 1cm kern in KaTeX
will appear larger than 1cm in browser units.
## Contributing
See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md)
## License
KaTeX is licensed under the [MIT License](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).