Format Comparison
Our platform provides two formats for writing posts:
- Markdown with LaTeX
- Pure LaTeX
We make a comparison here to help you choose a more suitable format for your post.
| Markdown with LaTeX | Pure LaTeX | |
|---|---|---|
| Markdown Markup | Supported | Not supported |
| LaTeX Markup | You can embed any LaTeX code snippet in your document. When LaTeX notation conflicts with Markdown notation, Markdown notation takes precedence. Specifically, \(…\) will be interpreted as escaping parentheses rather than an inline formula. | You can only write your post in LaTeX. |
| Math Delimiters |
$...$ for inline math, $$...$$ for display
math. Moreover, space is not allowed between the delimiters and the math
content.
|
$...$ and \(...\) for inline math,
$$...$$ and \[...\] for display math.
|
| Math Rendering | All math is rendered by the tex engine and displayed as scalable vector graphics. | The parser will try to interpret LaTeX code as HTML first if possible. |