Math mode¶

Wrap mathematical content with math{}.

The font defined by math_name and math_path in automath.yaml is used to render the characters listed in math_chars. All other characters are rendered with the text font (defined in text_name and text_path).

In math mode:

• Hyphens and en-dashes are automatically converted to the minus sign (−), and * is converted to ×.
• Isolated numbers will be rendered according to locale.
• The / operator creates a fraction.
• The ^ operator creates a superscript.
• A (…) group is a sub-expression, like a {…} one, except that its parentheses are drawn: what stands between them is read exactly as it would be outside them — a keyword, a fraction, a power, a number to write in the locale's own way.

The contents of frac{}, angle{} and table{} values will be processed by default in math mode.

Examples with default settings follow.

Numbers with English locale:

Numbers with French locale:

Locale-independent examples: