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 | This page in a nutshell: There exist at least three different forms of math formulae on Wikipedia pages, with at least seven ways to present them. None is completely satisfactory. |
This essay offers a comparison of different encodings and presentation of mathematical formulae. The three principal ones are the <math> tag, raw wiki (or HTML) code, and "texhtml" templates. The <math> and "texhtml" encoding may have different presentations for registered users, depending on user preferences and personal styles.