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Revision 722657 of MathML

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  • Revision title: MathML
  • Revision id: 722657
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Mathematical Markup Language (MathML) is an application of XML markup language for describing mathematical notations and capturing both its structure and content. Here you'll find links to documentation, examples, and tools to help you work with this powerful technology. For a quick overview, see the slides for the innovation fairs at Mozilla Summit 2013.

MathML references

MathML element reference
Details about each MathML element and compatibility information for desktop and mobile browsers.
MathML attribute reference
Information about MathML attributes that modify the appearance or behavior of elements.
MathML examples
MathML samples and examples to help you understand how it works.
Authoring MathML
Suggestions and tips for writing MathML, including suggested MathML editors and how to take their output and integrate it into Web content.

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Getting help from the community

Tools

Browser compatibility

{{CompatibilityTable}}

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support With PlugIn(s) {{CompatGeckoDesktop("1.8")}} With PlugIn(s) {{CompatUnknown}} {{CompatUnknown}}
Feature Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support {{CompatUnknown}} {{CompatGeckoMobile("1.8")}} {{CompatUnknown}} {{CompatUnknown}} {{CompatUnknown}}

Gecko notes

Starting with Firefox 1.5, most of the presentation markup from the MathML 2.0 W3C Recommendation is supported on all platforms. Support for MathML 3 is in process.

 

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<p><strong>Mathematical Markup Language (MathML)</strong> is an application of <a href="/en-US/docs/XML" title="/en-US/docs/XML">XML</a> markup language for describing mathematical notations and capturing both its structure and content. Here you'll find links to documentation, examples, and tools to help you work with this powerful technology. For a quick overview, see the <a href="https://fred-wang.github.io/MozSummitMathML/index.html">slides for the innovation fairs at Mozilla Summit 2013</a>.</p>

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<div class="section">
<h2 class="Documentation" id="Documentation" name="Documentation">MathML references</h2>

<dl>
 <dt><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/MathML/Element" title="/en-US/docs/Web/MathML/Element">MathML element reference</a></dt>
 <dd>Details about each MathML element and compatibility information for desktop and mobile browsers.</dd>
 <dt><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/MathML/Attribute" title="/en-US/docs/Web/MathML/Attribute">MathML attribute reference</a></dt>
 <dd>Information about MathML attributes that modify the appearance or behavior of elements.</dd>
 <dt><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/MathML/Examples" title="/en-US/docs/Web/MathML/Examples">MathML examples</a></dt>
 <dd>MathML samples and examples to help you understand how it works.</dd>
 <dt><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/MathML/Authoring" title="/en-US/docs/Web/MathML/Authoring">Authoring MathML</a></dt>
 <dd>Suggestions and tips for writing MathML, including suggested MathML editors and how to take their output and integrate it into Web content.</dd>
</dl>

<p><span class="alllinks"><a href="/en-US/docs/tag/MathML" title="/en-US/docs/tag/CSS">View All...</a></span></p>
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<div class="section">
<h2 class="Community" id="Getting_help_from_the_community">Getting help from the community</h2>

<ul>
 <li>View Mozilla forums...<br />
  {{ DiscussionList("dev-tech-mathml", "mozilla.dev.tech.mathml") }}</li>
 <li><a class="link-irc" href="irc://irc.mozilla.org/%23mathml" rel="external" target="_blank" title="irc://irc.mozilla.org/%23mathml">IRC channel</a></li>
 <li><a class="link-https" href="https://wiki.mozilla.org/MathML:Home_Page">Wiki used by Mozilla contributors</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.w3.org/Math/" title="https://www.w3.org/Math/">W3C Math Home</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-math/" title="https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-math/">www-math w3.org mail archive</a></li>
</ul>

<h2 class="Tools" id="Tools">Tools</h2>

<ul>
 <li><a class="external" href="https://validator.w3.org">W3C Validator</a></li>
 <li><a class="link-https" href="https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/8969/">FireMath Firefox add-on</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/collections/fred_wang/mathzilla/" title="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/collections/fred_wang/mathzilla/">Mathzilla Firefox add-on collection</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://github.com/fred-wang/TeXZilla">TeXZilla</a> - Javascript LaTeX to MathML converter (<a href="https://fred-wang.github.io/TeXZilla/">live demo</a>, <a href="https://r-gaia-cs.github.io/TeXZilla-webapp/">Firefox OS webapp</a>, <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/texzilla/">Firefox add-on</a>, <a href="https://github.com/fred-wang/TeXZilla/wiki/Using-TeXZilla">using in a Web Page, JS program etc</a>)</li>
 <li><a href="https://dlmf.nist.gov/LaTeXML/" title="https://dlmf.nist.gov/LaTeXML/">LaTeXML</a> - Convert LaTeX documents into HTML+MathML Web pages</li>
 <li><a href="https://webdemo.visionobjects.com/home.html#equation" title="https://webdemo.visionobjects.com/equation.html">Web Equation</a> - Turn handwritten equations into MathML or LaTeX</li>
 <li><a href="https://www.mathjax.org/" title="https://www.mathjax.org/">MathJax</a> - Cross-browser JavaScript display engine for mathematics. To force MathJax to use native MathML, try <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/mathjax-native-mathml/">this Mozilla add-on</a>, this <a href="https://fred-wang.github.io/mathjax-native-mathml-safari/mathjax-native-mathml.safariextz">Safari extension</a> or this <a href="https://openuserjs.org/scripts/fred.wang/MathJax_Native_MathML/">GreaseMonkey script</a>.</li>
</ul>

<h2 class="Related_Topics" id="Related_Topics" name="Related_Topics">Related Topics</h2>

<ul>
 <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/CSS" title="/en-US/docs/Web/CSS">CSS</a></li>
 <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML" title="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML">HTML</a></li>
 <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/SVG" title="/en-US/docs/Web/SVG">SVG</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>

<h2 id="Browser_compatibility" name="Browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</h2>

<p>{{CompatibilityTable}}</p>

<div id="compat-desktop">
<table class="compat-table">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th>Feature</th>
   <th>Chrome</th>
   <th>Firefox (Gecko)</th>
   <th>Internet Explorer</th>
   <th>Opera</th>
   <th>Safari</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Basic support</td>
   <td>With PlugIn(s)</td>
   <td>{{CompatGeckoDesktop("1.8")}}</td>
   <td>With PlugIn(s)</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
</div>

<div id="compat-mobile">
<table class="compat-table">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th>Feature</th>
   <th>Android</th>
   <th>Firefox Mobile (Gecko)</th>
   <th>IE Mobile</th>
   <th>Opera Mobile</th>
   <th>Safari Mobile</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Basic support</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatGeckoMobile("1.8")}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
</div>

<div>
<h3 id="Gecko_notes">Gecko notes</h3>

<p>Starting with Firefox 1.5, most of the presentation markup from the <a class="external" href="https://www.w3.org/TR/MathML2/">MathML 2.0 W3C Recommendation</a> is supported on all platforms. Support for <a class="external" href="https://www.w3.org/TR/MathML3/" title="https://www.w3.org/TR/MathML3/">MathML 3</a> is <a href="/en-US/docs/Mozilla_MathML_Project/Status" title="/en-US/docs/Mozilla_MathML_Project/Status">in process</a>.</p>
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