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Math Equations

Mathematical equations can be rendered using KaTeX.

Usage​

Please read KaTeX documentation for more details.

Inline​

Write inline math equations by wrapping LaTeX equations between $:

Let $f\colon[a,b] \to \R$ be Riemann integrable. Let $F\colon[a,b]\to\R$ be $F(x)=
\int_{a}^{x} f(t)\,dt$. Then $$F$$ is continuous, and at all $x$ such that $f$ is continuous at $x$, $F$ is differentiable at $x$ with $F'(x)=f(x)$.
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Let f ⁣:[a,b]→Rf\colon[a,b] \to \R be Riemann integrable. Let F ⁣:[a,b]→RF\colon[a,b]\to\R be F(x)=∫axf(t) dtF(x)= \int_{a}^{x} f(t)\,dt. Then FF is continuous, and at all xx such that ff is continuous at xx, FF is differentiable at xx with F′(x)=f(x)F'(x)=f(x).

Blocks​

For equation block or display mode, use line breaks and $$:

$$
I = \int_0^{2\pi} \sin(x)\,dx
$$
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I=∫02πsin⁡(x) dxI = \int_0^{2\pi} \sin(x)\,dx

Configuration​

To enable KaTeX, you need to install remark-math and rehype-katex plugins.

npm install --save remark-math@3 rehype-katex@5 hast-util-is-element@1.1.0
caution

Use the exact same versions. The latest versions are incompatible with Docusaurus 2.

Import the plugins in docusaurus.config.js:

const math = require('remark-math');
const katex = require('rehype-katex');

Add them to your content plugin or preset options (usually @docusaurus/preset-classic docs options):

remarkPlugins: [math],
rehypePlugins: [katex],

Include the KaTeX CSS in your config under stylesheets:

stylesheets: [
  {
    href: 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/katex@0.13.24/dist/katex.min.css',
    type: 'text/css',
    integrity:
      'sha384-odtC+0UGzzFL/6PNoE8rX/SPcQDXBJ+uRepguP4QkPCm2LBxH3FA3y+fKSiJ+AmM',
    crossorigin: 'anonymous',
  },
],

Overall the changes look like:

docusaurus.config.js
const math = require('remark-math');
const katex = require('rehype-katex');

module.exports = {
  title: 'Docusaurus',
  tagline: 'Build optimized websites quickly, focus on your content',
  presets: [
    [
      '@docusaurus/preset-classic',
      {
        docs: {
          path: 'docs',
          remarkPlugins: [math],
          rehypePlugins: [katex],
        },
      },
    ],
  ],
  stylesheets: [
    {
      href: 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/katex@0.13.24/dist/katex.min.css',
      type: 'text/css',
      integrity:
        'sha384-odtC+0UGzzFL/6PNoE8rX/SPcQDXBJ+uRepguP4QkPCm2LBxH3FA3y+fKSiJ+AmM',
      crossorigin: 'anonymous',
    },
  ],
};
tip

Only use the latest version if you actually need the bleeding-edge features of KaTeX\KaTeX. Most users should find the older versions work just as well.

The latest versions of rehype-katex (starting from v6.0.0) has moved to ES Modules, a new module system of JavaScript, which Docusaurus doesn't officially support yet. However, it is possible to import rehype-katex dynamically, using an async config creator. Docusaurus will call this creator function and wait for it to return the config object.

docusaurus.config.js
async function createConfig() {
  // ES Modules are imported with `import()` instead of `require()`, and are imported asynchronously
  const katex = (await import('rehype-katex')).default;
  return {
    // ...
  };
}

In this case, the overall configuration changes will look like:

docusaurus.config.js
const math = require('remark-math');

async function createConfig() {
  const katex = (await import('rehype-katex')).default;
  return {
    title: 'Docusaurus',
    tagline: 'Build optimized websites quickly, focus on your content',
    presets: [
      [
        '@docusaurus/preset-classic',
        {
          docs: {
            path: 'docs',
            remarkPlugins: [math],
            rehypePlugins: [katex],
          },
        },
      ],
    ],
    stylesheets: [
      {
        href: 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/katex@0.15.2/dist/katex.min.css',
        type: 'text/css',
        integrity:
          'sha384-MlJdn/WNKDGXveldHDdyRP1R4CTHr3FeuDNfhsLPYrq2t0UBkUdK2jyTnXPEK1NQ',
        crossorigin: 'anonymous',
      },
    ],
  };
}

module.exports = createConfig;