KaTeX
| KaTeX | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Stable release | v0.17.0[1]
/ May 22, 2026 |
| Written in | JavaScript |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Mathematical software |
| License | MIT License |
| Website | katex |
| Repository | |
KaTeX is a cross-browser JavaScript library that displays mathematical notation in web browsers. It puts special emphasis on being fast and easy to use.[2]
It was initially developed by Khan Academy,[3] and became one of the top five trending projects on GitHub in September 2014.[4]
Features
[edit]KaTeX rendering of math claims to be:
- Fast: It renders its math synchronously and doesn't need to reflow the page.
- Print quality: Its layout is based on TeX.
- Self contained: It has no dependencies, so it can be easily bundled.
- Capable of server-side rendering: it has an option to generate HTML on the server (so, for example, one can pre-render expressions using Node.js and send them as plain HTML).
KaTeX implements a smaller subset of LaTeX's mathematical notation features than MathJax.[2][5]
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ "Release v0.17.0". KaTeX. 2026-06-27.
- 1 2 von Gagern, Martin; Richter-Gebert, Jürgen (2016), "CindyJS Plugins", in Greuel, Gert-Martin; Koch, Thorsten; Paule, Peter; Sommese, Andrew (eds.), Mathematical Software – ICMS 2016: 5th International Conference, Berlin, Germany, July 11–14, 2016, Proceedings, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 9725, Springer, pp. 327–334, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-42432-3_40
- ↑ Venkatesan, S. K. (2015). "TeX as a three-stage rocket: Cookie-cutter page breaking". TUGboat. 36 (2). TeX User's Group: 145–148.
- ↑ Marvin, Rob (September 19, 2014), "Top 5 projects trending on GitHub this week", SD Times
- ↑ "Support Table · KaTeX". katex.org. Retrieved 11 January 2024.