KaTeX explained

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.

It was initially developed by Khan Academy,^[2] and became one of the top five trending projects on GitHub in September 2014.

Features

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.^[3]

See also

• MathML

External links

• • "KaTeX is a (partial) alternative to (some of) MathJax"
• "KaTeX - a new way to display math on the Web"
• KaTeX-MathJax comparison

Notes and References

1. Web site: Release v0.16.10. KaTeX. 2024-03-24.
2. TeX as a three-stage rocket: Cookie-cutter page breaking. S. K.. Venkatesan. TUGboat. TeX User's Group. 36. 2. 2015. 145–148.
3. Web site: Support Table · KaTeX . katex.org . 11 January 2024 . en.