Using KaTeX for Correct Superscript and Subscript in API Requests

·Sep 17, 2025 01:02 PM·

Amanda R. Jon N. not sure about who is the right person to ask but want to understand if I am passing superscript and subscript via api do we need to any extra parameters to use katex so the super script and subscript comes in right format because if directly passed it's not judging in right way it's just printing the content as say n^2 and not the right superscript form as n²

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Dave
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Try it this way \( n^2 \)
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Max J.
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Great question! Dave's suggestion about using \( n^2 \) is good, that's the LaTeX/KaTeX syntax our rendering engine needs to recognize mathematical notation. Instead of plain text "n^2", use:
Superscript: \( n^2 \)
Subscript: \( H_2O \)
Fractions: \( \frac{a}{b} \)
Include this formatted text directly in your inputText parameter and it should render properly as mathematical notation rather than literal text. I'll flag that we should add this to our API docs. Let me know if this works for you!
Aarush M.
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Thanks 🙏
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Dave
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Try it this way \( n^2 \)
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Max J.
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Great question! Dave's suggestion about using \( n^2 \) is good, that's the LaTeX/KaTeX syntax our rendering engine needs to recognize mathematical notation. Instead of plain text "n^2", use:
Superscript: \( n^2 \)
Subscript: \( H_2O \)
Fractions: \( \frac{a}{b} \)
Include this formatted text directly in your inputText parameter and it should render properly as mathematical notation rather than literal text. I'll flag that we should add this to our API docs. Let me know if this works for you!
Aarush M.
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Thanks 🙏
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