MathJax

For people that want to put mathematics in their wiki, MathJax comes to the rescue. Since there is no markdown standard for LaTeX, multiple syntax styles have been established. An Otter Wiki supports two of them:

TeX Style

The TeX style notation, where inline math is encapsulated with \(\) and equations with \(\), e.g.

When $a \ne 0$, there are two solutions
to $ax^2 + bx + c = 0$ and they are

$$x = {-b \pm \sqrt{b^2-4ac} \over 2a}.$$

When \(a \ne 0\), there are two solutions to \(ax^2 + bx + c = 0\) and they are

\[x = {-b \pm \sqrt{b^2-4ac} \over 2a}.\]

Code Style

The Code style, where inline math is encapsulated with `$` and equations with in code blocks with language math, e.g.

When `$a \ne 0$`, there are two solutions
to `$ax^2 + bx + c = 0$` and they are

```math
x = {-b \pm \sqrt{b^2-4ac} \over 2a}.    
```

When \(a \ne 0\), there are two solutions to \(ax^2 + bx + c = 0\) and they are

\[x = {-b \pm \sqrt{b^2-4ac} \over 2a}.\]