# How can I display mathematical formulas on sites that don't support MathJax/LaTeX?

I want to ask a question on Web Applications about the usage of mathematical formulas with WolframAlpha.

Certain Stack Exchange sites include support for MathJax/LaTex formatting, which allows for precise formatting of mathematical formulas. (So for example, on Mathematics the formula $x^2$ will render as )

Since it seems universal support for MathJax/LaTeX isn't coming anytime soon, I'm looking for an alternative way to render mathematical formulas like $$\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{1}{2^n}=1$$ on communities which don't have native math rendering.

How can I display mathematical formulas on Stack Exchange sites that don't support MathJax/LaTeX?

• You can get help from those LaTeX-rendering sites. You know, the ones that render stuff like an image to insert wherever you want. Other than that, Unicode can help but in a limited and sometimes ugly way. – Marshmallow Jul 18 '17 at 15:02
• I'm looking for an alternative way to render mathematical formulas on communities which don't have native math rendering. can you tell me the purpose of doing this? – Optimus Prime Jul 18 '17 at 15:34
• @SagarV So I can render mathematical formulas in questions where they are relevant, such as Does Wolfram|Alpha support Knuth's up-arrow notation?. (Thanks to M.A.R.'s suggestion, I discovered the workaround of rendering LaTex as image using an external site, then embedding the image in my post) – Steven M. Vascellaro Jul 18 '17 at 15:38