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:: The MediaWiki processing of <math> tags can go wrong if they enclose unexpected redundant space. As a result, ill-formed HTML is generated which prevents the display of the graphic file for the formula on most browsers, though a minority, like Firefox, can still use an alternative route, if the right fonts are installed, by locally processing MathML.

:: On the whole, you should find that you don't need to entirely remove the <math> tag - eliminating redundant space between the tags, particularly just after the opening tag, and just before the closing tag, should usually be enough, though there are some other special space patterns which also choke the MediaWiki's translation of <math> tags into HTML [[User:Hout|Hout]] ([[User talk:Hout|talk]]) 13:27, 24 September 2016 (UTC)

:: The most important thing is that if ~~you~~ ~~do use~~ or ~~edit~~ <math> tags, ~~you~~ must be careful to test them on both kinds of browsers, i.e. for example, Chrome, Safari, IE (the majority - which use the graphic file), as well as the minority, like Firefox which can locally process MathML as long as the right fonts are installed. [[User:Hout|Hout]] ([[User talk:Hout|talk]]) 13:27, 24 September 2016 (UTC)

:: The most important thing is that if anyone uses or edits <math> tags, they '''must''' be careful to test them on both kinds of browsers, i.e. for example, Chrome, Safari, IE (the majority - which use the graphic file), as well as the minority, like Firefox, which can locally process MathML to display a formula, as long as the right fonts are installed. [[User:Hout|Hout]] ([[User talk:Hout|talk]]) 13:27, 24 September 2016 (UTC)

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