# MathJax

12 Hacker News commenters recommended MathJax and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Recommended for broad LaTeX support, accessibility, and improved speed in its v3 and v4 releases. Critics note occasional rendering inaccuracies.

## Why people recommend it

- Broad LaTeX features and packages (3 comments): "has broader support for LaTeX features, better accessibility features, and has slightly better typography" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45798287)) "It also doesn't support several basic packages that MathJax supports." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45825321)) "it's not nearly as feature complete as Mathjax" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48049179))
- Faster rendering after rewrite (2 comments): "I think the latest version of MathJax (v4) has rendering speed comparable to, if not faster than, KaTeX." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45799768)) "MathJax 3 (a complete rewrite) has significantly improved performance from the previous version" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45797757))
- Strong accessibility features (2 comments): "has broader support for LaTeX features, better accessibility features, and has slightly better typography" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45798287)) "MathJax has way more accessibility features" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45807920))
- Go-to choice alongside KaTeX (2 comments): "I've been using MathJax, and more recently KaTeX" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45798683)) "I tend to just stick with MathJax or KaTeX." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45799947))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [KaTeX](https://hackerapproved.com/p/katex.md): 11 recommend
- [RaTeX](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ratex.md): 9 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "MathJax", https://hackerapproved.com/p/mathjax/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).