Triple backslashes in my LaTeX?

What the heck? For some reason, every time I use LaTeX, it works fine, and then I click "Edit", and it generates all these wacky symbols, like triple slashes, double brackets, etc. It's permanent, too! It doesn't revert back, and it weirdly spaces every command. Arg!! Somebody please help me!

#HelpMe! #Glitch #What'sWrong

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Markdown	Appears as
`italics` or `_italics_`	italics
`bold` or `__bold__`	bold
- bulleted - list	bulleted list
1. numbered 2. list	numbered list
Note: you must add a full line of space before and after lists for them to show up correctly
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`[example link](https://brilliant.org)`	example link
`> This is a quote`	This is a quote
# I indented these lines # 4 spaces, and now they show # up as a code block. print "hello world"	# I indented these lines # 4 spaces, and now they show # up as a code block. print "hello world"

Math	Appears as
Remember to wrap math in `$` ... `$` or `\[` ... `\]` to ensure proper formatting.
`2 \times 3`	$2 \times 3$
`2^{34}`	$2^{34}$
`a_{i-1}`	$a_{i-1}$
`\frac{2}{3}`	$\frac{2}{3}$
`\sqrt{2}`	$\sqrt{2}$
`\sum_{i=1}^3`	$\sum_{i=1}^3$
`\sin \theta`	$\sin \theta$
`\boxed{123}`	$\boxed{123}$

Comments

Refer here.

Finn Hulse - 7 years, 3 months ago

Thank you. I had only tried \ [ ... \ ], not \ ( ... ).

David Kim - 7 years, 3 months ago

I had told the Brilliant staff as well.

Sharky Kesa - 7 years, 3 months ago

We are aware of this bug. We will be fixing it soon. It should only be happening in a few places.

Silas Hundt Staff - 7 years, 3 months ago

Sorry, what's LaTeX?

Robert Fritz - 7 years, 3 months ago

The thing where you make pretty math symbols. :D

Finn Hulse - 7 years, 3 months ago

How do you use LaTeX? $\LaTeX$

David Kim - 7 years, 3 months ago

Update: You can now view Latex codes by hovering over the equation. Read Seeing actual $\LaTeX$ for more details!

Calvin Lin Staff - 6 years, 6 months ago

Howdy David,

Check out the formatting guide. It tells you everything you need to know about using LaTex on Brilliant.

Peter Taylor Staff - 7 years, 3 months ago

Math	Appears as
Remember to wrap math in `\(` ... `\)` or `\[` ... `\]` to ensure proper formatting.
`2 \times 3`	$2 \times 3$
`2^{34}`	$2^{34}$
`a_{i-1}`	$a_{i-1}$
`\frac{2}{3}`	$\frac{2}{3}$
`\sqrt{2}`	$\sqrt{2}$
`\sum_{i=1}^3`	$\sum_{i=1}^3$
`\sin \theta`	$\sin \theta$
`\boxed{123}`	$\boxed{123}$