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Inline $-delimited math does not render correctly in table of contents
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Description
When using $-delimited inline math, the `[TOC]` tag will generate output without the properly rendered math symbols.
TOC:

Headings:
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Research direction
Reproduce the issue in MacDown using a heading with $-delimited inline math and a [TOC] tag, comparing the heading with the generated table of contents. Trace the TOC generation and math-rendering entry points, then verify that the generated entries preserve the correctly rendered math symbols.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- markdown
- Domain
- content, desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100