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Math AutoCorrect Codes on Support Pages Are Improperly Being Translated into Other Languages

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When the [Linear format equations using UnicodeMath and LaTeX in Word](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/linear-format-equations-using-unicodemath-and-latex-in-word-2e00618d-b1fd-49d8-8cb4-8d17f25754f8) support page is automatically translated to another language, the Math AutoCorrect codes listed as text change (are translated) as well. However, these codes only work in their original English form. Thus, when auto-translated to another language, most of the listed Math AutoCorrect codes are incorrect.

For example, this section from the [“en-US” rendering](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/linear-format-equations-using-unicodemath-and-latex-in-word-2e00618d-b1fd-49d8-8cb4-8d17f25754f8):
![Table showing English AutoCorrect codes for math symbols: \bowtie, \box, \bra](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f46fb710-bb3e-4f9c-a807-4c909db09acb)

Becomes the following in the [“it-it” rendering](https://support.microsoft.com/it-it/office/equazioni-in-formato-lineare-che-usano-unicodemath-e-latex-in-word-2e00618d-b1fd-49d8-8cb4-8d17f25754f8). Note how some codes now even include spaces:
![Table showing Italian translation of AutoCorrect codes where symbols remain the same but commands are mistakenly translated: \bowtie became \cravatta a farfalla, \box became \scatola, and \bra became \reggiseno"](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/dc996a51-fa55-46ce-9a1a-fb724a524381)

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