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Poor quality rendering in iPad and iPhone browser

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Description

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Issue Summary

The quality of rendered math is poor in Safari and Chrome in iPad and iPhone. The rendering is good in desktop environments. I'm using mathjax 3 tex-svg-full.js from CDN

Steps to Reproduce:

I'm not sure whether it the problem only on my website or others have noticed this issue.
If it helps here is the link that contains some maths https://drmithileshkumar.com/notes/maths/Sets/Introduction

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being reported. Especially, why do you consider this to be a bug? What
do you expect to happen instead?

Technical details:
  • MathJax Version: 3.2
  • Client OS: iPadOS 16
  • Browser: latest chrome and safari

I am using the following MathJax configuration:

MathJax = {
...
};

and loading MathJax via

<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mathjax@3/es5/tex-svg-full
![IMG_4D65CD0060A0-1](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/107769458/211332995-101bf742-c645-42c5-b5b5-6b9b6671863e.jpeg)
.js"></script>
Supporting information:
  • Please supply a link to a (live) minimal example page, when possible.
  • If your issue is with the display of the mathematics produced by MathJax, include a screen snapshot that illustrates the problem, when possible.
  • Check your browser console window for any error messages, and include them here.
  • Include the MathJax configuration you are using, and the script tag that loads MathJax itself.

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Research direction

Start with the linked live page and the MathJax 3.2 tex-svg-full.js CDN entry point, reproducing the reported rendering in current Safari and Chrome on iPadOS. Compare the mobile output with the desktop rendering and review the attached screenshot; done means documenting a reproducible difference and the expected rendering, with relevant console or configuration details if available.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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