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Option for allowing text in SVG output

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
This feature request is related to the following discussion on the quality of the SVG output on Apple devices: https://groups.google.com/g/mathjax-users/c/sN76v9z3nno

Describe the solution you'd like
Instead of drawing everything, allowing text in the SVG output could produce higher quality while reducing the SVG file size.

Additional context
Somebody has done it and the results are very good: https://bourne2learn.com/math/svgmath/svgmath-overview.php

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Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is named. Start by reading the linked MathJax user discussion and the SVGMath overview, then define the expected SVG text behavior and Apple-device quality target; done should mean the agreed behavior is implemented and verified against those requirements.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend, web-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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