Complex text layout, in particular with TeX input [was: MathJax does not support Complex text layout.]
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Since Feb 26, 2026.
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Description
Because MathJax looks at individual code points it has trouble dealing with scripts that require bidirectionality, context shaping etc. This is visible whenever trying to use hebrew or arabic for instance.
It would be good if MathJax would be able to identify these ranges and be able to keep those as blocks instead of dividing it into individual characters. At the very least in \text mode.
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