MATHEMATICS ON WIKI/sand box

Before introducing [math]\mathrm{T\!_{\displaystyle E} \! X} \,[/math] markup for producing special characters, it should be noted that, as this comparison table shows, sometimes similar results can be achieved in HTML (see Help:Special characters).

[math]\mathrm{T\!_{\displaystyle E} \! X} \,[/math] Syntax (forcing PNG)	[math]\mathrm{T\!_{\displaystyle E} \! X} \,[/math] Rendering	HTML Syntax	HTML Rendering
<math>\alpha</math>	[math]\alpha[/math]	{{math|<VAR>&alpha;</VAR>}}	{{{Content}}}
<math> f(x) = x^2\,</math>	[math] f(x) = x^2\,[/math]	{{math|''f''(<var>x</var>) {{=}} <var>x</var><sup>2</sup>}}	{{{Content}}}
<math>\sqrt{2}</math>	[math]\sqrt{2}[/math]	{{math|{{radical|2}}}}	{{{Content}}}
<math>\sqrt{1-e^2}</math>	[math]\sqrt{1-e^2}[/math]	{{math|{{radical|1 &minus; ''e''&sup2;}}}}	{{{Content}}}