# Is there a way to post equations?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-post-equations/408279
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**Created:** [June 16, 2007, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-post-equations/408279 "2007-06-16T19:18:49Z")
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### Author: ![wevets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9a140/32.png) [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2007, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-post-equations/408279/1 "2007-06-16T19:18:49Z")

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I’m wondering if it’s possible to take an equation from, say, Microsoft’s Equation Editor, and post it here somehow.

Does anyone know if there’s a way to do this?

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### Author: ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2007, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-post-equations/408279/2 "2007-06-16T19:32:21Z")

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Yes, I’m afraid not. You have to make do with ANSI characters in a few different fonts.

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### Author: ![wevets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9a140/32.png) [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2007, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-post-equations/408279/3 "2007-06-16T19:55:31Z")

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Drat! I am foiled again.

Thanks for filling me in, though! 🙂

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### Author: ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2007, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-post-equations/408279/4 "2007-06-20T22:29:12Z")

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okbp - Math A  
ˆ‡¥!jUv‹ - Math B  
g¹¶\_,!š - Math C