<annotation>

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since January 2023.

The <annotation> MathML element contains an annotation to the MathML expression in a textual format, for example LaTeX.

Note: Annotations are not supposed to be rendered by browsers and are hidden by default. However, Firefox and Safari render some annotation formats if the first child of the <semantics> element contains errors or is missing.

Attributes

This element's attributes include the global MathML attributes as well as the following attributes:

encoding

The encoding of the semantic information in the annotation (e.g., "application/x-tex")

src

The location of an external source for semantic information.

Example

html
<math display="block">
  <semantics>
    <!-- The first child is the MathML expression rendered by default. -->
    <mrow>
      <msup>
        <mi>x</mi>
        <mn>2</mn>
      </msup>
      <mo>+</mo>
      <mi>y</mi>
    </mrow>

    <!-- Annotate with LaTeX, a lightweight markup language. -->
    <annotation encoding="application/x-tex">x^{2} + y</annotation>
  </semantics>
</math>

Technical summary

Implicit ARIA role None

Specifications

Specification
MathML Core
# semantics-and-presentation

Browser compatibility

desktop mobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
annotation
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 109 (Release date: 2023-01-10)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 109 (Release date: 2023-01-12)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 1 (Release date: 2004-11-09)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 95 (Release date: 2023-02-01)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 5 (Release date: 2010-06-07)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 109 (Release date: 2023-01-10)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 4 (Release date: 2011-03-29)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 74 (Release date: 2023-03-13)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 4.2 (Release date: 2010-11-22)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 21 (Release date: 2023-05-19)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 109 (Release date: 2023-01-10)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 4.2 (Release date: 2010-11-22)
footnote Full support

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Full support
Full support