Inline LaTeX ($...$) not rendering in Claude Code tab on Desktop app (macOS, Windows)
Status Closed — not planned
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Activity 11 comments · opened Mar 20, 2026 · closed May 26, 2026
Description
Inline LaTeX using single dollar sign delimiters ($...$) does not render in the Claude Code tab within the Claude Desktop app on macOS and Windows. The text appears as literal plain text with visible dollar signs.
Steps to Reproduce
- Open Claude Desktop app on macOS
- Use the Claude Code tab
- Have Claude output inline math like $n = 3$
Expected Behavior
Inline $...$ should render as formatted math, consistent with how $$...$$ display math renders.
Actual Behavior
- $$...$$ (display math) renders correctly as formatted LaTeX
- $...$ (inline math) does not render — shows as literal text (e.g., $n = 3$)
Environment
- Claude Desktop app (macOS)
- Claude Code tab
11 Comments
Clarification: this bug occurs in the Claude Desktop app's Claude Code tab on macOS. The inline LaTeX rendering ($...$) is not working there, while display math ($$...$$) renders fine. The rendering layer is likely the Desktop app's responsibility, not Claude Code CLI itself. Please redirect to the appropriate team if this is the wrong tracker. Thanks\!
The same issue
Same issue here. Happens in the recent few days after some update.
Why is there a tag 'invalid'? Does the github-actions really know what it's doing? This is a REAL issue.
This is a real issue for me
Same issue here, still happening! (Even in WIndows)
Same issue: it done not render latex properly.
Save issue - getting this
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same after the update, chatgpt had this issue for months, and that's partly why I unsubscribed from them
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