Add rendered LaTeX math support to the Codex App (inline)

Resolved 💬 8 comments Opened Mar 17, 2026 by BinaryOutlook Closed Jul 2, 2026

What variant of Codex are you using?

Codex App

What feature would you like to see?

Codex App should render LaTeX math (inline), currently it renders block equations with no issues, but not inline:

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8 Comments

BinaryOutlook · 4 months ago

It is possible to render, though need to add a line of telling formatting eg:
Try use - If \(n\) is even, then \(n^2\) is even. for inline format

3f6a · 3 months ago

Note that Codex output renders inline latex fine, just tell GPT to use $$...$$ for inline math as well.

However, I would advocate for the Codex app to also support rendering latex in the user's input. That currently doesn't work.

Sirius1994 · 2 months ago

I also suggest that rendering inline latex ($...$) should be added into codex app.

3f6a · 2 months ago

@Sirius1994 agree !

KevinJKoning · 2 months ago

It appears the Codex Desktop app, 26.506.20924 (2565), supports both inline and block rendering, but it's not aligned to render the syntax the model is actually producing (at least with 5.5 Medium)?

BinaryOutlook · 1 month ago

If using latex in-line equations: Use the LaTeX-style delimiters \( and \), like \( E=mc^2 \)

IharKat · 1 month ago
If using latex in-line equations: Use the LaTeX-style delimiters \( and \), like \( E=mc^2 \)

Works well for codex app desktop, but answers after this instruction appear broken on mobile app (codex chats)

Leon-Redfield · 13 days ago
If using latex in-line equations: Use the LaTeX-style delimiters \( and \), like \( E=mc^2 \)

It seems that this is the only solution that works for me, thank you very much! I watched from other places where they said this problem is solved, but I still encountered this problem until I see this prompt