\text - LaTeX text command

\text{a}

Renderer support

Package	MathJax	KaTeX	XeTeX
`base`	MathJax: Full	KaTeX: Full	XeTeX: None
`textmacros`	MathJax: None	KaTeX: Full	XeTeX: None

Syntax#

\textm:T{a}text content

Argspec m:T — one mandatory argument. Same argspec in base and textmacros. Reading argspecs

x=0 \text{ otherwise}

\begin{cases} x & \text{if } x\ge 0 \\ -x & \text{if } x<0 \end{cases}

\text scales in subscripts; \mbox does not.

T_{\text{max}}

base

\text b

Package	Signature	Allowed mode	Notes
`base`	`m:T`	math	Inserting words or short phrases into mathematical expressions.
`textmacros`	`m:T`	text	—

TeXForm parses this entry as prefix syntax; the package determines its argument specification.

\textnormal{#1}exact
In MathJax base, both map directly to BaseMethods.HBox with no extra style or font arguments.

`base`
Input	Case	MathJax	KaTeX	XeTeX
`\text{a}`	Positive · baseline	Pass	Pass	Fail
`\text a`	Positive · bare[0]	Pass	Pass	Fail
`\text{a^2}`	Negative · neg:T[0]	Pass	Fail	Fail

`textmacros`
Input	Case	MathJax	KaTeX	XeTeX
`\text{a}`	Positive · baseline	Fail	Pass	Fail
`\text a`	Positive · bare[0]	Fail	Pass	Fail
`\text{a^2}`	Negative · neg:T[0]	Fail	Fail	Fail