• ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org
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    3 hours ago

    Unicode isn’t meant to replace all typesetting like LaTeX. For example, I can’t make proper horizontal fractions (as opposed to slashed like ⅝ or ⁹⁄₁₆) that are normal in my part of the world because that would be too much scope creep. Even the TeX logo is not really doable (Markdown with ASCII: TEX, Unicode ᵀᴇˣ).

    An imperfect solution is adding ̅ U+0305 COMBINING OVERLINE above everything. For example, it does not sit at consistent height (√4̅a̅c̅) and Windows renders it incorrectly (centered to the right edge of the character, not its center).

    This is how I’d render the numerator using Unicode only:
    𝑏² ± √4̅𝑎̅𝑐̅

    A correct Markdown interpreter can improve the look ogf the superscript:
    𝑏2 ± √4̅𝑎̅𝑐̅

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      14 hours ago

      So they had to use something “fancier” like TeX so they must’ve known about suoerscriots and the like

      • ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org
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        Nope, it looks like a basic vector graphics editor, think Inkscape, PowerPoint or whatever is built into their animation/effects software. They just used straight horizontal lines for the fraction and the bar of the square root.