Transcribe a formula image into LaTeX
Transcribe a formula into editable math code and verify every symbol against the image.
Start with the recommended settings
Open Formula Image To Latex with language, cleanup, and layout choices already selected.
You choose the file after the tool opens.- Best for
- One displayed equation or a tightly cropped mathematical expression
- Source
- A sharp formula image with complete symbols, scripts, and delimiters
- Main result
- Editable LaTeX and Markdown math
When this workflow fits
Formula recognition is structural. Superscripts, subscripts, fraction bars, roots, matrices, and matching delimiters change meaning even when every visible character appears in the output. This workflow keeps the crop focused, avoids text-oriented cleanup, and makes the generated math code available for visual and source comparison.
Prepare the source
Recognition can only use detail that is present in the uploaded file. Check the source before spending time correcting avoidable OCR errors.
- 1
Crop to one equation while leaving enough space around superscripts, subscripts, roots, and outer brackets.
- 2
Use a source where thin fraction bars, minus signs, radicals, and accents remain continuous.
- 3
Rotate the image upright and remove surrounding prose that is not part of the expression.
Run the workflow
Follow the sequence so recognition, structure, review, and export remain separate decisions.
- 01
Upload one focused expression
A single formula reduces confusion between equation structure and neighboring body text.
- 02
Recognize symbols and layout
The formula route infers groups, scripts, fractions, matrices, and delimiters rather than reading a plain line.
- 03
Compare the rendered result
Render the generated LaTeX and inspect it beside the original image.
- 04
Copy the appropriate syntax
Use LaTeX directly or place it inside the Markdown math delimiters required by the destination.
Review before you download
OCR output is a draft until consequential content has been compared with the source.
- Compare every plus, minus, equality, approximation, and multiplication sign.
- Check superscript and subscript boundaries, especially around multi-character groups.
- Verify numerator and denominator scope in every fraction.
- Confirm that parentheses, brackets, braces, absolute-value bars, and matrix delimiters match.
- Compile the output in the destination renderer before publishing or calculating with it.
Choose the output for the next task
Do not use a structured or editable export as proof that OCR interpreted the source correctly.
LaTeX
Provides editable source for TeX documents, equation editors, and compatible publishing tools.
Markdown math
Wraps the reviewed expression for systems that support inline or display math syntax.
Plain transcription
Offers a readable fallback when the destination cannot render mathematical markup.
If the result needs another pass
Retry the smallest useful source or page after correcting the likely cause.
Scripts attach to the wrong symbol
Increase the crop resolution and keep visible spacing around the base, superscript, and subscript.
A minus becomes a fraction bar
Crop to preserve neighboring context and compare line length and vertical position.
The code looks right but renders wrong
Check brace grouping and delimiter pairs in the generated source.
Settings this workflow applies
The preset travels to the tool, not the document. You can change any setting before starting OCR.
- Tool
- Formula Image To Latex
- Language
- eng
- Cleanup
- none
- Layout
- sparse