<mtext>

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since ⁨January 2023⁩.

The <mtext> MathML element is used to render arbitrary text with no notational meaning, such as comments or annotations.

To display text with notational meaning, use <mi>, <mn>, <mo> or <ms> instead.

Attributes

This element accepts the global MathML attributes.

html

<math display="block">
 <mtext>Theorem of Pythagoras</mtext>
</math>
<math display="block">
 <mtext>/* comment here */</mtext>
</math>

Implicit ARIA role	None

Specification
MathML Core # text-mtext

This page was last modified on ⁨Mar 13, 2025⁩ by MDN contributors.