<mglyph>

The MathML <mglyph> element is used to display non-standard symbols where existing Unicode characters are not available. It may be used within token elements.

Attributes

alt
This attribute defines the alternative text describing the image. Users will see this displayed if the image URL is wrong, the image is not in one of the supported formats, or until the image is downloaded.
class, id, style
Provided for use with stylesheets.
height
The height of the image.
href
Used to set a hyperlink to a specified URI.
mathbackground
The background color (if the image has transparency). You can use #rgb, #rrggbb and HTML color names.
src
The image URL.
valign
Specifies the vertical alignment with respect to the current baseline.
width
The width of the image.

Examples

<math>
  <mi><mglyph src="my-glyph.png" alt="my glyph"/></mi>
</math>

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
MathML 3.0
The definition of 'mglyph' in that specification.
Recommendation Current specification
MathML 2.0
The definition of 'mglyph' in that specification.
Recommendation Initial specification

Browser compatibility

DesktopMobile
ChromeEdgeFirefoxInternet ExplorerOperaSafariAndroid webviewChrome for AndroidFirefox for AndroidOpera for AndroidSafari on iOSSamsung Internet
mglyphChrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox No support NoIE No support NoOpera No support NoSafari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android No support NoOpera Android No support NoSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No

Legend

No support
No support