If you work with LaTeX formulas in Confluence, you may have noticed a strange formatting issue: formulas sometimes appear much larger than expected or leave empty space around them. They can look like they’re neither properly inline with the text nor displayed as a clean block equation, and adjusting the size manually is often impossible.
In Confluence, formulas are typically inserted using two types of macros:
If the rendering app doesn’t clearly distinguish between these two cases, formulas may appear oversized or create unexpected spacing.
We put together a short guide explaining why these issues happen and how to fix LaTeX formula sizing in Confluence:
🔗 How to Fix LaTeX Formula Size in Confluence
(Disclosure: our team develops the LaTeX Math for Confluence app mentioned in the article)
💬 Do you mostly use inline or block formulas — and have you run into sizing issues? How do you handle them in your documentation?
