# MiniLatex: Technical Overview

**by James Carlson**

**<jxxcarlson@gmail.com>**

**October 5, 2018**

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**MiniLatex** is

1. a subset of LaTeX
2. a program that parses MiniLatex and renders it as HTML
3. and does that in the blink of an eye

Try the demo at [MiniLatex Live](https://jxxcarlson.github.io/app/miniLatexLive/index.html), or take a look at [knode.io](https://knode.io)

**Sample documents:**

* [knode.io/427](https://knode.io/427)
* [knode.io/705](https://knode.io/705)
* [knode.io/369](https://knode.io/369)

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