To see the image in your html page, just write the tag <img src="/cgi-bin/mathtex.cgi? x=\frac{-b\pm\sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}"> (1) Introduction MathTeX, licensed under the gpl, is a cgi program that lets you easily embed LaTeX math in your own html pages, blogs, wikis, etc. It parses a LaTeX math expression and immediately emits the corresponding gif (or png) image, rather than the usual TeX