Introduction to online LaTeX

LaTeX (pronounced lay-tech or lah-tech) is a Turing-complete markup language and typesetting framework used most often in the physical and mathematical sciences \cite{texentry}. LaTeX has history going back to 1985 -- and TeX, the progenitor of LaTeX, goes back to 1978 when it was introduced by computer scientist and mathematician Donald Knuth.
LaTeX is first and foremost designed for typesetting mathematical notation on the printed page. LaTeX gives increased control for typesetting, enabling far stricter control of elements on a page -- from tables to specialized mathematical notation and so forth. LaTeX is widely used in the physical sciences and to this day LaTeX is used for typesetting journals, textbooks, and other structured texts.
How to Write Mathematical Equations, Expressions, and Symbols with LaTeX
In recent years, several LaTeX software options have introduced online-only versions that bring the traditional LaTeX compiler to the cloud. These online LaTeX solutions come with advantages and disadvantages, however LaTeX on its own remains problematic for producing web-native content as it's extremely difficult to determine how text will look online if typeset using LaTeX.