DisplayForm problem with pi in FractionBox












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The following line produces an output with the text "Pi" displayed instead of the symbol for pi.



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    Try FractionBox[π, 2] // MakeExpression // ReleaseHold? However, what are you trying to achieve with these expressions? Just evaluating π/2 would achieve the same result.
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The following line produces an output with the text "Pi" displayed instead of the symbol for pi.



enter image description here



All help with an alternative or correction of this would be much appreciated, thank you.










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    Try FractionBox[π, 2] // MakeExpression // ReleaseHold? However, what are you trying to achieve with these expressions? Just evaluating π/2 would achieve the same result.
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    – MarcoB
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The following line produces an output with the text "Pi" displayed instead of the symbol for pi.



enter image description here



All help with an alternative or correction of this would be much appreciated, thank you.










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The following line produces an output with the text "Pi" displayed instead of the symbol for pi.



enter image description here



All help with an alternative or correction of this would be much appreciated, thank you.







output-formatting formatting built-in-symbols display traditional-form






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    $begingroup$
    Try FractionBox[π, 2] // MakeExpression // ReleaseHold? However, what are you trying to achieve with these expressions? Just evaluating π/2 would achieve the same result.
    $endgroup$
    – MarcoB
    4 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    People here generally like users to post code as Mathematica code instead of just images or TeX, so they can copy-paste it. It makes it convenient for them and more likely you will get someone to help you. You may find this meta Q&A helpful
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    – Michael E2
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    $begingroup$
    Try FractionBox[π, 2] // MakeExpression // ReleaseHold? However, what are you trying to achieve with these expressions? Just evaluating π/2 would achieve the same result.
    $endgroup$
    – MarcoB
    4 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    People here generally like users to post code as Mathematica code instead of just images or TeX, so they can copy-paste it. It makes it convenient for them and more likely you will get someone to help you. You may find this meta Q&A helpful
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    – Michael E2
    3 hours ago








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$begingroup$
Try FractionBox[π, 2] // MakeExpression // ReleaseHold? However, what are you trying to achieve with these expressions? Just evaluating π/2 would achieve the same result.
$endgroup$
– MarcoB
4 hours ago




$begingroup$
Try FractionBox[π, 2] // MakeExpression // ReleaseHold? However, what are you trying to achieve with these expressions? Just evaluating π/2 would achieve the same result.
$endgroup$
– MarcoB
4 hours ago












$begingroup$
People here generally like users to post code as Mathematica code instead of just images or TeX, so they can copy-paste it. It makes it convenient for them and more likely you will get someone to help you. You may find this meta Q&A helpful
$endgroup$
– Michael E2
3 hours ago




$begingroup$
People here generally like users to post code as Mathematica code instead of just images or TeX, so they can copy-paste it. It makes it convenient for them and more likely you will get someone to help you. You may find this meta Q&A helpful
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– Michael E2
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Why are you inputting a FractionBox? There should not be any need to do so. However, if you must do this, you should generate the boxes using MakeBoxes instead:



MakeBoxes[π/2]



FractionBox["π", "2"]







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      If you examine Carl Woll's output, you might want to put quotes around the "2".
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    Why are you inputting a FractionBox? There should not be any need to do so. However, if you must do this, you should generate the boxes using MakeBoxes instead:



    MakeBoxes[π/2]



    FractionBox["π", "2"]







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      Why are you inputting a FractionBox? There should not be any need to do so. However, if you must do this, you should generate the boxes using MakeBoxes instead:



      MakeBoxes[π/2]



      FractionBox["π", "2"]







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        $begingroup$

        Why are you inputting a FractionBox? There should not be any need to do so. However, if you must do this, you should generate the boxes using MakeBoxes instead:



        MakeBoxes[π/2]



        FractionBox["π", "2"]







        share|improve this answer









        $endgroup$



        Why are you inputting a FractionBox? There should not be any need to do so. However, if you must do this, you should generate the boxes using MakeBoxes instead:



        MakeBoxes[π/2]



        FractionBox["π", "2"]








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              If you examine Carl Woll's output, you might want to put quotes around the "2".
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              If you examine Carl Woll's output, you might want to put quotes around the "2".
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            Just discovered this:



            enter image description here



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              If you examine Carl Woll's output, you might want to put quotes around the "2".
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              If you examine Carl Woll's output, you might want to put quotes around the "2".
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            If you examine Carl Woll's output, you might want to put quotes around the "2".
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            If you examine Carl Woll's output, you might want to put quotes around the "2".
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