Mathjax subscript colliding with markdown italics

[billylanchantin]

Output

Code

## Works
```
\\[
a_{n} = b_{n}
\\]
```
\\[
a_{n} = b_{n}
\\]

## Doesn't work
```
\\[
\bar{a}_{n} = b_{n}
\\]
```
\\[
\bar{a}_{n} = b_{n}
\\]

## Workaround
```
\\[
\bar{a}\_{n} = b_{n}
\\]
```
\\[
\bar{a}\_{n} = b_{n}
\\]

Notes

• Sorry if this is a duplicate. I see that the MathJax support is in flux right now (though I couldn't find this particular issue).
• The workaround will not work in LaTeX. $a\_{n}$ forces a literal underscore.
• You can reproduce the error with just {a}_{n} = b_{n} (I used \bar{a}_{n} = b_{n} because it's something someone might actually want to write).

[seanswyi]

I know this is a bit old, but this was very helpful! I couldn't find out what was going wrong despite having a hunch it was the italics and subscripts colliding. Thanks!