@khanacademy/math-input

Khan Academy's new expression editor for the mobile web.

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npm

Version: 0.0.0-PR2992-20251118195950

Version published: 2 days ago

Weekly downloads: 9.9K

Maintainers: 1

Weekly downloads

Created: 6 years ago

Source

@khanacademy/math-input

Khan Academy's expression editor for the web. Used in the Perseus exercise framework to power math input and expression editing on all screens.

Built with React, MathQuill, Aphrodite, and more.

Try it yourself on Khan Academy. (Note: you'll need to enable mobile emulation, if you're accessing the site from a desktop browser.)

Getting started

Clone the project: git clone git@github.com:Khan/math-input.git
Install dependencies: pnpm install
Start the development server: pnpm start

When you start the project you'll need to be on a device that supports touch or touch emulation to see the keyboard. The easiest way to get started is open the developer tools on Google Chrome.

Supported Features

Multiple keypad configurations, so as to accommodate a range of input types (i.e., fractions/mixed numbers, algebraic expressions).
Multi-page keypads, with swipeable page navigation.
Touch-and-drag interactions (as supported by the stock iOS and Android keypads).
A draggable cursor with a detached handle, for fine-grained control on touch devices.
Custom state transitions for the editing experience, to streamline expression entry.

License

MIT License

FAQs

What is @khanacademy/math-input?

Khan Academy's new expression editor for the mobile web.

Is @khanacademy/math-input popular?

The npm package @khanacademy/math-input receives a total of 8,087 weekly downloads. As such, @khanacademy/math-input popularity was classified as popular.

Is @khanacademy/math-input well maintained?

We found that @khanacademy/math-input demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.

Package last updated on 18 Nov 2025

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