Title: Messy display when using '&' Last modified: August 22, 2016 --- # Messy display when using '&' * [quantlego](https://wordpress.org/support/users/quantlego/) * (@quantlego) * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/messy-display-when-using/) * I am able to use align and matrix as long as ‘&’ is not used. * However, if I put ‘&’ there, I got messy display, for example * \[\begin{bmatrix}1 & 2\\3 & 4\end{bmatrix}\] * I got * /∗∗/ * Anyone can tell me how to fix this? Thanks. * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/latex/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/latex/) The topic ‘Messy display when using '&'’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/latex.svg) * [LaTeX for WordPress](https://wordpress.org/plugins/latex/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/latex/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/latex/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/latex/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/latex/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/latex/reviews/) * 0 replies * 1 participant * Last reply from: [quantlego](https://wordpress.org/support/users/quantlego/) * Last activity: [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/messy-display-when-using/) * Status: not resolved