diff --git a/docs/tex.md b/docs/tex.md
index 1c49abe12..d5bde354f 100644
--- a/docs/tex.md
+++ b/docs/tex.md
@@ -1,5 +1,50 @@
 # TeX
 
-```tex show
+${tex`\TeX`} is a language for typesetting mathematical formulae. Observable Markdown’s implementation is powered by ${tex`\KaTeX`}.
+
+There are two ways to use TeX. The first is a `tex` fenced code block:
+
+````md
+```tex
 E = mc^2
 ```
+````
+
+This produces a centered block:
+
+```tex
+E = mc^2
+```
+
+The second is an inline expression using the `tex` tagged template literal provided by the Observable standard library:
+
+```md
+My favorite equation is ${tex`E = mc^2`}.
+```
+
+This produces:
+
+My favorite equation is ${tex`E = mc^2`}.
+
+Here are some more examples.
+
+```tex show
+c = \pm\sqrt{a^2 + b^2}
+```
+
+```tex show
+\Delta E^*_{00} = \sqrt{
+  \Big(\frac{\Delta L'}{k_LS_L}\Big)^2 +
+  \Big(\frac{\Delta C'}{k_CS_C}\Big)^2 +
+  \Big(\frac{\Delta H'}{k_HS_H}\Big)^2 +
+  R_T
+  \frac{\Delta C'}{k_CS_C}
+  \frac{\Delta H'}{k_HS_H}}
+```
+
+```tex show
+\def\f#1#2{#1f(#2)}
+\f\relax{x} = \int_{-\infty}^\infty
+    \f\hat\xi\,e^{2 \pi i \xi x}
+    \,d\xi
+```
diff --git a/public/client.js b/public/client.js
index 70afb0d48..776387227 100644
--- a/public/client.js
+++ b/public/client.js
@@ -75,11 +75,36 @@ function recommendedLibraries() {
       document.head.append(link);
       return inputs;
     },
+    tex,
     dot,
     mermaid
   };
 }
 
+// TODO Incorporate this into the standard library.
+async function tex() {
+  const link = document.createElement("link");
+  link.rel = "stylesheet";
+  link.href = "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/katex/dist/katex.min.css";
+  link.crossOrigin = "anonymous";
+  document.head.appendChild(link);
+
+  const {default: katex} = await import("https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/katex/+esm");
+  const tex = renderer();
+
+  function renderer(options) {
+    return function () {
+      const root = document.createElement("div");
+      katex.render(String.raw.apply(String, arguments), root, {...options, output: "html"});
+      return root.removeChild(root.firstChild);
+    };
+  }
+
+  tex.options = renderer;
+  tex.block = renderer({displayMode: true});
+  return tex;
+}
+
 // TODO Incorporate this into the standard library.
 async function dot() {
   const {instance} = await import("https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@viz-js/viz/+esm");
@@ -123,11 +148,9 @@ async function mermaid() {
   const {default: mer} = await import("https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mermaid/+esm");
   mer.initialize({startOnLoad: false, securityLevel: "loose", theme: "neutral"});
   return async function mermaid() {
-    const div = document.createElement("div");
-    div.innerHTML = (await mer.render(`mermaid-${++nextId}`, String.raw.apply(String, arguments))).svg;
-    const svg = div.firstChild;
-    svg.remove();
-    return svg;
+    const root = document.createElement("div");
+    root.innerHTML = (await mer.render(`mermaid-${++nextId}`, String.raw.apply(String, arguments))).svg;
+    return root.removeChild(root.firstChild);
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/public/style.css b/public/style.css
index 823d25245..0225196c9 100644
--- a/public/style.css
+++ b/public/style.css
@@ -308,6 +308,9 @@ pre {
 }
 
 pre .language-md::after,
+pre .language-tex::after,
+pre .language-dot::after,
+pre .language-mermaid::after,
 pre .language-js::after,
 pre .language-sh::after,
 pre .language-sql::after {
@@ -321,21 +324,13 @@ pre .language-sql::after {
   padding: 0.5rem 0.5rem 0.5rem 1rem;
 }
 
-pre .language-md::after {
-  content: "md";
-}
-
-pre .language-js::after {
-  content: "js";
-}
-
-pre .language-sh::after {
-  content: "sh";
-}
-
-pre .language-sql::after {
-  content: "sql";
-}
+pre .language-md::after { content: "md"; }
+pre .language-js::after { content: "js"; }
+pre .language-sh::after { content: "sh"; }
+pre .language-sql::after { content: "sql"; }
+pre .language-tex::after { content: "tex"; }
+pre .language-dot::after { content: "dot"; }
+pre .language-mermaid::after { content: "mermaid"; }
 
 input:not([type]),
 input[type="email"],
diff --git a/src/render.ts b/src/render.ts
index c4b3f5b45..240c62286 100644
--- a/src/render.ts
+++ b/src/render.ts
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ function getImportPreloads(parseResult: ParseResult): Iterable<string> {
   if (inputs.has("Inputs")) specifiers.add("npm:@observablehq/inputs");
   if (inputs.has("dot")) specifiers.add("npm:@viz-js/viz");
   if (inputs.has("mermaid")) specifiers.add("npm:mermaid").add("npm:d3");
+  if (inputs.has("tex")) specifiers.add("npm:katex");
   const preloads: string[] = [];
   for (const specifier of specifiers) {
     preloads.push(resolveImport(specifier));