What material is the 'x' in the Mathjax logo made of?

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Isfer Hossain

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Aug 21, 2025, 5:39:02 PMAug 21
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Sorry, it's a bit off-topic. But I'm very curious and couldn't find any answers. It reminded me of ferrofluid.

Davide Cervone

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Aug 21, 2025, 8:38:05 PMAug 21
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I was not involved in generating the original logo image, and I think a third-party professional graphics team was hired for that.  The "x" is meant to be a "Jack" from the children's game of jacks.  The markings are meant to be reflections off of metal, like the one in the lower right of this image.

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Isfer Hossain

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Aug 27, 2025, 5:12:25 PMAug 27
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Oh, I never would've guessed that. Thanks.

On Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at 6:38 AM Davide Cervone <dpv...@gmail.com> wrote:
I was not involved in generating the original logo image, and I think a third-party professional graphics team was hired for that.  The "x" is meant to be a "Jack" from the children's game of jacks.  The markings are meant to be reflections off of metal, like the one in the lower right of this image.

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On Aug 21, 2025, at 5:39 PM, Isfer Hossain <midrash...@gmail.com> wrote:

Sorry, it's a bit off-topic. But I'm very curious and couldn't find any answers. It reminded me of ferrofluid.

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