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Google Forms · Math · Chemistry
Add Math Equations and LaTeX to Google Forms
Google Forms has no equation editor. This free Chrome extension puts fractions, square roots, integrals, matrices and chemical formulas into your questions and answer options. It can even write the whole math quiz for you from a prompt, PDF or Google Doc.
Free to start · Works in any Google Form you can edit · Students need nothing installed
The short answer
Can Google Forms do math equations?
Not on its own. Google Forms questions and answer options are plain text, and there is no equation editor. Fractions end up as “3/4”, exponents as “x^2”, and chemical formulas lose their subscripts.
The usual fixes are slow: type the math as plain text, screenshot each equation and upload it as an image, or pay for an equation editor. Math Equations for Google Forms does it for you. Simple math becomes real text (x², ½, √x, π, ≤), and anything more complex becomes a sharp image, in both the question and the answers.
How it works
How to add math equations to Google Forms
Five steps, about two minutes. No LaTeX knowledge needed.
1
Install the extension
Add it to Chrome and sign in with Google.
2
Open a Google Form
Open a form in edit mode, or any tab for a new form, and click the extension.
3
Choose your source
Describe the quiz, upload a PDF or photo, or import Google Docs, Slides or Sheets.
4
Pick the settings
Multiple choice, checkboxes, short answer or mixed; how many questions; easy, medium or hard.
5
Generate or Append
The questions appear in the form with the equations and answer key in place.
Examples
What math looks like in your Google Form
Simple math equations
Exponents, fractions, roots and symbols as clean text.
Complex math questions and answers
Stacked fractions, integrals, limits and matrices as sharp images.
Chemical equations
Formulas, charges and reaction arrows with proper subscripts.
Supported math
Fractions, exponents, LaTeX and chemistry
x² · ½ · √x
Fractions, exponents and roots
No more typing x^2 or 3/4. Questions and answers look like a printed worksheet.
∫₀^π sin x dx
Calculus and algebra
Integrals, limits, derivatives, matrices, sums and Greek letters.
2H₂ + O₂ → 2H₂O
Chemical equations
Formulas, ions like Fe³⁺, balancing, moles and stoichiometry.
\frac{1}{2}
LaTeX, if you want it
Paste LaTeX into your prompt or worksheet and it becomes proper math.
Ways compared
Every way to put math in Google Forms
| Method | Looks right | Speed | Answer key | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type it as plain text (x^2, 3/4) | No | Fast | By hand | Free |
| Screenshot each equation and upload it | Yes | Very slow | By hand | Free |
| Online equation editor, then paste the image link | Yes | Slow | By hand | Free |
| Paid equation editor extensions | Yes | One equation at a time | By hand | Paid |
| Math Equations for Google Forms | Yes | Whole quiz in seconds | Automatic | Free to start |
Who it's for
Built for math and science teachers
Math teachers
Algebra, geometry, trigonometry and calculus quizzes with proper notation and self-grading.
Chemistry teachers
Balancing equations, formulas and stoichiometry with real subscripts and arrows.
Physics teachers
Formulas, units like kg·m²/s² and vectors, in questions and answers.
Tutors and homeschool
Turn worksheets and past papers into Google Forms practice tests in seconds.
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FAQ
Math in Google Forms: common questions
Not on its own. Google Forms questions and answer options are plain text, and there is no equation editor. To show real math you need text that uses special characters (like x² or ½) or an image of the equation. Math Equations for Google Forms does both for you automatically.
Google Forms cannot read LaTeX directly. With this extension you can paste LaTeX such as \frac{1}{2} or \sqrt{x} into your prompt, or upload a worksheet, and it appears as proper math in the form: simple expressions as text, complex ones as sharp images.
Typing x^2 or 3/4 works but looks rough. The extension writes x², ½ and √x as real characters, and turns stacked fractions, integrals and matrices into clear images, in both questions and answer options.
Yes. Chemical formulas and equations such as H₂O, H₂SO₄, Fe³⁺ and 2H₂ + O₂ → 2H₂O are written with proper subscripts, superscripts and arrows.
No. Only the teacher uses the extension. Students open the Google Form as usual and see the equations.
Yes. Open the form in edit mode and the extension appends the new questions to the end, without touching the questions already there. With no form open, it creates a new one.
Yes. Quiz mode is turned on, correct answers and points are set, and short-answer questions accept common versions of the answer, so the quiz grades itself.
It's free to start, with a daily allowance of quizzes. MyQuizGPT Pro gives you more every day.
g(Math), the add-on many guides still recommend, no longer appears in the Google Workspace Marketplace, and Equatio's free teacher plan ended in 2024. Math Equations for Google Forms is free to start and also writes whole math quizzes for you.
Put real math in your next Google Form
Stop screenshotting equations. Describe the quiz or upload a worksheet, and get a self-grading Google Form with math that looks right.
Free to start on the Chrome Web Store.