$$\begin{vmatrix}a & b\\ c & d \end{vmatrix}=ad-bc$$ $$\begin{vmatrix}a & b\ c & d \end{vmatrix}=ad-bc$$ You can also do inline math like $e^{2i\pi} = 1$ . Obsidian uses Mathjax. You can check which packages are supported in Mathjax here.