Per the GitHub docs a markdown document can include LaTeX in display mode via:
```math
... LaTeX ...
However this is not replicated in VS Code. Example: https://github.com/econia-labs/econia-v5/blob/5faac14e705d06377241c8d1afed91348770fca3/src/move/research/uniswap-v3-book-milestone-1/README.md
Per the GitHub docs a markdown document can include LaTeX in display mode via: