The text $x$ renders as a block rather than an inline element in vuepress. The workaround is to make it look like more of an equation, but the fact you have to do this feels like a flaw.
You can verify with this test markdown
This renders inline $x{}$ but this $x$ is rendered as a block element.
You should see this:
This is using default vuepress configuration in the default theme.
The text $x$ renders as a block rather than an inline element in vuepress. The workaround is to make it look like more of an equation, but the fact you have to do this feels like a flaw.
You can verify with this test markdown
You should see this:![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/5368500/99626577-9e045380-2a86-11eb-82f5-639f52438ff9.png)
This is using default vuepress configuration in the default theme.