diff --git a/src/plugins/ventex/README.md b/src/plugins/ventex/README.md
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+# vencord katex thing
+[forum guidelines told me to link this](https://docs.vencord.dev/installing/custom-plugins/)
+
+renders inline codeblocks starting and ending in `$` and codeblocks with the language `latex` in TeX using KaTeX
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diff --git a/src/plugins/ventex/index.tsx b/src/plugins/ventex/index.tsx
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+import "./katex.css";
+
+import { Devs } from "@utils/constants";
+import definePlugin, { ReporterTestable } from "@utils/types";
+import { makeLazy } from "@utils/lazy";
+import { React, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "@webpack/common";
+
+// @ts-expect-error
+export const getKatex = /* #__PURE__*/ makeLazy(async () => (await import("https://unpkg.com/katex@0.16.9/dist/katex.mjs")).default);
+
+export function useKatex() {
+    const [katex, setKatex] = useState();
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (katex === undefined)
+            getKatex().then(setKatex);
+    });
+    return katex;
+}
+
+// @ts-expect-error
+export const getDomPurify = /* #__PURE__*/ makeLazy(async () => (await import("https://unpkg.com/dompurify@3.1.7/dist/purify.es.mjs")).default);
+
+export function useDomPurify() {
+    const [domPurify, setDomPurify] = useState();
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (domPurify === undefined)
+            getDomPurify().then(setDomPurify);
+    });
+    return domPurify;
+}
+
+export interface HighlighterProps {
+    lang?: string;
+    content: string;
+    isPreview: boolean;
+    tempSettings?: Record<string, any>;
+}
+
+export default definePlugin({
+    name: "KaTeX",
+    description: "TeX typesetting in discord",
+    authors: [Devs.skyevg],
+    reporterTestable: ReporterTestable.Patches,
+
+    patches: [
+        {
+            find: "codeBlock:{react(",
+            replacement: {
+                match: /codeBlock:\{react\((\i),(\i),(\i)\)\{/,
+                replace: "$&if($1.lang == 'latex') return $self.createBlock($1,$2,$3);"
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            find: "inlineCode:{react:(",
+            replacement: {
+                match: /inlineCode:\{react:\((\i),(\i),(\i)\)=>/,
+                replace: "$&($1.content.startsWith('$$') && $1.content.endsWith('$$'))?$self.createInline($1,$2,$3):"
+            }
+        }
+    ],
+    start: async () => {
+        useKatex();
+        useDomPurify();
+    },
+    stop: () => {
+    },
+
+    createBlock: (props: HighlighterProps) => (
+        <LazyLatex displayMode formula={props.content} />
+    ),
+    createInline: (props: HighlighterProps) => (
+        <LazyLatex formula={props.content.substring(1, props.content.length - 1)} />
+    ),
+});
+
+function LazyLatex(props) {
+    const { formula } = props;
+    const katex = useKatex();
+    const domPurify = useDomPurify();
+    return katex && domPurify
+        ? <Latex {...props} katex={katex} domPurify={domPurify} />
+        : <code>{formula}</code>;
+}
+
+function Latex({ katex, formula, displayMode, domPurify }) {
+    const result = useMemo(() => {
+        const html = katex.renderToString(formula, {
+            displayMode,
+            throwOnError: false
+        });
+        return domPurify.sanitize(html);
+    }, [formula, displayMode]);
+
+    return displayMode
+        ? <div className="tex" dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: result }} />
+        : <span className="tex" dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: result }} />;
+}
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diff --git a/src/plugins/ventex/katex.css b/src/plugins/ventex/katex.css
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+@import url("https://unpkg.com/katex@0.16.9/dist/katex.min.css");
+
+.katex-display {
+    width: min-content;
+    margin: 1em;
+}
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