# Writing Limits | Component Based Approach

**URL:** <https://cl.desmos.com/t/writing-limits-component-based-approach/4001>\
**Category:** Examples\
**Created:** [January 29, 2022, 8:08pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/writing-limits-component-based-approach/4001 "2022-01-29T20:08:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mike\_Gleeson](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/cl.desmos.com/mike_gleeson/32/650_2.png) [@Mike\_Gleeson](https://cl.desmos.com/u/Mike_Gleeson)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 8:08pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/writing-limits-component-based-approach/4001/1 "2022-01-29T20:08:48Z")

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Desmos doesn’t handle writing limits very well by default.

Here’s a solution that renders limits in a way that visually more closely resembles the look we usually want. Here’s how it looks in action:

![desLimit6](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/desmos/original/2X/4/4925c50f83b838f0baee5063dde8a466172b241c.gif)

This project contains a screen where you modify things directly in the CL and another screen for those who would rather just type things into a table and have it rendered for them.

I hope this helps! [limits component • Activity Builder by Desmos](https://teacher.desmos.com/activitybuilder/custom/61f35385f3564c5d219a9c52)

Warning: because Desmos severely restricts the type of latex that can be used, there is liberal hackery to produce a visual effect we want. It’s very extensible but very unsemantic.

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**Author:** ![spv1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@spv1](https://cl.desmos.com/u/spv1)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 10:11pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/writing-limits-component-based-approach/4001/2 "2022-02-01T22:11:40Z")

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Thank-you for sharing that idea Mike,

I’ve only been playing with latex-like subscripts.  
If it helps, I’ve also discovered that \to (→) works before you paste into the equation mode.