Stretchable parentheses in text labels in Graphics

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I'm trying to annotate a plot with points of the form  $left(frac{1}{2},frac{1}{2}right)$; my problem is that the parentheses don't stretch to cover the fraction. I think that what I want to do is to use a StyleBox inside the Graphics primitive to allow me to format the string using SpanMaxSize, but StyleBox is not a text string. I cannot figure out how to make this work. Is there an easier way?
So for example, if I use
Graphics[Text[Style["(1/2,sqrt(3)/2)", Black, 12], {-1.1, .8}]]

with the 1/2 and sqrt(3)/2 formatted in OutputForm, I get

Carl Woll · Accepted Answer

In graphics, Text objects render in TraditionalForm. In TraditionalForm, parentheses are used instead of square brackets. So you can achieve what you want by using an expression with an invisible head:
Graphics[Text[Style[Invisible[""][1/2,Sqrt[3]/2],Black,12],{-1.1,.8}]]

There are other ways to achieve this behavior, but they require learning a bit about how boxes work.

wuyudi · Answer

<< MaTeX`

Plot[0, {x, -1, 1}, 
    Epilog -> { Point[{-1/2, Sqrt[3]/2}], 
            Inset[MaTeX[
                    "left(-frac{1}{2},frac{sqrt{3}}{2}right)"], {-1/2 + 
                        0.1, Sqrt[3]/2 - 0.3}]}]

Stretchable parentheses in text labels in Graphics

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