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+from io import BytesIO
+from typing import Union
+
+import discord
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+from discord.ext import commands
+
+# configure fonts and colors for matplotlib
+plt.rcParams.update(
+    {
+        "font.size": 16,
+        "mathtext.fontset": "cm",  # Computer Modern font set
+        "mathtext.rm": "serif",
+        "figure.facecolor": "38383F",  # matches Discord's dark mode background color
+        "text.color": "white",
+    }
+)
+
+
+class Latex(commands.Cog):
+    """Renders latex."""
+
+    def __init__(self, bot: commands.Bot):
+        self.bot = bot
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _render(text: str) -> Union[BytesIO, str]:
+        """Return the rendered image if latex compiles without errors, otherwise return the error message."""
+        text = text.replace(r"\\", "$\n$")  # matplotlib uses \n for newlines, not \\
+        fig = plt.figure()
+
+        try:
+            fig.text(0, 1, text, horizontalalignment="left", verticalalignment="top")
+
+            rendered_image = BytesIO()
+            plt.savefig(rendered_image, bbox_inches="tight", dpi=600)
+            rendered_image.seek(0)
+            return rendered_image
+
+        except ValueError as e:
+            return str(e)
+
+    @commands.command()
+    async def latex(self, ctx: commands.Context, *, text: str) -> None:
+        """Renders the text in latex and sends the image."""
+        async with ctx.typing():
+            image = self._render(text)
+
+            if isinstance(image, BytesIO):
+                await ctx.send(file=discord.File(image, "latex.png"))
+            else:
+                await ctx.send(image)
+
+
+def setup(bot: commands.Bot) -> None:
+    """Load the Latex Cog."""
+    bot.add_cog(Latex(bot))