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I am trying to have a label with the text "I(X;Y)". However, it fails to compile due to the semicolon. Is there any way to escape the semicolon?

Edit: The following code works perfectly

\documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]{standalone} 
\begin{document} 
\begin{tikzpicture}
\node at (0,0){$I(X;Y)$};
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

However, in my document I had \usepackage{breqn} and compilation does not complete when used with it.

\documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]{standalone}
\usepackage{breqn} 
\begin{document} 
\begin{tikzpicture}
\node at (0,0){$I(X;Y)$};
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}
HariKumar K
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    Welcome to TeX.SE! \documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]{standalone} \begin{document} \begin{tikzpicture} \node at (0,0){$I(X;Y)$}; \end{tikzpicture} \end{document} compiles without problems. Which errors do you get? Could you please provide us with a minimal document that starts with \documentclass, ends with \end{document} and illustrates the problem? –  Feb 19 '19 at 16:36
  • Thank you! I did not need breqn in my document and I removed it and it worked perfectly. But still, I would like to know why this doesn't work and a possible workaround while using it. – HariKumar K Feb 19 '19 at 17:28
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    In my answer to the linked question I show how to cope with the semicolon. See also https://tex.stackexchange.com/q/460746/4427 – egreg Feb 19 '19 at 17:36

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