diff --git a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/content/_math.scss b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/content/_math.scss
index fad65a001..081689804 100644
--- a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/content/_math.scss
+++ b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/content/_math.scss
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ div.math {
 // Inline-only
 span.math {
   display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: baseline;
 }
 
 // Block-level only