diff --git a/manimlib/animation/indication.py b/manimlib/animation/indication.py
index 160464b3..bccd697f 100644
--- a/manimlib/animation/indication.py
+++ b/manimlib/animation/indication.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from manimlib.animation.fading import FadeOut
 from manimlib.animation.fading import FadeIn
 from manimlib.animation.movement import Homotopy
 from manimlib.animation.transform import Transform
+from manimlib.constants import FRAME_X_RADIUS, FRAME_Y_RADIUS
 from manimlib.constants import ORIGIN, RIGHT, UP
 from manimlib.constants import SMALL_BUFF
 from manimlib.constants import TAU
diff --git a/manimlib/animation/transform_matching_parts.py b/manimlib/animation/transform_matching_parts.py
index ef62ff7d..452333fd 100644
--- a/manimlib/animation/transform_matching_parts.py
+++ b/manimlib/animation/transform_matching_parts.py
@@ -167,83 +167,95 @@ class TransformMatchingStrings(AnimationGroup):
         digest_config(self, kwargs)
         assert isinstance(source, StringMobject)
         assert isinstance(target, StringMobject)
-        anims = []
-        source_indices = list(range(len(source.labels)))
-        target_indices = list(range(len(target.labels)))
 
-        def get_filtered_indices_lists(indices_lists, rest_indices):
+        def get_matched_indices_lists(*part_items_list):
+            part_items_list_len = len(part_items_list)
+            indexed_part_items = sorted(it.chain(*[
+                [
+                    (substr, items_index, indices_list)
+                    for substr, indices_list in part_items
+                ]
+                for items_index, part_items in enumerate(part_items_list)
+            ]))
+            grouped_part_items = [
+                (substr, [
+                    [indices_lists for _, _, indices_lists in grouper_2]
+                    for _, grouper_2 in it.groupby(
+                        grouper_1, key=lambda t: t[1]
+                    )
+                ])
+                for substr, grouper_1 in it.groupby(
+                    indexed_part_items, key=lambda t: t[0]
+                )
+            ]
+            return [
+                tuple(indices_lists_list)
+                for _, indices_lists_list in sorted(filter(
+                    lambda t: t[0] and len(t[1]) == part_items_list_len,
+                    grouped_part_items
+                ), key=lambda t: len(t[0]), reverse=True)
+            ]
+
+        def get_filtered_indices_lists(indices_lists, used_indices):
             result = []
+            used = []
             for indices_list in indices_lists:
-                if not indices_list:
-                    continue
-                if not all(index in rest_indices for index in indices_list):
+                if not all(
+                    index not in used_indices and index not in used
+                    for index in indices_list
+                ):
                     continue
                 result.append(indices_list)
-                for index in indices_list:
-                    rest_indices.remove(index)
-            return result
+                used.extend(indices_list)
+            return result, used
 
-        def add_anims(anim_class, indices_lists_pairs):
-            for source_indices_lists, target_indices_lists in indices_lists_pairs:
-                source_indices_lists = get_filtered_indices_lists(
-                    source_indices_lists, source_indices
-                )
-                target_indices_lists = get_filtered_indices_lists(
-                    target_indices_lists, target_indices
-                )
-                if not source_indices_lists or not target_indices_lists:
-                    source_indices.extend(it.chain(*source_indices_lists))
-                    target_indices.extend(it.chain(*target_indices_lists))
-                    continue
-                anims.append(anim_class(
-                    source.build_parts_from_indices_lists(source_indices_lists),
-                    target.build_parts_from_indices_lists(target_indices_lists),
-                    **kwargs
-                ))
-
-        def get_substr_to_indices_lists_map(part_items):
-            result = {}
-            for substr, indices_list in part_items:
-                if substr not in result:
-                    result[substr] = []
-                result[substr].append(indices_list)
-            return result
-
-        def add_anims_from(anim_class, func):
-            source_substr_map = get_substr_to_indices_lists_map(func(source))
-            target_substr_map = get_substr_to_indices_lists_map(func(target))
-            common_substrings = sorted([
-                s for s in source_substr_map if s and s in target_substr_map
-            ], key=len, reverse=True)
-            add_anims(
-                anim_class,
-                [
-                    (source_substr_map[substr], target_substr_map[substr])
-                    for substr in common_substrings
-                ]
-            )
-
-        add_anims(
-            ReplacementTransform,
-            [
+        anim_class_items = [
+            (ReplacementTransform, [
                 (
                     source.get_submob_indices_lists_by_selector(k),
                     target.get_submob_indices_lists_by_selector(v)
                 )
                 for k, v in self.key_map.items()
-            ]
-        )
-        add_anims_from(
-            FadeTransformPieces,
-            StringMobject.get_specified_part_items
-        )
-        add_anims_from(
-            FadeTransformPieces,
-            StringMobject.get_group_part_items
-        )
+            ]),
+            (FadeTransformPieces, get_matched_indices_lists(
+                source.get_specified_part_items(),
+                target.get_specified_part_items()
+            )),
+            (FadeTransformPieces, get_matched_indices_lists(
+                source.get_group_part_items(),
+                target.get_group_part_items()
+            ))
+        ]
 
-        rest_source = VGroup(*[source[index] for index in source_indices])
-        rest_target = VGroup(*[target[index] for index in target_indices])
+        anims = []
+        source_used_indices = []
+        target_used_indices = []
+        for anim_class, pairs in anim_class_items:
+            for source_indices_lists, target_indices_lists in pairs:
+                source_filtered, source_used = get_filtered_indices_lists(
+                    source_indices_lists, source_used_indices
+                )
+                target_filtered, target_used = get_filtered_indices_lists(
+                    target_indices_lists, target_used_indices
+                )
+                if not source_filtered or not target_filtered:
+                    continue
+                anims.append(anim_class(
+                    source.build_parts_from_indices_lists(source_filtered),
+                    target.build_parts_from_indices_lists(target_filtered),
+                    **kwargs
+                ))
+                source_used_indices.extend(source_used)
+                target_used_indices.extend(target_used)
+
+        rest_source = VGroup(*[
+            submob for index, submob in enumerate(source.submobjects)
+            if index not in source_used_indices
+        ])
+        rest_target = VGroup(*[
+            submob for index, submob in enumerate(target.submobjects)
+            if index not in target_used_indices
+        ])
         if self.transform_mismatches:
             anims.append(
                 ReplacementTransform(rest_source, rest_target, **kwargs)
diff --git a/manimlib/default_config.yml b/manimlib/default_config.yml
index 261eec56..65001983 100644
--- a/manimlib/default_config.yml
+++ b/manimlib/default_config.yml
@@ -16,17 +16,9 @@ directories:
   # return whatever is at to the TMPDIR environment variable.  If you want to
   # specify them elsewhere,
   temporary_storage: ""
-tex:
-  executable: "latex"
-  template_file: "tex_template.tex" 
-  intermediate_filetype: "dvi"
-  text_to_replace: "[tex_expression]"
-  # For ctex, use the following configuration
-  # executable: "xelatex -no-pdf"
-  # template_file: "ctex_template.tex"
-  # intermediate_filetype: "xdv"
 universal_import_line: "from manimlib import *"
 style:
+  tex_template: "default"
   font: "Consolas"
   text_alignment: "LEFT"
   background_color: "#333333"
@@ -49,4 +41,4 @@ camera_resolutions:
   high: "1920x1080"
   4k: "3840x2160"
   default_resolution: "high"
-fps: 30
\ No newline at end of file
+fps: 30
diff --git a/manimlib/mobject/svg/mtex_mobject.py b/manimlib/mobject/svg/mtex_mobject.py
index 149f313f..35a49695 100644
--- a/manimlib/mobject/svg/mtex_mobject.py
+++ b/manimlib/mobject/svg/mtex_mobject.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import re
+
 from manimlib.mobject.svg.string_mobject import StringMobject
 from manimlib.utils.tex_file_writing import display_during_execution
-from manimlib.utils.tex_file_writing import get_tex_config
-from manimlib.utils.tex_file_writing import tex_to_svg_file
+from manimlib.utils.tex_file_writing import tex_content_to_svg_file
 
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
@@ -37,6 +38,8 @@ class MTex(StringMobject):
         "alignment": "\\centering",
         "tex_environment": "align*",
         "tex_to_color_map": {},
+        "template": "",
+        "additional_preamble": "",
     }
 
     def __init__(self, tex_string: str, **kwargs):
@@ -57,77 +60,112 @@ class MTex(StringMobject):
             self.path_string_config,
             self.base_color,
             self.isolate,
+            self.protect,
             self.tex_string,
             self.alignment,
             self.tex_environment,
-            self.tex_to_color_map
+            self.tex_to_color_map,
+            self.template,
+            self.additional_preamble
         )
 
     def get_file_path_by_content(self, content: str) -> str:
-        tex_config = get_tex_config()
-        full_tex = tex_config["tex_body"].replace(
-            tex_config["text_to_replace"],
-            content
-        )
-        with display_during_execution(f"Writing \"{self.string}\""):
-            file_path = tex_to_svg_file(full_tex)
+        with display_during_execution(f"Writing \"{self.tex_string}\""):
+            file_path = tex_content_to_svg_file(
+                content, self.template, self.additional_preamble
+            )
         return file_path
 
     # Parsing
 
-    def get_cmd_spans(self) -> list[Span]:
-        return self.find_spans(r"\\(?:[a-zA-Z]+|\s|\S)|[_^{}]")
-
-    def get_substr_flag(self, substr: str) -> int:
-        return {"{": 1, "}": -1}.get(substr, 0)
-
-    def get_repl_substr_for_content(self, substr: str) -> str:
-        return substr
-
-    def get_repl_substr_for_matching(self, substr: str) -> str:
-        return substr if substr.startswith("\\") else ""
-
-    def get_specified_items(
-        self, cmd_span_pairs: list[tuple[Span, Span]]
-    ) -> list[tuple[Span, dict[str, str]]]:
-        cmd_content_spans = [
-            (span_begin, span_end)
-            for (_, span_begin), (span_end, _) in cmd_span_pairs
-        ]
-        specified_spans = [
-            *[
-                cmd_content_spans[range_begin]
-                for _, (range_begin, range_end) in self.compress_neighbours([
-                    (span_begin + index, span_end - index)
-                    for index, (span_begin, span_end) in enumerate(
-                        cmd_content_spans
-                    )
-                ])
-                if range_end - range_begin >= 2
-            ],
-            *[
-                span
-                for selector in self.tex_to_color_map
-                for span in self.find_spans_by_selector(selector)
-            ],
-            *self.find_spans_by_selector(self.isolate)
-        ]
-        return [(span, {}) for span in specified_spans]
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_command_matches(string: str) -> list[re.Match]:
+        # Lump together adjacent brace pairs
+        pattern = re.compile(r"""
+            (?P<command>\\(?:[a-zA-Z]+|.))
+            |(?P<open>{+)
+            |(?P<close>}+)
+        """, flags=re.X | re.S)
+        result = []
+        open_stack = []
+        for match_obj in pattern.finditer(string):
+            if match_obj.group("open"):
+                open_stack.append((match_obj.span(), len(result)))
+            elif match_obj.group("close"):
+                close_start, close_end = match_obj.span()
+                while True:
+                    if not open_stack:
+                        raise ValueError("Missing '{' inserted")
+                    (open_start, open_end), index = open_stack.pop()
+                    n = min(open_end - open_start, close_end - close_start)
+                    result.insert(index, pattern.fullmatch(
+                        string, pos=open_end - n, endpos=open_end
+                    ))
+                    result.append(pattern.fullmatch(
+                        string, pos=close_start, endpos=close_start + n
+                    ))
+                    close_start += n
+                    if close_start < close_end:
+                        continue
+                    open_end -= n
+                    if open_start < open_end:
+                        open_stack.append(((open_start, open_end), index))
+                    break
+            else:
+                result.append(match_obj)
+        if open_stack:
+            raise ValueError("Missing '}' inserted")
+        return result
 
     @staticmethod
-    def get_color_cmd_str(rgb_hex: str) -> str:
+    def get_command_flag(match_obj: re.Match) -> int:
+        if match_obj.group("open"):
+            return 1
+        if match_obj.group("close"):
+            return -1
+        return 0
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def replace_for_content(match_obj: re.Match) -> str:
+        return match_obj.group()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def replace_for_matching(match_obj: re.Match) -> str:
+        if match_obj.group("command"):
+            return match_obj.group()
+        return ""
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_attr_dict_from_command_pair(
+        open_command: re.Match, close_command: re.Match
+    ) -> dict[str, str] | None:
+        if len(open_command.group()) >= 2:
+            return {}
+        return None
+
+    def get_configured_items(self) -> list[tuple[Span, dict[str, str]]]:
+        return [
+            (span, {})
+            for selector in self.tex_to_color_map
+            for span in self.find_spans_by_selector(selector)
+        ]
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_color_command(rgb_hex: str) -> str:
         rgb = MTex.hex_to_int(rgb_hex)
         rg, b = divmod(rgb, 256)
         r, g = divmod(rg, 256)
         return f"\\color[RGB]{{{r}, {g}, {b}}}"
 
     @staticmethod
-    def get_cmd_str_pair(
-        attr_dict: dict[str, str], label_hex: str | None
-    ) -> tuple[str, str]:
+    def get_command_string(
+        attr_dict: dict[str, str], is_end: bool, label_hex: str | None
+    ) -> str:
         if label_hex is None:
-            return "", ""
-        return "{{" + MTex.get_color_cmd_str(label_hex), "}}"
+            return ""
+        if is_end:
+            return "}}"
+        return "{{" + MTex.get_color_command(label_hex)
 
     def get_content_prefix_and_suffix(
         self, is_labelled: bool
@@ -135,17 +173,14 @@ class MTex(StringMobject):
         prefix_lines = []
         suffix_lines = []
         if not is_labelled:
-            prefix_lines.append(self.get_color_cmd_str(self.base_color_hex))
+            prefix_lines.append(self.get_color_command(
+                self.color_to_hex(self.base_color)
+            ))
         if self.alignment:
             prefix_lines.append(self.alignment)
         if self.tex_environment:
-            if isinstance(self.tex_environment, str):
-                env_prefix = f"\\begin{{{self.tex_environment}}}"
-                env_suffix = f"\\end{{{self.tex_environment}}}"
-            else:
-                env_prefix, env_suffix = self.tex_environment
-            prefix_lines.append(env_prefix)
-            suffix_lines.append(env_suffix)
+            prefix_lines.append(f"\\begin{{{self.tex_environment}}}")
+            suffix_lines.append(f"\\end{{{self.tex_environment}}}")
         return (
             "".join([line + "\n" for line in prefix_lines]),
             "".join(["\n" + line for line in suffix_lines])
@@ -156,8 +191,8 @@ class MTex(StringMobject):
     def get_parts_by_tex(self, selector: Selector) -> VGroup:
         return self.select_parts(selector)
 
-    def get_part_by_tex(self, selector: Selector) -> VGroup:
-        return self.select_part(selector)
+    def get_part_by_tex(self, selector: Selector, **kwargs) -> VGroup:
+        return self.select_part(selector, **kwargs)
 
     def set_color_by_tex(self, selector: Selector, color: ManimColor):
         return self.set_parts_color(selector, color)
diff --git a/manimlib/mobject/svg/string_mobject.py b/manimlib/mobject/svg/string_mobject.py
index e4376a33..e40fc5a5 100644
--- a/manimlib/mobject/svg/string_mobject.py
+++ b/manimlib/mobject/svg/string_mobject.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from colour import Color
-    from typing import Iterable, Sequence, TypeVar, Union
+    from typing import Callable, Iterable, Union
 
     ManimColor = Union[str, Color]
     Span = tuple[int, int]
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
             tuple[Union[int, None], Union[int, None]]
         ]]
     ]
-    T = TypeVar("T")
 
 
 class StringMobject(SVGMobject, ABC):
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ class StringMobject(SVGMobject, ABC):
     if they want to do anything with their corresponding submobjects.
     `isolate` parameter can be either a string, a `re.Pattern` object,
     or a 2-tuple containing integers or None, or a collection of the above.
-    Note, substrings specified cannot *partially* overlap with each other.
+    Note, substrings specified cannot *partly* overlap with each other.
 
     Each instance of `StringMobject` generates 2 svg files.
     The additional one is generated with some color commands inserted,
@@ -64,6 +63,7 @@ class StringMobject(SVGMobject, ABC):
         },
         "base_color": WHITE,
         "isolate": (),
+        "protect": (),
     }
 
     def __init__(self, string: str, **kwargs):
@@ -71,9 +71,7 @@ class StringMobject(SVGMobject, ABC):
         digest_config(self, kwargs)
         if self.base_color is None:
             self.base_color = WHITE
-        self.base_color_hex = self.color_to_hex(self.base_color)
 
-        self.full_span = (0, len(self.string))
         self.parse()
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
         self.labels = [submob.label for submob in self.submobjects]
@@ -90,9 +88,9 @@ class StringMobject(SVGMobject, ABC):
         super().generate_mobject()
 
         labels_count = len(self.labelled_spans)
-        if not labels_count:
+        if labels_count == 1:
             for submob in self.submobjects:
-                submob.label = -1
+                submob.label = 0
             return
 
         labelled_content = self.get_content(is_labelled=True)
@@ -104,7 +102,7 @@ class StringMobject(SVGMobject, ABC):
                 "to the original svg. Skip the labelling process."
             )
             for submob in self.submobjects:
-                submob.label = -1
+                submob.label = 0
             return
 
         self.rearrange_submobjects_by_positions(labelled_svg)
@@ -112,18 +110,21 @@ class StringMobject(SVGMobject, ABC):
         for submob, labelled_svg_submob in zip(
             self.submobjects, labelled_svg.submobjects
         ):
-            color_int = self.hex_to_int(self.color_to_hex(
+            label = self.hex_to_int(self.color_to_hex(
                 labelled_svg_submob.get_fill_color()
             ))
-            if color_int > labels_count:
-                unrecognizable_colors.append(color_int)
-                color_int = 0
-            submob.label = color_int - 1
+            if label >= labels_count:
+                unrecognizable_colors.append(label)
+                label = 0
+            submob.label = label
         if unrecognizable_colors:
             log.warning(
-                "Unrecognizable color labels detected (%s, etc). "
+                "Unrecognizable color labels detected (%s). "
                 "The result could be unexpected.",
-                self.int_to_hex(unrecognizable_colors[0])
+                ", ".join(
+                    self.int_to_hex(color)
+                    for color in unrecognizable_colors
+                )
             )
 
     def rearrange_submobjects_by_positions(
@@ -153,30 +154,27 @@ class StringMobject(SVGMobject, ABC):
 
     # Toolkits
 
-    def get_substr(self, span: Span) -> str:
-        return self.string[slice(*span)]
-
-    def find_spans(self, pattern: str | re.Pattern) -> list[Span]:
-        return [
-            match_obj.span()
-            for match_obj in re.finditer(pattern, self.string)
-        ]
-
     def find_spans_by_selector(self, selector: Selector) -> list[Span]:
         def find_spans_by_single_selector(sel):
             if isinstance(sel, str):
-                return self.find_spans(re.escape(sel))
+                return [
+                    match_obj.span()
+                    for match_obj in re.finditer(re.escape(sel), self.string)
+                ]
             if isinstance(sel, re.Pattern):
-                return self.find_spans(sel)
+                return [
+                    match_obj.span()
+                    for match_obj in sel.finditer(self.string)
+                ]
             if isinstance(sel, tuple) and len(sel) == 2 and all(
                 isinstance(index, int) or index is None
                 for index in sel
             ):
-                l = self.full_span[1]
+                l = len(self.string)
                 span = tuple(
                     default_index if index is None else
                     min(index, l) if index >= 0 else max(index + l, 0)
-                    for index, default_index in zip(sel, self.full_span)
+                    for index, default_index in zip(sel, (0, l))
                 )
                 return [span]
             return None
@@ -189,57 +187,12 @@ class StringMobject(SVGMobject, ABC):
                 if spans is None:
                     raise TypeError(f"Invalid selector: '{sel}'")
                 result.extend(spans)
-        return result
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def get_neighbouring_pairs(vals: Sequence[T]) -> list[tuple[T, T]]:
-        return list(zip(vals[:-1], vals[1:]))
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def compress_neighbours(vals: Sequence[T]) -> list[tuple[T, Span]]:
-        if not vals:
-            return []
-
-        unique_vals = [vals[0]]
-        indices = [0]
-        for index, val in enumerate(vals):
-            if val == unique_vals[-1]:
-                continue
-            unique_vals.append(val)
-            indices.append(index)
-        indices.append(len(vals))
-        val_ranges = StringMobject.get_neighbouring_pairs(indices)
-        return list(zip(unique_vals, val_ranges))
+        return list(filter(lambda span: span[0] <= span[1], result))
 
     @staticmethod
     def span_contains(span_0: Span, span_1: Span) -> bool:
         return span_0[0] <= span_1[0] and span_0[1] >= span_1[1]
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def get_complement_spans(
-        universal_span: Span, interval_spans: list[Span]
-    ) -> list[Span]:
-        if not interval_spans:
-            return [universal_span]
-
-        span_ends, span_begins = zip(*interval_spans)
-        return list(zip(
-            (universal_span[0], *span_begins),
-            (*span_ends, universal_span[1])
-        ))
-
-    def replace_substr(self, span: Span, repl_items: list[Span, str]):
-        if not repl_items:
-            return self.get_substr(span)
-
-        repl_spans, repl_strs = zip(*sorted(repl_items, key=lambda t: t[0]))
-        pieces = [
-            self.get_substr(piece_span)
-            for piece_span in self.get_complement_spans(span, repl_spans)
-        ]
-        repl_strs = [*repl_strs, ""]
-        return "".join(it.chain(*zip(pieces, repl_strs)))
-
     @staticmethod
     def color_to_hex(color: ManimColor) -> str:
         return rgb_to_hex(color_to_rgb(color))
@@ -255,131 +208,220 @@ class StringMobject(SVGMobject, ABC):
     # Parsing
 
     def parse(self) -> None:
-        cmd_spans = self.get_cmd_spans()
-        cmd_substrs = [self.get_substr(span) for span in cmd_spans]
-        flags = [self.get_substr_flag(substr) for substr in cmd_substrs]
-        specified_items = self.get_specified_items(
-            self.get_cmd_span_pairs(cmd_spans, flags)
-        )
-        split_items = [
-            (span, attr_dict)
-            for specified_span, attr_dict in specified_items
-            for span in self.split_span_by_levels(
-                specified_span, cmd_spans, flags
+        def get_substr(span: Span) -> str:
+            return self.string[slice(*span)]
+
+        configured_items = self.get_configured_items()
+        isolated_spans = self.find_spans_by_selector(self.isolate)
+        protected_spans = self.find_spans_by_selector(self.protect)
+        command_matches = self.get_command_matches(self.string)
+
+        def get_key(category, i, flag):
+            def get_span_by_category(category, i):
+                if category == 0:
+                    return configured_items[i][0]
+                if category == 1:
+                    return isolated_spans[i]
+                if category == 2:
+                    return protected_spans[i]
+                return command_matches[i].span()
+
+            index, paired_index = get_span_by_category(category, i)[::flag]
+            return (
+                index,
+                flag * (2 if index != paired_index else -1),
+                -paired_index,
+                flag * category,
+                flag * i
             )
-        ]
 
-        self.specified_spans = [span for span, _ in specified_items]
-        self.split_items = split_items
-        self.labelled_spans = [span for span, _ in split_items]
-        self.cmd_repl_items_for_content = [
-            (span, self.get_repl_substr_for_content(substr))
-            for span, substr in zip(cmd_spans, cmd_substrs)
-        ]
-        self.cmd_repl_items_for_matching = [
-            (span, self.get_repl_substr_for_matching(substr))
-            for span, substr in zip(cmd_spans, cmd_substrs)
-        ]
-        self.check_overlapping()
+        index_items = sorted([
+            (category, i, flag)
+            for category, item_length in enumerate((
+                len(configured_items),
+                len(isolated_spans),
+                len(protected_spans),
+                len(command_matches)
+            ))
+            for i in range(item_length)
+            for flag in (1, -1)
+        ], key=lambda t: get_key(*t))
 
+        inserted_items = []
+        labelled_items = []
+        overlapping_spans = []
+        level_mismatched_spans = []
+
+        label = 1
+        protect_level = 0
+        bracket_stack = [0]
+        bracket_count = 0
+        open_command_stack = []
+        open_stack = []
+        for category, i, flag in index_items:
+            if category >= 2:
+                protect_level += flag
+                if flag == 1 or category == 2:
+                    continue
+                inserted_items.append((i, 0))
+                command_match = command_matches[i]
+                command_flag = self.get_command_flag(command_match)
+                if command_flag == 1:
+                    bracket_count += 1
+                    bracket_stack.append(bracket_count)
+                    open_command_stack.append((len(inserted_items), i))
+                    continue
+                if command_flag == 0:
+                    continue
+                pos, i_ = open_command_stack.pop()
+                bracket_stack.pop()
+                open_command_match = command_matches[i_]
+                attr_dict = self.get_attr_dict_from_command_pair(
+                    open_command_match, command_match
+                )
+                if attr_dict is None:
+                    continue
+                span = (open_command_match.end(), command_match.start())
+                labelled_items.append((span, attr_dict))
+                inserted_items.insert(pos, (label, 1))
+                inserted_items.insert(-1, (label, -1))
+                label += 1
+                continue
+            if flag == 1:
+                open_stack.append((
+                    len(inserted_items), category, i,
+                    protect_level, bracket_stack.copy()
+                ))
+                continue
+            span, attr_dict = configured_items[i] \
+                if category == 0 else (isolated_spans[i], {})
+            pos, category_, i_, protect_level_, bracket_stack_ \
+                = open_stack.pop()
+            if category_ != category or i_ != i:
+                overlapping_spans.append(span)
+                continue
+            if protect_level_ or protect_level:
+                continue
+            if bracket_stack_ != bracket_stack:
+                level_mismatched_spans.append(span)
+                continue
+            labelled_items.append((span, attr_dict))
+            inserted_items.insert(pos, (label, 1))
+            inserted_items.append((label, -1))
+            label += 1
+        labelled_items.insert(0, ((0, len(self.string)), {}))
+        inserted_items.insert(0, (0, 1))
+        inserted_items.append((0, -1))
+
+        if overlapping_spans:
+            log.warning(
+                "Partly overlapping substrings detected: %s",
+                ", ".join(
+                    f"'{get_substr(span)}'"
+                    for span in overlapping_spans
+                )
+            )
+        if level_mismatched_spans:
+            log.warning(
+                "Cannot handle substrings: %s",
+                ", ".join(
+                    f"'{get_substr(span)}'"
+                    for span in level_mismatched_spans
+                )
+            )
+
+        def reconstruct_string(
+            start_item: tuple[int, int],
+            end_item: tuple[int, int],
+            command_replace_func: Callable[[re.Match], str],
+            command_insert_func: Callable[[int, int, dict[str, str]], str]
+        ) -> str:
+            def get_edge_item(i: int, flag: int) -> tuple[Span, str]:
+                if flag == 0:
+                    match_obj = command_matches[i]
+                    return (
+                        match_obj.span(),
+                        command_replace_func(match_obj)
+                    )
+                span, attr_dict = labelled_items[i]
+                index = span[flag < 0]
+                return (
+                    (index, index),
+                    command_insert_func(i, flag, attr_dict)
+                )
+
+            items = [
+                get_edge_item(i, flag)
+                for i, flag in inserted_items[slice(
+                    inserted_items.index(start_item),
+                    inserted_items.index(end_item) + 1
+                )]
+            ]
+            pieces = [
+                get_substr((start, end))
+                for start, end in zip(
+                    [interval_end for (_, interval_end), _ in items[:-1]],
+                    [interval_start for (interval_start, _), _ in items[1:]]
+                )
+            ]
+            interval_pieces = [piece for _, piece in items[1:-1]]
+            return "".join(it.chain(*zip(pieces, (*interval_pieces, ""))))
+
+        self.labelled_spans = [span for span, _ in labelled_items]
+        self.reconstruct_string = reconstruct_string
+
+    def get_content(self, is_labelled: bool) -> str:
+        content = self.reconstruct_string(
+            (0, 1), (0, -1),
+            self.replace_for_content,
+            lambda label, flag, attr_dict: self.get_command_string(
+                attr_dict,
+                is_end=flag < 0,
+                label_hex=self.int_to_hex(label) if is_labelled else None
+            )
+        )
+        prefix, suffix = self.get_content_prefix_and_suffix(
+            is_labelled=is_labelled
+        )
+        return "".join((prefix, content, suffix))
+
+    @staticmethod
     @abstractmethod
-    def get_cmd_spans(self) -> list[Span]:
+    def get_command_matches(string: str) -> list[re.Match]:
         return []
 
+    @staticmethod
     @abstractmethod
-    def get_substr_flag(self, substr: str) -> int:
+    def get_command_flag(match_obj: re.Match) -> int:
         return 0
 
+    @staticmethod
     @abstractmethod
-    def get_repl_substr_for_content(self, substr: str) -> str:
-        return ""
-
-    @abstractmethod
-    def get_repl_substr_for_matching(self, substr: str) -> str:
+    def replace_for_content(match_obj: re.Match) -> str:
         return ""
 
     @staticmethod
-    def get_cmd_span_pairs(
-        cmd_spans: list[Span], flags: list[int]
-    ) -> list[tuple[Span, Span]]:
-        result = []
-        begin_cmd_spans_stack = []
-        for cmd_span, flag in zip(cmd_spans, flags):
-            if flag == 1:
-                begin_cmd_spans_stack.append(cmd_span)
-            elif flag == -1:
-                if not begin_cmd_spans_stack:
-                    raise ValueError("Missing open command")
-                begin_cmd_span = begin_cmd_spans_stack.pop()
-                result.append((begin_cmd_span, cmd_span))
-        if begin_cmd_spans_stack:
-            raise ValueError("Missing close command")
-        return result
+    @abstractmethod
+    def replace_for_matching(match_obj: re.Match) -> str:
+        return ""
+
+    @staticmethod
+    @abstractmethod
+    def get_attr_dict_from_command_pair(
+        open_command: re.Match, close_command: re.Match,
+    ) -> dict[str, str] | None:
+        return None
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def get_specified_items(
-        self, cmd_span_pairs: list[tuple[Span, Span]]
-    ) -> list[tuple[Span, dict[str, str]]]:
+    def get_configured_items(self) -> list[tuple[Span, dict[str, str]]]:
         return []
 
-    def split_span_by_levels(
-        self, arbitrary_span: Span, cmd_spans: list[Span], flags: list[int]
-    ) -> list[Span]:
-        cmd_range = (
-            sum([
-                arbitrary_span[0] > interval_begin
-                for interval_begin, _ in cmd_spans
-            ]),
-            sum([
-                arbitrary_span[1] >= interval_end
-                for _, interval_end in cmd_spans
-            ])
-        )
-        complement_spans = self.get_complement_spans(
-            self.full_span, cmd_spans
-        )
-        adjusted_span = (
-            max(arbitrary_span[0], complement_spans[cmd_range[0]][0]),
-            min(arbitrary_span[1], complement_spans[cmd_range[1]][1])
-        )
-        if adjusted_span[0] > adjusted_span[1]:
-            return []
-
-        upward_cmd_spans = []
-        downward_cmd_spans = []
-        for cmd_span, flag in list(zip(cmd_spans, flags))[slice(*cmd_range)]:
-            if flag == 1:
-                upward_cmd_spans.append(cmd_span)
-            elif flag == -1:
-                if upward_cmd_spans:
-                    upward_cmd_spans.pop()
-                else:
-                    downward_cmd_spans.append(cmd_span)
-        return list(filter(
-            lambda span: self.get_substr(span).strip(),
-            self.get_complement_spans(
-                adjusted_span, downward_cmd_spans + upward_cmd_spans
-            )
-        ))
-
-    def check_overlapping(self) -> None:
-        labelled_spans = self.labelled_spans
-        if len(labelled_spans) >= 16777216:
-            raise ValueError("Cannot handle that many substrings")
-        for span_0, span_1 in it.product(labelled_spans, repeat=2):
-            if not span_0[0] < span_1[0] < span_0[1] < span_1[1]:
-                continue
-            raise ValueError(
-                "Partially overlapping substrings detected: "
-                f"'{self.get_substr(span_0)}' and '{self.get_substr(span_1)}'"
-            )
-
     @staticmethod
     @abstractmethod
-    def get_cmd_str_pair(
-        attr_dict: dict[str, str], label_hex: str | None
-    ) -> tuple[str, str]:
-        return "", ""
+    def get_command_string(
+        attr_dict: dict[str, str], is_end: bool, label_hex: str | None
+    ) -> str:
+        return ""
 
     @abstractmethod
     def get_content_prefix_and_suffix(
@@ -387,38 +429,6 @@ class StringMobject(SVGMobject, ABC):
     ) -> tuple[str, str]:
         return "", ""
 
-    def get_content(self, is_labelled: bool) -> str:
-        inserted_str_pairs = [
-            (span, self.get_cmd_str_pair(
-                attr_dict,
-                label_hex=self.int_to_hex(label + 1) if is_labelled else None
-            ))
-            for label, (span, attr_dict) in enumerate(self.split_items)
-        ]
-        inserted_str_items = sorted([
-            (index, s)
-            for (index, _), s in [
-                *sorted([
-                    (span[::-1], end_str)
-                    for span, (_, end_str) in reversed(inserted_str_pairs)
-                ], key=lambda t: (t[0][0], -t[0][1])),
-                *sorted([
-                    (span, begin_str)
-                    for span, (begin_str, _) in inserted_str_pairs
-                ], key=lambda t: (t[0][0], -t[0][1]))
-            ]
-        ], key=lambda t: t[0])
-        repl_items = self.cmd_repl_items_for_content + [
-            ((index, index), inserted_str)
-            for index, inserted_str in inserted_str_items
-        ]
-        prefix, suffix = self.get_content_prefix_and_suffix(is_labelled)
-        return "".join([
-            prefix,
-            self.replace_substr(self.full_span, repl_items),
-            suffix
-        ])
-
     # Selector
 
     def get_submob_indices_list_by_span(
@@ -427,59 +437,69 @@ class StringMobject(SVGMobject, ABC):
         return [
             submob_index
             for submob_index, label in enumerate(self.labels)
-            if label != -1 and self.span_contains(
-                arbitrary_span, self.labelled_spans[label]
-            )
+            if self.span_contains(arbitrary_span, self.labelled_spans[label])
         ]
 
     def get_specified_part_items(self) -> list[tuple[str, list[int]]]:
         return [
             (
-                self.get_substr(span),
+                self.string[slice(*span)],
                 self.get_submob_indices_list_by_span(span)
             )
-            for span in self.specified_spans
+            for span in self.labelled_spans[1:]
         ]
 
     def get_group_part_items(self) -> list[tuple[str, list[int]]]:
         if not self.labels:
             return []
 
-        group_labels, labelled_submob_ranges = zip(
-            *self.compress_neighbours(self.labels)
-        )
-        ordered_spans = [
-            self.labelled_spans[label] if label != -1 else self.full_span
-            for label in group_labels
-        ]
-        interval_spans = [
-            (
-                next_span[0]
-                if self.span_contains(prev_span, next_span)
-                else prev_span[1],
-                prev_span[1]
-                if self.span_contains(next_span, prev_span)
-                else next_span[0]
-            )
-            for prev_span, next_span in self.get_neighbouring_pairs(
-                ordered_spans
-            )
-        ]
-        group_substrs = [
-            re.sub(r"\s+", "", self.replace_substr(
-                span, [
-                    (cmd_span, repl_str)
-                    for cmd_span, repl_str in self.cmd_repl_items_for_matching
-                    if self.span_contains(span, cmd_span)
-                ]
-            ))
-            for span in self.get_complement_spans(
-                (ordered_spans[0][0], ordered_spans[-1][1]), interval_spans
-            )
-        ]
+        def get_neighbouring_pairs(vals):
+            return list(zip(vals[:-1], vals[1:]))
+
+        range_lens, group_labels = zip(*(
+            (len(list(grouper)), val)
+            for val, grouper in it.groupby(self.labels)
+        ))
         submob_indices_lists = [
             list(range(*submob_range))
-            for submob_range in labelled_submob_ranges
+            for submob_range in get_neighbouring_pairs(
+                [0, *it.accumulate(range_lens)]
+            )
+        ]
+        labelled_spans = self.labelled_spans
+        start_items = [
+            (group_labels[0], 1),
+            *(
+                (curr_label, 1)
+                if self.span_contains(
+                    labelled_spans[prev_label], labelled_spans[curr_label]
+                )
+                else (prev_label, -1)
+                for prev_label, curr_label in get_neighbouring_pairs(
+                    group_labels
+                )
+            )
+        ]
+        end_items = [
+            *(
+                (curr_label, -1)
+                if self.span_contains(
+                    labelled_spans[next_label], labelled_spans[curr_label]
+                )
+                else (next_label, 1)
+                for curr_label, next_label in get_neighbouring_pairs(
+                    group_labels
+                )
+            ),
+            (group_labels[-1], -1)
+        ]
+        group_substrs = [
+            re.sub(r"\s+", "", self.reconstruct_string(
+                start_item, end_item,
+                self.replace_for_matching,
+                lambda label, flag, attr_dict: ""
+            ))
+            for start_item, end_item in zip(start_items, end_items)
         ]
         return list(zip(group_substrs, submob_indices_lists))
 
@@ -497,13 +517,13 @@ class StringMobject(SVGMobject, ABC):
     def build_parts_from_indices_lists(
         self, indices_lists: list[list[int]]
     ) -> VGroup:
-        return VGroup(*[
-            VGroup(*[
+        return VGroup(*(
+            VGroup(*(
                 self.submobjects[submob_index]
                 for submob_index in indices_list
-            ])
+            ))
             for indices_list in indices_lists
-        ])
+        ))
 
     def build_groups(self) -> VGroup:
         return self.build_parts_from_indices_lists([
diff --git a/manimlib/mobject/svg/svg_mobject.py b/manimlib/mobject/svg/svg_mobject.py
index 5a918e66..bccb1705 100644
--- a/manimlib/mobject/svg/svg_mobject.py
+++ b/manimlib/mobject/svg/svg_mobject.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import hashlib
 import os
 from xml.etree import ElementTree as ET
 
@@ -19,6 +18,7 @@ from manimlib.mobject.types.vectorized_mobject import VMobject
 from manimlib.utils.directories import get_mobject_data_dir
 from manimlib.utils.images import get_full_vector_image_path
 from manimlib.utils.iterables import hash_obj
+from manimlib.utils.simple_functions import hash_string
 
 
 SVG_HASH_TO_MOB_MAP: dict[int, VMobject] = {}
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class SVGMobject(VMobject):
         return get_full_vector_image_path(self.file_name)
 
     def modify_xml_tree(self, element_tree: ET.ElementTree) -> ET.ElementTree:
-        config_style_dict = self.generate_config_style_dict()
+        config_style_attrs = self.generate_config_style_dict()
         style_keys = (
             "fill",
             "fill-opacity",
@@ -116,14 +116,17 @@ class SVGMobject(VMobject):
             "style"
         )
         root = element_tree.getroot()
-        root_style_dict = {
-            k: v for k, v in root.attrib.items()
+        style_attrs = {
+            k: v
+            for k, v in root.attrib.items()
             if k in style_keys
         }
 
-        new_root = ET.Element("svg", {})
-        config_style_node = ET.SubElement(new_root, "g", config_style_dict)
-        root_style_node = ET.SubElement(config_style_node, "g", root_style_dict)
+        # Ignore other attributes in case that svgelements cannot parse them
+        SVG_XMLNS = "{http://www.w3.org/2000/svg}"
+        new_root = ET.Element("svg")
+        config_style_node = ET.SubElement(new_root, f"{SVG_XMLNS}g", config_style_attrs)
+        root_style_node = ET.SubElement(config_style_node, f"{SVG_XMLNS}g", style_attrs)
         root_style_node.extend(root)
         return ET.ElementTree(new_root)
 
@@ -147,7 +150,7 @@ class SVGMobject(VMobject):
     def get_mobjects_from(self, svg: se.SVG) -> list[VMobject]:
         result = []
         for shape in svg.elements():
-            if isinstance(shape, se.Group):
+            if isinstance(shape, (se.Group, se.Use)):
                 continue
             elif isinstance(shape, se.Path):
                 mob = self.path_to_mobject(shape)
@@ -155,9 +158,7 @@ class SVGMobject(VMobject):
                 mob = self.line_to_mobject(shape)
             elif isinstance(shape, se.Rect):
                 mob = self.rect_to_mobject(shape)
-            elif isinstance(shape, se.Circle):
-                mob = self.circle_to_mobject(shape)
-            elif isinstance(shape, se.Ellipse):
+            elif isinstance(shape, (se.Circle, se.Ellipse)):
                 mob = self.ellipse_to_mobject(shape)
             elif isinstance(shape, se.Polygon):
                 mob = self.polygon_to_mobject(shape)
@@ -168,11 +169,12 @@ class SVGMobject(VMobject):
             elif type(shape) == se.SVGElement:
                 continue
             else:
-                log.warning(f"Unsupported element type: {type(shape)}")
+                log.warning("Unsupported element type: %s", type(shape))
                 continue
             if not mob.has_points():
                 continue
-            self.apply_style_to_mobject(mob, shape)
+            if isinstance(shape, se.GraphicObject):
+                self.apply_style_to_mobject(mob, shape)
             if isinstance(shape, se.Transformable) and shape.apply:
                 self.handle_transform(mob, shape.transform)
             result.append(mob)
@@ -203,21 +205,10 @@ class SVGMobject(VMobject):
         )
         return mob
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def handle_transform(mob, matrix):
-        mat = np.array([
-            [matrix.a, matrix.c],
-            [matrix.b, matrix.d]
-        ])
-        vec = np.array([matrix.e, matrix.f, 0.0])
-        mob.apply_matrix(mat)
-        mob.shift(vec)
-        return mob
-
     def path_to_mobject(self, path: se.Path) -> VMobjectFromSVGPath:
         return VMobjectFromSVGPath(path, **self.path_string_config)
 
-    def line_to_mobject(self, line: se.Line) -> Line:
+    def line_to_mobject(self, line: se.SimpleLine) -> Line:
         return Line(
             start=_convert_point_to_3d(line.x1, line.y1),
             end=_convert_point_to_3d(line.x2, line.y2)
@@ -242,15 +233,7 @@ class SVGMobject(VMobject):
         ))
         return mob
 
-    def circle_to_mobject(self, circle: se.Circle) -> Circle:
-        # svgelements supports `rx` & `ry` but `r`
-        mob = Circle(radius=circle.rx)
-        mob.shift(_convert_point_to_3d(
-            circle.cx, circle.cy
-        ))
-        return mob
-
-    def ellipse_to_mobject(self, ellipse: se.Ellipse) -> Circle:
+    def ellipse_to_mobject(self, ellipse: se.Circle | se.Ellipse) -> Circle:
         mob = Circle(radius=ellipse.rx)
         mob.stretch_to_fit_height(2 * ellipse.ry)
         mob.shift(_convert_point_to_3d(
@@ -302,8 +285,7 @@ class VMobjectFromSVGPath(VMobject):
         # will be saved to a file so that future calls for the same path
         # don't need to retrace the same computation.
         path_string = self.path_obj.d()
-        hasher = hashlib.sha256(path_string.encode())
-        path_hash = hasher.hexdigest()[:16]
+        path_hash = hash_string(path_string)
         points_filepath = os.path.join(get_mobject_data_dir(), f"{path_hash}_points.npy")
         tris_filepath = os.path.join(get_mobject_data_dir(), f"{path_hash}_tris.npy")
 
diff --git a/manimlib/mobject/svg/tex_mobject.py b/manimlib/mobject/svg/tex_mobject.py
index 52fabe81..3c5e2ea1 100644
--- a/manimlib/mobject/svg/tex_mobject.py
+++ b/manimlib/mobject/svg/tex_mobject.py
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ from manimlib.mobject.svg.svg_mobject import SVGMobject
 from manimlib.mobject.types.vectorized_mobject import VGroup
 from manimlib.utils.config_ops import digest_config
 from manimlib.utils.tex_file_writing import display_during_execution
-from manimlib.utils.tex_file_writing import get_tex_config
-from manimlib.utils.tex_file_writing import tex_to_svg_file
+from manimlib.utils.tex_file_writing import tex_content_to_svg_file
 
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
@@ -44,6 +43,8 @@ class SingleStringTex(SVGMobject):
         "alignment": "\\centering",
         "math_mode": True,
         "organize_left_to_right": False,
+        "template": "",
+        "additional_preamble": "",
     }
 
     def __init__(self, tex_string: str, **kwargs):
@@ -64,27 +65,24 @@ class SingleStringTex(SVGMobject):
             self.path_string_config,
             self.tex_string,
             self.alignment,
-            self.math_mode
+            self.math_mode,
+            self.template,
+            self.additional_preamble
         )
 
     def get_file_path(self) -> str:
-        full_tex = self.get_tex_file_body(self.tex_string)
+        content = self.get_tex_file_body(self.tex_string)
         with display_during_execution(f"Writing \"{self.tex_string}\""):
-            file_path = tex_to_svg_file(full_tex)
+            file_path = tex_content_to_svg_file(
+                content, self.template, self.additional_preamble
+            )
         return file_path
 
     def get_tex_file_body(self, tex_string: str) -> str:
         new_tex = self.get_modified_expression(tex_string)
         if self.math_mode:
             new_tex = "\\begin{align*}\n" + new_tex + "\n\\end{align*}"
-
-        new_tex = self.alignment + "\n" + new_tex
-
-        tex_config = get_tex_config()
-        return tex_config["tex_body"].replace(
-            tex_config["text_to_replace"],
-            new_tex
-        )
+        return self.alignment + "\n" + new_tex
 
     def get_modified_expression(self, tex_string: str) -> str:
         return self.modify_special_strings(tex_string.strip())
diff --git a/manimlib/mobject/svg/text_mobject.py b/manimlib/mobject/svg/text_mobject.py
index b5613614..027928eb 100644
--- a/manimlib/mobject/svg/text_mobject.py
+++ b/manimlib/mobject/svg/text_mobject.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from manimlib.utils.config_ops import digest_config
 from manimlib.utils.customization import get_customization
 from manimlib.utils.directories import get_downloads_dir
 from manimlib.utils.directories import get_text_dir
-from manimlib.utils.tex_file_writing import tex_hash
+from manimlib.utils.simple_functions import hash_string
 
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ class _Alignment:
 
 class MarkupText(StringMobject):
     CONFIG = {
-        "is_markup": True,
         "font_size": 48,
         "lsh": None,
         "justify": False,
@@ -81,21 +80,11 @@ class MarkupText(StringMobject):
         "t2w": {},
         "global_config": {},
         "local_configs": {},
-        # For backward compatibility
-        "isolate": (re.compile(r"[a-zA-Z]+"), re.compile(r"\S+")),
+        "disable_ligatures": True,
+        "isolate": re.compile(r"\w+", re.U),
     }
 
     # See https://docs.gtk.org/Pango/pango_markup.html
-    MARKUP_COLOR_KEYS = {
-        "foreground": False,
-        "fgcolor": False,
-        "color": False,
-        "background": True,
-        "bgcolor": True,
-        "underline_color": True,
-        "overline_color": True,
-        "strikethrough_color": True,
-    }
     MARKUP_TAGS = {
         "b": {"font_weight": "bold"},
         "big": {"font_size": "larger"},
@@ -107,17 +96,24 @@ class MarkupText(StringMobject):
         "tt": {"font_family": "monospace"},
         "u": {"underline": "single"},
     }
+    MARKUP_ENTITY_DICT = {
+        "<": "&lt;",
+        ">": "&gt;",
+        "&": "&amp;",
+        "\"": "&quot;",
+        "'": "&apos;"
+    }
 
     def __init__(self, text: str, **kwargs):
         self.full2short(kwargs)
         digest_config(self, kwargs)
 
+        if not isinstance(self, Text):
+            self.validate_markup_string(text)
         if not self.font:
             self.font = get_customization()["style"]["font"]
         if not self.alignment:
             self.alignment = get_customization()["style"]["text_alignment"]
-        if self.is_markup:
-            self.validate_markup_string(text)
 
         self.text = text
         super().__init__(text, **kwargs)
@@ -140,8 +136,8 @@ class MarkupText(StringMobject):
             self.path_string_config,
             self.base_color,
             self.isolate,
+            self.protect,
             self.text,
-            self.is_markup,
             self.font_size,
             self.lsh,
             self.justify,
@@ -156,7 +152,8 @@ class MarkupText(StringMobject):
             self.t2s,
             self.t2w,
             self.global_config,
-            self.local_configs
+            self.local_configs,
+            self.disable_ligatures
         )
 
     def full2short(self, config: dict) -> None:
@@ -182,7 +179,7 @@ class MarkupText(StringMobject):
             self.line_width
         ))
         svg_file = os.path.join(
-            get_text_dir(), tex_hash(hash_content) + ".svg"
+            get_text_dir(), hash_string(hash_content) + ".svg"
         )
         if not os.path.exists(svg_file):
             self.markup_to_svg(content, svg_file)
@@ -229,76 +226,92 @@ class MarkupText(StringMobject):
             f"{validate_error}"
         )
 
+    # Toolkits
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def escape_markup_char(substr: str) -> str:
+        return MarkupText.MARKUP_ENTITY_DICT.get(substr, substr)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def unescape_markup_char(substr: str) -> str:
+        return {
+            v: k
+            for k, v in MarkupText.MARKUP_ENTITY_DICT.items()
+        }.get(substr, substr)
+
     # Parsing
 
-    def get_cmd_spans(self) -> list[Span]:
-        if not self.is_markup:
-            return self.find_spans(r"""[<>&"']""")
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_command_matches(string: str) -> list[re.Match]:
+        pattern = re.compile(r"""
+            (?P<tag>
+                <
+                (?P<close_slash>/)?
+                (?P<tag_name>\w+)\s*
+                (?P<attr_list>(?:\w+\s*\=\s*(?P<quot>["']).*?(?P=quot)\s*)*)
+                (?P<elision_slash>/)?
+                >
+            )
+            |(?P<passthrough>
+                <\?.*?\?>|<!--.*?-->|<!\[CDATA\[.*?\]\]>|<!DOCTYPE.*?>
+            )
+            |(?P<entity>&(?P<unicode>\#(?P<hex>x)?)?(?P<content>.*?);)
+            |(?P<char>[>"'])
+        """, flags=re.X | re.S)
+        return list(pattern.finditer(string))
 
-        # Unsupported passthroughs:
-        # "<?...?>", "<!--...-->", "<![CDATA[...]]>", "<!DOCTYPE...>"
-        # See https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/blob/main/glib/gmarkup.c
-        return self.find_spans(
-            r"""&[\s\S]*?;|[>"']|</?\w+(?:\s*\w+\s*\=\s*(["'])[\s\S]*?\1)*/?>"""
-        )
-
-    def get_substr_flag(self, substr: str) -> int:
-        if re.fullmatch(r"<\w[\s\S]*[^/]>", substr):
-            return 1
-        if substr.startswith("</"):
-            return -1
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_command_flag(match_obj: re.Match) -> int:
+        if match_obj.group("tag"):
+            if match_obj.group("close_slash"):
+                return -1
+            if not match_obj.group("elision_slash"):
+                return 1
         return 0
 
-    def get_repl_substr_for_content(self, substr: str) -> str:
-        if substr.startswith("<") and substr.endswith(">"):
+    @staticmethod
+    def replace_for_content(match_obj: re.Match) -> str:
+        if match_obj.group("tag"):
             return ""
-        return {
-            "<": "&lt;",
-            ">": "&gt;",
-            "&": "&amp;",
-            "\"": "&quot;",
-            "'": "&apos;"
-        }.get(substr, substr)
+        if match_obj.group("char"):
+            return MarkupText.escape_markup_char(match_obj.group("char"))
+        return match_obj.group()
 
-    def get_repl_substr_for_matching(self, substr: str) -> str:
-        if substr.startswith("<") and substr.endswith(">"):
+    @staticmethod
+    def replace_for_matching(match_obj: re.Match) -> str:
+        if match_obj.group("tag") or match_obj.group("passthrough"):
             return ""
-        if substr.startswith("&#") and substr.endswith(";"):
-            if substr.startswith("&#x"):
-                char_reference = int(substr[3:-1], 16)
-            else:
-                char_reference = int(substr[2:-1], 10)
-            return chr(char_reference)
-        return {
-            "&lt;": "<",
-            "&gt;": ">",
-            "&amp;": "&",
-            "&quot;": "\"",
-            "&apos;": "'"
-        }.get(substr, substr)
+        if match_obj.group("entity"):
+            if match_obj.group("unicode"):
+                base = 10
+                if match_obj.group("hex"):
+                    base = 16
+                return chr(int(match_obj.group("content"), base))
+            return MarkupText.unescape_markup_char(match_obj.group("entity"))
+        return match_obj.group()
 
-    def get_specified_items(
-        self, cmd_span_pairs: list[tuple[Span, Span]]
-    ) -> list[tuple[Span, dict[str, str]]]:
-        attr_pattern = r"""(\w+)\s*\=\s*(["'])([\s\S]*?)\2"""
-        internal_items = []
-        for begin_cmd_span, end_cmd_span in cmd_span_pairs:
-            begin_tag = self.get_substr(begin_cmd_span)
-            tag_name = re.match(r"<(\w+)", begin_tag).group(1)
-            if tag_name == "span":
-                attr_dict = {
-                    attr_match_obj.group(1): attr_match_obj.group(3)
-                    for attr_match_obj in re.finditer(attr_pattern, begin_tag)
-                }
-            else:
-                attr_dict = MarkupText.MARKUP_TAGS.get(tag_name, {})
-            internal_items.append(
-                ((begin_cmd_span[1], end_cmd_span[0]), attr_dict)
-            )
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_attr_dict_from_command_pair(
+        open_command: re.Match, close_command: re.Match
+    ) -> dict[str, str] | None:
+        pattern = r"""
+            (?P<attr_name>\w+)
+            \s*\=\s*
+            (?P<quot>["'])(?P<attr_val>.*?)(?P=quot)
+        """
+        tag_name = open_command.group("tag_name")
+        if tag_name == "span":
+            return {
+                match_obj.group("attr_name"): match_obj.group("attr_val")
+                for match_obj in re.finditer(
+                    pattern, open_command.group("attr_list"), re.S | re.X
+                )
+            }
+        return MarkupText.MARKUP_TAGS.get(tag_name, {})
 
+    def get_configured_items(self) -> list[tuple[Span, dict[str, str]]]:
         return [
-            *internal_items,
-            *[
+            *(
                 (span, {key: val})
                 for t2x_dict, key in (
                     (self.t2c, "foreground"),
@@ -308,49 +321,49 @@ class MarkupText(StringMobject):
                 )
                 for selector, val in t2x_dict.items()
                 for span in self.find_spans_by_selector(selector)
-            ],
-            *[
+            ),
+            *(
                 (span, local_config)
                 for selector, local_config in self.local_configs.items()
                 for span in self.find_spans_by_selector(selector)
-            ],
-            *[
-                (span, {})
-                for span in self.find_spans_by_selector(self.isolate)
-            ]
+            )
         ]
 
     @staticmethod
-    def get_cmd_str_pair(
-        attr_dict: dict[str, str], label_hex: str | None
-    ) -> tuple[str, str]:
+    def get_command_string(
+        attr_dict: dict[str, str], is_end: bool, label_hex: str | None
+    ) -> str:
+        if is_end:
+            return "</span>"
+
         if label_hex is not None:
             converted_attr_dict = {"foreground": label_hex}
             for key, val in attr_dict.items():
-                substitute_key = MarkupText.MARKUP_COLOR_KEYS.get(key, None)
-                if substitute_key is None:
-                    converted_attr_dict[key] = val
-                elif substitute_key:
+                if key in (
+                    "background", "bgcolor",
+                    "underline_color", "overline_color", "strikethrough_color"
+                ):
                     converted_attr_dict[key] = "black"
+                elif key not in ("foreground", "fgcolor", "color"):
+                    converted_attr_dict[key] = val
         else:
             converted_attr_dict = attr_dict.copy()
         attrs_str = " ".join([
             f"{key}='{val}'"
             for key, val in converted_attr_dict.items()
         ])
-        return f"<span {attrs_str}>", "</span>"
+        return f"<span {attrs_str}>"
 
     def get_content_prefix_and_suffix(
         self, is_labelled: bool
     ) -> tuple[str, str]:
         global_attr_dict = {
-            "foreground": self.base_color_hex,
+            "foreground": self.color_to_hex(self.base_color),
             "font_family": self.font,
             "font_style": self.slant,
             "font_weight": self.weight,
-            "font_size": str(self.font_size * 1024),
+            "font_size": str(round(self.font_size * 1024)),
         }
-        global_attr_dict.update(self.global_config)
         # `line_height` attribute is supported since Pango 1.50.
         pango_version = manimpango.pango_version()
         if tuple(map(int, pango_version.split("."))) < (1, 50):
@@ -365,10 +378,17 @@ class MarkupText(StringMobject):
             global_attr_dict["line_height"] = str(
                 ((line_spacing_scale) + 1) * 0.6
             )
+        if self.disable_ligatures:
+            global_attr_dict["font_features"] = "liga=0,dlig=0,clig=0,hlig=0"
 
-        return self.get_cmd_str_pair(
-            global_attr_dict,
-            label_hex=self.int_to_hex(0) if is_labelled else None
+        global_attr_dict.update(self.global_config)
+        return tuple(
+            self.get_command_string(
+                global_attr_dict,
+                is_end=is_end,
+                label_hex=self.int_to_hex(0) if is_labelled else None
+            )
+            for is_end in (False, True)
         )
 
     # Method alias
@@ -376,8 +396,8 @@ class MarkupText(StringMobject):
     def get_parts_by_text(self, selector: Selector) -> VGroup:
         return self.select_parts(selector)
 
-    def get_part_by_text(self, selector: Selector) -> VGroup:
-        return self.select_part(selector)
+    def get_part_by_text(self, selector: Selector, **kwargs) -> VGroup:
+        return self.select_part(selector, **kwargs)
 
     def set_color_by_text(self, selector: Selector, color: ManimColor):
         return self.set_parts_color(selector, color)
@@ -393,9 +413,27 @@ class MarkupText(StringMobject):
 
 class Text(MarkupText):
     CONFIG = {
-        "is_markup": False,
+        # For backward compatibility
+        "isolate": (re.compile(r"\w+", re.U), re.compile(r"\S+", re.U)),
     }
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_command_matches(string: str) -> list[re.Match]:
+        pattern = re.compile(r"""[<>&"']""")
+        return list(pattern.finditer(string))
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_command_flag(match_obj: re.Match) -> int:
+        return 0
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def replace_for_content(match_obj: re.Match) -> str:
+        return Text.escape_markup_char(match_obj.group())
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def replace_for_matching(match_obj: re.Match) -> str:
+        return match_obj.group()
+
 
 class Code(MarkupText):
     CONFIG = {
diff --git a/manimlib/tex_templates.yml b/manimlib/tex_templates.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ddf16047
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manimlib/tex_templates.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,732 @@
+# Classical TeX templates
+
+default:
+  description: ""
+  compiler: latex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage[english]{babel}
+    \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
+    \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{dsfont}
+    \usepackage{setspace}
+    \usepackage{tipa}
+    \usepackage{relsize}
+    \usepackage{textcomp}
+    \usepackage{mathrsfs}
+    \usepackage{calligra}
+    \usepackage{wasysym}
+    \usepackage{ragged2e}
+    \usepackage{physics}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage{microtype}
+    \usepackage{pifont}
+    \DisableLigatures{encoding = *, family = * }
+    \linespread{1}
+
+ctex:
+  description: ""
+  compiler: xelatex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage[UTF8]{ctex}
+    \usepackage[english]{babel}
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{dsfont}
+    \usepackage{setspace}
+    \usepackage{tipa}
+    \usepackage{relsize}
+    \usepackage{textcomp}
+    \usepackage{mathrsfs}
+    \usepackage{calligra}
+    \usepackage{wasysym}
+    \usepackage{ragged2e}
+    \usepackage{physics}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage{microtype}
+    \linespread{1}
+
+# Simplified TeX templates
+
+basic:
+  description: ""
+  compiler: latex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage[english]{babel}
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+
+basic_ctex:
+  description: ""
+  compiler: xelatex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage[UTF8]{ctex}
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+
+empty:
+  description: ""
+  compiler: latex
+  preamble: ""
+
+empty_ctex:
+  description: ""
+  compiler: xelatex
+  preamble: ""
+
+# A collection of TeX templates for the fonts described at
+# http://jf.burnol.free.fr/showcase.html
+
+american_typewriter:
+  description: American Typewriter
+  compiler: xelatex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[no-math]{fontspec}
+    \setmainfont[Mapping=tex-text]{American Typewriter}
+    \usepackage[defaultmathsizes]{mathastext}
+
+antykwa:
+  description: Antykwa Poltawskiego (TX Fonts for Greek and math symbols)
+  compiler: latex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[OT4,OT1]{fontenc}
+    \usepackage{txfonts}
+    \usepackage[upright]{txgreeks}
+    \usepackage{antpolt}
+    \usepackage[defaultmathsizes,nolessnomore]{mathastext}
+
+apple_chancery:
+  description: Apple Chancery
+  compiler: xelatex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[no-math]{fontspec}
+    \setmainfont[Mapping=tex-text]{Apple Chancery}
+    \usepackage[defaultmathsizes]{mathastext}
+
+auriocus_kalligraphicus:
+  description: Auriocus Kalligraphicus (Symbol Greek)
+  compiler: latex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
+    \usepackage{aurical}
+    \renewcommand{\rmdefault}{AuriocusKalligraphicus}
+    \usepackage[symbolgreek]{mathastext}
+
+baskervald_adf_fourier:
+  description: Baskervald ADF with Fourier
+  compiler: latex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[upright]{fourier}
+    \usepackage{baskervald}
+    \usepackage[defaultmathsizes,noasterisk]{mathastext}
+
+baskerville_it:
+  description: Baskerville (Italic)
+  compiler: xelatex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[no-math]{fontspec}
+    \setmainfont[Mapping=tex-text]{Baskerville}
+    \usepackage[defaultmathsizes,italic]{mathastext}
+
+biolinum:
+  description: Biolinum
+  compiler: latex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage{txfonts}
+    \usepackage[upright]{txgreeks}
+    \usepackage[no-math]{fontspec}
+    \setmainfont[Mapping=tex-text]{Minion Pro}
+    \setsansfont[Mapping=tex-text,Scale=MatchUppercase]{Myriad Pro}
+    \renewcommand\familydefault\sfdefault
+    \usepackage[defaultmathsizes]{mathastext}
+    \renewcommand\familydefault\rmdefault
+
+brushscriptx:
+  description: BrushScriptX-Italic (PX math and Greek)
+  compiler: xelatex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
+    \usepackage{pxfonts}
+    \renewcommand{\rmdefault}{pbsi}
+    \renewcommand{\mddefault}{xl}
+    \renewcommand{\bfdefault}{xl}
+    \usepackage[defaultmathsizes,noasterisk]{mathastext}
+    \boldmath
+
+chalkboard_se:
+  description: Chalkboard SE
+  compiler: xelatex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[no-math]{fontspec}
+    \setmainfont[Mapping=tex-text]{Chalkboard SE}
+    \usepackage[defaultmathsizes]{mathastext}
+
+chalkduster:
+  description: Chalkduster
+  compiler: lualatex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[no-math]{fontspec}
+    \setmainfont[Mapping=tex-text]{Chalkduster}
+    \usepackage[defaultmathsizes]{mathastext}
+
+comfortaa:
+  description: Comfortaa
+  compiler: latex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[default]{comfortaa}
+    \usepackage[LGRgreek,defaultmathsizes,noasterisk]{mathastext}
+    \let\varphi\phi
+    \linespread{1.06}
+
+comic_sans:
+  description: Comic Sans MS
+  compiler: xelatex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[no-math]{fontspec}
+    \setmainfont[Mapping=tex-text]{Comic Sans MS}
+    \usepackage[defaultmathsizes]{mathastext}
+
+droid_sans:
+  description: Droid Sans
+  compiler: latex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
+    \usepackage[default]{droidsans}
+    \usepackage[LGRgreek]{mathastext}
+    \let\varepsilon\epsilon
+
+droid_sans_it:
+  description: Droid Sans (Italic)
+  compiler: latex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
+    \usepackage[default]{droidsans}
+    \usepackage[LGRgreek,defaultmathsizes,italic]{mathastext}
+    \let\varphi\phi
+
+droid_serif:
+  description: Droid Serif
+  compiler: latex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
+    \usepackage[default]{droidserif}
+    \usepackage[LGRgreek]{mathastext}
+    \let\varepsilon\epsilon
+
+droid_serif_px_it:
+  description: Droid Serif (PX math symbols) (Italic)
+  compiler: latex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
+    \usepackage{pxfonts}
+    \usepackage[default]{droidserif}
+    \usepackage[LGRgreek,defaultmathsizes,italic,basic]{mathastext}
+    \let\varphi\phi
+
+ecf_augie:
+  description: ECF Augie (Euler Greek)
+  compiler: latex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \renewcommand\familydefault{fau}
+    \usepackage[defaultmathsizes,eulergreek]{mathastext}
+
+ecf_jd:
+  description: ECF JD (with TX fonts)
+  compiler: latex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage{txfonts}
+    \usepackage[upright]{txgreeks}
+    \renewcommand\familydefault{fjd}
+    \usepackage{mathastext}
+    \mathversion{bold}
+
+ecf_skeetch:
+  description: ECF Skeetch (CM Greek)
+  compiler: latex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
+    \DeclareFontFamily{T1}{fsk}{}
+    \DeclareFontShape{T1}{fsk}{m}{n}{<->s*[1.315] fskmw8t}{}
+    \renewcommand\rmdefault{fsk}
+    \usepackage[noendash,defaultmathsizes,nohbar,defaultimath]{mathastext}
+
+ecf_tall_paul:
+  description: ECF Tall Paul (with Symbol font)
+  compiler: latex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \DeclareFontFamily{T1}{ftp}{}
+    \DeclareFontShape{T1}{ftp}{m}{n}{<->s*[1.4] ftpmw8t}{}
+    \renewcommand\familydefault{ftp}
+    \usepackage[symbol]{mathastext}
+    \let\infty\inftypsy
+
+ecf_webster:
+  description: ECF Webster (with TX fonts)
+  compiler: xelatex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage{txfonts}
+    \usepackage[upright]{txgreeks}
+    \renewcommand\familydefault{fwb}
+    \usepackage{mathastext}
+    \renewcommand{\int}{\intop\limits}
+    \linespread{1.5}
+    \mathversion{bold}
+
+electrum_adf:
+  description: Electrum ADF (CM Greek)
+  compiler: latex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
+    \usepackage[LGRgreek,basic,defaultmathsizes]{mathastext}
+    \usepackage[lf]{electrum}
+    \Mathastext
+    \let\varphi\phi
+
+epigrafica:
+  description: Epigrafica
+  compiler: latex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[LGR,OT1]{fontenc}
+    \usepackage{epigrafica}
+    \usepackage[basic,LGRgreek,defaultmathsizes]{mathastext}
+    \let\varphi\phi
+    \linespread{1.2}
+
+fourier_utopia:
+  description: Fourier Utopia (Fourier upright Greek)
+  compiler: latex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
+    \usepackage[upright]{fourier}
+    \usepackage{mathastext}
+
+french_cursive:
+  description: French Cursive (Euler Greek)
+  compiler: latex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
+    \usepackage[default]{frcursive}
+    \usepackage[eulergreek,noplusnominus,noequal,nohbar,nolessnomore,noasterisk]{mathastext}
+
+gfs_bodoni:
+  description: GFS Bodoni
+  compiler: latex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
+    \renewcommand{\rmdefault}{bodoni}
+    \usepackage[LGRgreek]{mathastext}
+    \let\varphi\phi
+    \linespread{1.06}
+
+gfs_didot:
+  description: GFS Didot (Italic)
+  compiler: latex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
+    \renewcommand\rmdefault{udidot}
+    \usepackage[LGRgreek,defaultmathsizes,italic]{mathastext}
+    \let\varphi\phi
+
+gfs_neohellenic:
+  description: GFS NeoHellenic
+  compiler: latex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
+    \renewcommand{\rmdefault}{neohellenic}
+    \usepackage[LGRgreek]{mathastext}
+    \let\varphi\phi
+    \linespread{1.06}
+
+gnu_freesans_tx:
+  description: GNU FreeSerif (and TX fonts symbols)
+  compiler: xelatex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[no-math]{fontspec}
+    \usepackage{txfonts}
+    \setmainfont[ExternalLocation,Mapping=tex-text,BoldFont=FreeSerifBold,ItalicFont=FreeSerifItalic,BoldItalicFont=FreeSerifBoldItalic]{FreeSerif}
+    \usepackage[defaultmathsizes]{mathastext}
+
+gnu_freeserif_freesans:
+  description: GNU FreeSerif and FreeSans
+  compiler: xelatex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[no-math]{fontspec}
+    \setmainfont[ExternalLocation,Mapping=tex-text,BoldFont=FreeSerifBold,ItalicFont=FreeSerifItalic,BoldItalicFont=FreeSerifBoldItalic]{FreeSerif}
+    \setsansfont[ExternalLocation,Mapping=tex-text,BoldFont=FreeSansBold,ItalicFont=FreeSansOblique,BoldItalicFont=FreeSansBoldOblique,Scale=MatchLowercase]{FreeSans}
+    \renewcommand{\familydefault}{lmss}
+    \usepackage[LGRgreek,defaultmathsizes,noasterisk]{mathastext}
+    \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}
+    \Mathastext
+    \let\varphi\phi
+    \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\rmdefault}
+
+helvetica_fourier_it:
+  description: Helvetica with Fourier (Italic)
+  compiler: latex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
+    \usepackage[scaled]{helvet}
+    \usepackage{fourier}
+    \renewcommand{\rmdefault}{phv}
+    \usepackage[italic,defaultmathsizes,noasterisk]{mathastext}
+
+latin_modern_tw:
+  description: Latin Modern Typewriter Proportional
+  compiler: latex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
+    \usepackage[variablett]{lmodern}
+    \renewcommand{\rmdefault}{\ttdefault}
+    \usepackage[LGRgreek]{mathastext}
+    \MTgreekfont{lmtt}
+    \Mathastext
+    \let\varepsilon\epsilon
+
+latin_modern_tw_it:
+  description: Latin Modern Typewriter Proportional (CM Greek) (Italic)
+  compiler: latex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
+    \usepackage[variablett,nomath]{lmodern}
+    \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\ttdefault}
+    \usepackage[frenchmath]{mathastext}
+    \linespread{1.08}
+
+libertine:
+  description: Libertine
+  compiler: latex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
+    \usepackage{libertine}
+    \usepackage[greek=n]{libgreek}
+    \usepackage[noasterisk,defaultmathsizes]{mathastext}
+
+libris_adf_fourier:
+  description: Libris ADF with Fourier
+  compiler: latex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
+    \usepackage[upright]{fourier}
+    \usepackage{libris}
+    \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}
+    \usepackage[noasterisk]{mathastext}
+
+minion_pro_myriad_pro:
+  description: Minion Pro and Myriad Pro (and TX fonts symbols)
+  compiler: xelatex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
+    \usepackage[default]{droidserif}
+    \usepackage[LGRgreek]{mathastext}
+    \let\varepsilon\epsilon
+
+minion_pro_tx:
+  description: Minion Pro (and TX fonts symbols)
+  compiler: xelatex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage{txfonts}
+    \usepackage[no-math]{fontspec}
+    \setmainfont[Mapping=tex-text]{Minion Pro}
+    \usepackage[defaultmathsizes]{mathastext}
+
+new_century_schoolbook:
+  description: New Century Schoolbook (Symbol Greek)
+  compiler: latex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
+    \usepackage{newcent}
+    \usepackage[symbolgreek]{mathastext}
+    \linespread{1.1}
+
+new_century_schoolbook_px:
+  description: New Century Schoolbook (Symbol Greek, PX math symbols)
+  compiler: latex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
+    \usepackage{pxfonts}
+    \usepackage{newcent}
+    \usepackage[symbolgreek,defaultmathsizes]{mathastext}
+    \linespread{1.06}
+
+noteworthy_light:
+  description: Noteworthy Light
+  compiler: latex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[no-math]{fontspec}
+    \setmainfont[Mapping=tex-text]{Noteworthy Light}
+    \usepackage[defaultmathsizes]{mathastext}
+
+palatino:
+  description: Palatino (Symbol Greek)
+  compiler: latex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
+    \usepackage{palatino}
+    \usepackage[symbolmax,defaultmathsizes]{mathastext}
+
+papyrus:
+  description: Papyrus
+  compiler: xelatex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[no-math]{fontspec}
+    \setmainfont[Mapping=tex-text]{Papyrus}
+    \usepackage[defaultmathsizes]{mathastext}
+
+romande_adf_fourier_it:
+  description: Romande ADF with Fourier (Italic)
+  compiler: latex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
+    \usepackage{fourier}
+    \usepackage{romande}
+    \usepackage[italic,defaultmathsizes,noasterisk]{mathastext}
+    \renewcommand{\itshape}{\swashstyle}
+
+slitex:
+  description: SliTeX (Euler Greek)
+  compiler: latex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
+    \usepackage{tpslifonts}
+    \usepackage[eulergreek,defaultmathsizes]{mathastext}
+    \MTEulerScale{1.06}
+    \linespread{1.2}
+
+times_fourier_it:
+  description: Times with Fourier (Italic)
+  compiler: latex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage{fourier}
+    \renewcommand{\rmdefault}{ptm}
+    \usepackage[italic,defaultmathsizes,noasterisk]{mathastext}
+
+urw_avant_garde:
+  description: URW Avant Garde (Symbol Greek)
+  compiler: latex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
+    \usepackage{avant}
+    \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}
+    \usepackage[symbolgreek,defaultmathsizes]{mathastext}
+
+urw_zapf_chancery:
+  description: URW Zapf Chancery (CM Greek)
+  compiler: latex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
+    \DeclareFontFamily{T1}{pzc}{}
+    \DeclareFontShape{T1}{pzc}{mb}{it}{<->s*[1.2] pzcmi8t}{}
+    \DeclareFontShape{T1}{pzc}{m}{it}{<->ssub * pzc/mb/it}{}
+    \DeclareFontShape{T1}{pzc}{mb}{sl}{<->ssub * pzc/mb/it}{}
+    \DeclareFontShape{T1}{pzc}{m}{sl}{<->ssub * pzc/mb/sl}{}
+    \DeclareFontShape{T1}{pzc}{m}{n}{<->ssub * pzc/mb/it}{}
+    \usepackage{chancery}
+    \usepackage{mathastext}
+    \linespread{1.05}
+    \boldmath
+
+venturis_adf_fourier_it:
+  description: Venturis ADF with Fourier (Italic)
+  compiler: latex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage{fourier}
+    \usepackage[lf]{venturis}
+    \usepackage[italic,defaultmathsizes,noasterisk]{mathastext}
+
+verdana_it:
+  description: Verdana (Italic)
+  compiler: xelatex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[no-math]{fontspec}
+    \setmainfont[Mapping=tex-text]{Verdana}
+    \usepackage[defaultmathsizes,italic]{mathastext}
+
+vollkorn:
+  description: Vollkorn (TX fonts for Greek and math symbols)
+  compiler: latex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
+    \usepackage{txfonts}
+    \usepackage[upright]{txgreeks}
+    \usepackage{vollkorn}
+    \usepackage[defaultmathsizes]{mathastext}
+
+vollkorn_fourier_it:
+  description: Vollkorn with Fourier (Italic)
+  compiler: latex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \usepackage{fourier}
+    \usepackage{vollkorn}
+    \usepackage[italic,nohbar]{mathastext}
+
+zapf_chancery:
+  description: Zapf Chancery
+  compiler: latex
+  preamble: |-
+    \usepackage{amsmath}
+    \usepackage{amssymb}
+    \usepackage{xcolor}
+    \DeclareFontFamily{T1}{pzc}{}
+    \DeclareFontShape{T1}{pzc}{mb}{it}{<->s*[1.2] pzcmi8t}{}
+    \DeclareFontShape{T1}{pzc}{m}{it}{<->ssub * pzc/mb/it}{}
+    \usepackage{chancery}
+    \renewcommand\shapedefault\itdefault
+    \renewcommand\bfdefault\mddefault
+    \usepackage[defaultmathsizes]{mathastext}
+    \linespread{1.05}
diff --git a/manimlib/tex_templates/ctex_template.tex b/manimlib/tex_templates/ctex_template.tex
deleted file mode 100644
index 65ff5df1..00000000
--- a/manimlib/tex_templates/ctex_template.tex
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-\documentclass[preview]{standalone}
-\usepackage[UTF8]{ctex}
-
-\usepackage[english]{babel}
-\usepackage{amsmath}
-\usepackage{amssymb}
-\usepackage{dsfont}
-\usepackage{setspace}
-\usepackage{tipa}
-\usepackage{relsize}
-\usepackage{textcomp}
-\usepackage{mathrsfs}
-\usepackage{calligra}
-\usepackage{wasysym}
-\usepackage{ragged2e}
-\usepackage{physics}
-\usepackage{xcolor}
-\usepackage{microtype}
-\linespread{1}
-
-\begin{document}
-
-[tex_expression]
-
-\end{document}
diff --git a/manimlib/tex_templates/tex_template.tex b/manimlib/tex_templates/tex_template.tex
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f665b61..00000000
--- a/manimlib/tex_templates/tex_template.tex
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-\documentclass[preview]{standalone}
-
-\usepackage[english]{babel}
-\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
-\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
-\usepackage{amsmath}
-\usepackage{amssymb}
-\usepackage{dsfont}
-\usepackage{setspace}
-\usepackage{tipa}
-\usepackage{relsize}
-\usepackage{textcomp}
-\usepackage{mathrsfs}
-\usepackage{calligra}
-\usepackage{wasysym}
-\usepackage{ragged2e}
-\usepackage{physics}
-\usepackage{xcolor}
-\usepackage{microtype}
-\usepackage{pifont}
-\DisableLigatures{encoding = *, family = * }
-\linespread{1}
-
-\begin{document}
-
-[tex_expression]
-
-\end{document}
diff --git a/manimlib/utils/init_config.py b/manimlib/utils/init_config.py
index a2786ca0..d24711e2 100644
--- a/manimlib/utils/init_config.py
+++ b/manimlib/utils/init_config.py
@@ -42,14 +42,9 @@ def init_customization() -> None:
             "sounds": "",
             "temporary_storage": "",
         },
-        "tex": {
-            "executable": "",
-            "template_file": "",
-            "intermediate_filetype": "",
-            "text_to_replace": "[tex_expression]",
-        },
         "universal_import_line": "from manimlib import *",
         "style": {
+            "tex_template": "",
             "font": "Consolas",
             "background_color": "",
         },
@@ -62,7 +57,7 @@ def init_customization() -> None:
             "medium": "1280x720",
             "high": "1920x1080",
             "4k": "3840x2160",
-            "default_resolution": "high",
+            "default_resolution": "",
         },
         "fps": 30,
     }
@@ -109,24 +104,14 @@ def init_customization() -> None:
             show_default=False
         )
 
-        console.print("[bold]LaTeX:[/bold]")
-        tex_config = configuration["tex"]
-        tex = Prompt.ask(
-            "  Select an executable program to use to compile a LaTeX source file",
-            choices=["latex", "xelatex"],
-            default="latex"
-        )
-        if tex == "latex":
-            tex_config["executable"] = "latex"
-            tex_config["template_file"] = "tex_template.tex"
-            tex_config["intermediate_filetype"] = "dvi"
-        else:
-            tex_config["executable"] = "xelatex -no-pdf"
-            tex_config["template_file"] = "ctex_template.tex"
-            tex_config["intermediate_filetype"] = "xdv"
-        
         console.print("[bold]Styles:[/bold]")
-        configuration["style"]["background_color"] = Prompt.ask(
+        style_config = configuration["style"]
+        tex_template = Prompt.ask(
+            "  Select a TeX template to compile a LaTeX source file",
+            default="default"
+        )
+        style_config["tex_template"] = tex_template
+        style_config["background_color"] = Prompt.ask(
             "  Which [bold]background color[/bold] do you want [italic](hex code)",
             default="#333333"
         )
@@ -139,7 +124,7 @@ def init_customization() -> None:
         )
         table.add_row("480p15", "720p30", "1080p60", "2160p60")
         console.print(table)
-        configuration["camera_qualities"]["default_quality"] = Prompt.ask(
+        configuration["camera_resolutions"]["default_resolution"] = Prompt.ask(
             "  Which one to choose as the default rendering quality",
             choices=["low", "medium", "high", "ultra_high"],
             default="high"
@@ -161,7 +146,7 @@ def init_customization() -> None:
             file_name = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "custom_config.yml")
         with open(file_name, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
             yaml.dump(configuration, f)
-        
+
         console.print(f"\n:rocket: You have successfully set up a {scope} configuration file!")
         console.print(f"You can manually modify it in: [cyan]`{file_name}`[/cyan]")
 
diff --git a/manimlib/utils/simple_functions.py b/manimlib/utils/simple_functions.py
index 1371a744..143bf350 100644
--- a/manimlib/utils/simple_functions.py
+++ b/manimlib/utils/simple_functions.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from functools import lru_cache
+import hashlib
 import inspect
 import math
 
@@ -76,3 +77,9 @@ def binary_search(function,
         else:
             return None
     return mh
+
+
+def hash_string(string):
+    # Truncating at 16 bytes for cleanliness
+    hasher = hashlib.sha256(string.encode())
+    return hasher.hexdigest()[:16]
diff --git a/manimlib/utils/tex_file_writing.py b/manimlib/utils/tex_file_writing.py
index e700de9d..35304b9e 100644
--- a/manimlib/utils/tex_file_writing.py
+++ b/manimlib/utils/tex_file_writing.py
@@ -1,135 +1,152 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from contextlib import contextmanager
-import hashlib
 import os
-import sys
+import re
+import yaml
 
 from manimlib.config import get_custom_config
 from manimlib.config import get_manim_dir
 from manimlib.logger import log
 from manimlib.utils.directories import get_tex_dir
+from manimlib.utils.simple_functions import hash_string
 
 
 SAVED_TEX_CONFIG = {}
 
 
+def get_tex_template_config(template_name: str) -> dict[str, str]:
+    name = template_name.replace(" ", "_").lower()
+    with open(os.path.join(
+        get_manim_dir(), "manimlib", "tex_templates.yml"
+    ), encoding="utf-8") as tex_templates_file:
+        templates_dict = yaml.safe_load(tex_templates_file)
+    if name not in templates_dict:
+        log.warning(
+            "Cannot recognize template '%s', falling back to 'default'.",
+            name
+        )
+        name = "default"
+    return templates_dict[name]
+
+
 def get_tex_config() -> dict[str, str]:
     """
     Returns a dict which should look something like this:
     {
-        "executable": "latex",
-        "template_file": "tex_template.tex",
-        "intermediate_filetype": "dvi",
-        "text_to_replace": "YourTextHere",
-        "tex_body": "..."
+        "template": "default",
+        "compiler": "latex",
+        "preamble": "..."
     }
     """
     # Only load once, then save thereafter
     if not SAVED_TEX_CONFIG:
-        custom_config = get_custom_config()
-        SAVED_TEX_CONFIG.update(custom_config["tex"])
-        # Read in template file
-        template_filename = os.path.join(
-            get_manim_dir(), "manimlib", "tex_templates",
-            SAVED_TEX_CONFIG["template_file"],
-        )
-        with open(template_filename, "r", encoding="utf-8") as file:
-            SAVED_TEX_CONFIG["tex_body"] = file.read()
+        template_name = get_custom_config()["style"]["tex_template"]
+        template_config = get_tex_template_config(template_name)
+        SAVED_TEX_CONFIG.update({
+            "template": template_name,
+            "compiler": template_config["compiler"],
+            "preamble": template_config["preamble"]
+        })
     return SAVED_TEX_CONFIG
 
 
-def tex_hash(tex_file_content: str) -> int:
-    # Truncating at 16 bytes for cleanliness
-    hasher = hashlib.sha256(tex_file_content.encode())
-    return hasher.hexdigest()[:16]
+def tex_content_to_svg_file(
+    content: str, template: str, additional_preamble: str
+) -> str:
+    tex_config = get_tex_config()
+    if not template or template == tex_config["template"]:
+        compiler = tex_config["compiler"]
+        preamble = tex_config["preamble"]
+    else:
+        config = get_tex_template_config(template)
+        compiler = config["compiler"]
+        preamble = config["preamble"]
 
+    if additional_preamble:
+        preamble += "\n" + additional_preamble
+    full_tex = "\n\n".join((
+        "\\documentclass[preview]{standalone}",
+        preamble,
+        "\\begin{document}",
+        content,
+        "\\end{document}"
+    )) + "\n"
 
-def tex_to_svg_file(tex_file_content: str) -> str:
     svg_file = os.path.join(
-        get_tex_dir(), tex_hash(tex_file_content) + ".svg"
+        get_tex_dir(), hash_string(full_tex) + ".svg"
     )
     if not os.path.exists(svg_file):
         # If svg doesn't exist, create it
-        tex_to_svg(tex_file_content, svg_file)
+        create_tex_svg(full_tex, svg_file, compiler)
     return svg_file
 
 
-def tex_to_svg(tex_file_content: str, svg_file: str) -> str:
-    tex_file = svg_file.replace(".svg", ".tex")
-    with open(tex_file, "w", encoding="utf-8") as outfile:
-        outfile.write(tex_file_content)
-    svg_file = dvi_to_svg(tex_to_dvi(tex_file))
+def create_tex_svg(full_tex: str, svg_file: str, compiler: str) -> None:
+    if compiler == "latex":
+        program = "latex"
+        dvi_ext = ".dvi"
+    elif compiler == "xelatex":
+        program = "xelatex -no-pdf"
+        dvi_ext = ".xdv"
+    else:
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            f"Compiler '{compiler}' is not implemented"
+        )
+
+    # Write tex file
+    root, _ = os.path.splitext(svg_file)
+    with open(root + ".tex", "w", encoding="utf-8") as tex_file:
+        tex_file.write(full_tex)
+
+    # tex to dvi
+    if os.system(" ".join((
+        program,
+        "-interaction=batchmode",
+        "-halt-on-error",
+        f"-output-directory=\"{os.path.dirname(svg_file)}\"",
+        f"\"{root}.tex\"",
+        ">",
+        os.devnull
+    ))):
+        log.error(
+            "LaTeX Error!  Not a worry, it happens to the best of us."
+        )
+        with open(root + ".log", "r", encoding="utf-8") as log_file:
+            error_match_obj = re.search(r"(?<=\n! ).*", log_file.read())
+            if error_match_obj:
+                log.debug(
+                    "The error could be: `%s`",
+                    error_match_obj.group()
+                )
+        raise LatexError()
+
+    # dvi to svg
+    os.system(" ".join((
+        "dvisvgm",
+        f"\"{root}{dvi_ext}\"",
+        "-n",
+        "-v",
+        "0",
+        "-o",
+        f"\"{svg_file}\"",
+        ">",
+        os.devnull
+    )))
 
     # Cleanup superfluous documents
-    tex_dir, name = os.path.split(svg_file)
-    stem, end = name.split(".")
-    for file in filter(lambda s: s.startswith(stem), os.listdir(tex_dir)):
-        if not file.endswith(end):
-            os.remove(os.path.join(tex_dir, file))
-
-    return svg_file
-
-
-def tex_to_dvi(tex_file: str) -> str:
-    tex_config = get_tex_config()
-    program = tex_config["executable"]
-    file_type = tex_config["intermediate_filetype"]
-    result = tex_file.replace(".tex", "." + file_type)
-    if not os.path.exists(result):
-        commands = [
-            program,
-            "-interaction=batchmode",
-            "-halt-on-error",
-            f"-output-directory=\"{os.path.dirname(tex_file)}\"",
-            f"\"{tex_file}\"",
-            ">",
-            os.devnull
-        ]
-        exit_code = os.system(" ".join(commands))
-        if exit_code != 0:
-            log_file = tex_file.replace(".tex", ".log")
-            log.error("LaTeX Error!  Not a worry, it happens to the best of us.")
-            error_str = ""
-            with open(log_file, "r", encoding="utf-8") as file:
-                for line in file.readlines():
-                    if line.startswith("!"):
-                        error_str = line[2:-1]
-                        log.debug(f"The error could be: `{error_str}`")
-            raise LatexError(error_str)
-    return result
-
-
-def dvi_to_svg(dvi_file: str) -> str:
-    """
-    Converts a dvi, which potentially has multiple slides, into a
-    directory full of enumerated pngs corresponding with these slides.
-    Returns a list of PIL Image objects for these images sorted as they
-    where in the dvi
-    """
-    file_type = get_tex_config()["intermediate_filetype"]
-    result = dvi_file.replace("." + file_type, ".svg")
-    if not os.path.exists(result):
-        commands = [
-            "dvisvgm",
-            "\"{}\"".format(dvi_file),
-            "-n",
-            "-v",
-            "0",
-            "-o",
-            "\"{}\"".format(result),
-            ">",
-            os.devnull
-        ]
-        os.system(" ".join(commands))
-    return result
+    for ext in (".tex", dvi_ext, ".log", ".aux"):
+        try:
+            os.remove(root + ext)
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            pass
 
 
 # TODO, perhaps this should live elsewhere
 @contextmanager
-def display_during_execution(message: str) -> None:
-    # Only show top line
-    to_print = message.split("\n")[0]
+def display_during_execution(message: str):
+    # Merge into a single line
+    to_print = message.replace("\n", " ")
     max_characters = os.get_terminal_size().columns - 1
     if len(to_print) > max_characters:
         to_print = to_print[:max_characters - 3] + "..."
@@ -140,6 +157,5 @@ def display_during_execution(message: str) -> None:
         print(" " * len(to_print), end="\r")
 
 
-
 class LatexError(Exception):
     pass
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5c6ae599..ab0b5026 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ rich
 scipy
 screeninfo
 skia-pathops
-svgelements
+svgelements>=1.8.1
 sympy
 tqdm
 validators
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 82c033f9..6871e906 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ install_requires =
     scipy
     screeninfo
     skia-pathops
-    svgelements
+    svgelements>=1.8.1
     sympy
     tqdm
     validators