diff --git a/lib/expression/node/AssignmentNode.js b/lib/expression/node/AssignmentNode.js
index 316c5a6d8..5fa093397 100644
--- a/lib/expression/node/AssignmentNode.js
+++ b/lib/expression/node/AssignmentNode.js
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ AssignmentNode.prototype._toTex = function(callbacks) {
     expr = '\\left(' + expr + '\\right)';
   }
 
-  return '{' + latex.toSymbol(this.name) + '}=' + expr;
+  return latex.toSymbol(this.name) + '=' + expr;
 };
 
 module.exports = AssignmentNode;
diff --git a/lib/expression/node/FunctionAssignmentNode.js b/lib/expression/node/FunctionAssignmentNode.js
index 1b2e357e5..8fb289954 100644
--- a/lib/expression/node/FunctionAssignmentNode.js
+++ b/lib/expression/node/FunctionAssignmentNode.js
@@ -122,9 +122,8 @@ FunctionAssignmentNode.prototype._toTex = function(callbacks) {
     expr = '\\left(' + expr + '\\right)';
   }
 
-  return '\\mathrm{' + this.name + '}'
-       +  '\\left({' + this.params.map(latex.toSymbol).join(', ') + '}\\right)=' //FIXME, this doesn't call toTex on the parameters AFAIK (toSymbol)
-       + expr;
+  return latex.toSymbol(this.name) 
+    + '\\left(' + this.params.map(latex.toSymbol).join(',') + '\\right)=' + expr;
 };
 
 module.exports = FunctionAssignmentNode;
diff --git a/lib/expression/node/SymbolNode.js b/lib/expression/node/SymbolNode.js
index 6d807d31d..d7efd94c1 100644
--- a/lib/expression/node/SymbolNode.js
+++ b/lib/expression/node/SymbolNode.js
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ SymbolNode.prototype.toString = function() {
  * @override
  */
 SymbolNode.prototype._toTex = function(callbacks) {
-  return latex.toSymbol(this.name, callbacks);
+  return latex.toSymbol(this.name);
 };
 
 module.exports = SymbolNode;
diff --git a/lib/util/latex.js b/lib/util/latex.js
index 543184648..86ecd8ecf 100644
--- a/lib/util/latex.js
+++ b/lib/util/latex.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
-var symbols = {
+exports.symbols = {
   // GREEK LETTERS
   Alpha: 'A',     alpha: '\\alpha',
   Beta: 'B',      beta: '\\beta',
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ var symbols = {
   'true': '\\mathrm{True}',
   'false': '\\mathrm{False}',
   //other
+  i: 'i', //TODO use \i ??
   inf: '\\infty',
   Inf: '\\infty',
   infinity: '\\infty',
@@ -454,6 +455,22 @@ var units = {
   deg: '^{\\circ}'
 };
 
+//FIXME find a good solution so that single characters still
+//get rendered in regular italic whereas single character units
+//are rendered with \mathrm
+exports.toSymbol = function (name) {
+  if (typeof exports.symbols[name] !== 'undefined') {
+    return '{' + exports.symbols[name] + '}';
+  }
+  else if (name.indexOf('_') !== -1) {
+    //symbol with index (eg. alpha_1)
+    var index = name.indexOf('_');
+    return '{' + toSymbol(name.substring(0, index)) + '}_{'
+      + toSymbol(name.substring(index + 1)) + '}';
+  }
+  return '\\mathrm{' + name + '}';
+};
+
 function latexToFn(arr) {
   return function(value) {
     if (typeof arr[value] === 'string') {
@@ -471,7 +488,6 @@ function latexToFn(arr) {
   };
 }
 
-exports.toSymbol = latexToFn(symbols);
 
 //returns the latex output for a given function
 exports.toFunction = function (node, callbacks, name) {
diff --git a/test/expression/node/AssignmentNode.test.js b/test/expression/node/AssignmentNode.test.js
index 86cb862dd..58a95e986 100644
--- a/test/expression/node/AssignmentNode.test.js
+++ b/test/expression/node/AssignmentNode.test.js
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ describe('AssignmentNode', function() {
     var b = new ConstantNode(3);
     var n = new AssignmentNode('b', b);
 
-    assert.equal(n.toTex(), '{b}={3}');
+    assert.equal(n.toTex(), '\\mathrm{b}={3}');
   });
 
   it ('should LaTeX an AssignmentNode containing an AssignmentNode', function () {
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ describe('AssignmentNode', function() {
 
     var n = new AssignmentNode('b', b);
 
-    assert.equal(n.toTex(), '{b}=\\left({{a}={2}}\\right)');
+    assert.equal(n.toTex(), '\\mathrm{b}=\\left({\\mathrm{a}={2}}\\right)');
   });
 
   it ('should LaTeX an AssignmentNode with custom toTex', function () {
diff --git a/test/expression/node/BlockNode.test.js b/test/expression/node/BlockNode.test.js
index 8514fb00c..6d42be984 100644
--- a/test/expression/node/BlockNode.test.js
+++ b/test/expression/node/BlockNode.test.js
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ describe('BlockNode', function() {
       {node: new SymbolNode('foo'), visible:true}
     ]);
 
-    assert.equal(n.toTex(), '5\n{foo}={3};\nfoo');
+    assert.equal(n.toTex(), '5\n\\mathrm{foo}={3};\n\\mathrm{foo}');
   });
 
   it ('should LaTeX a BlockNode with custom toTex', function () {
diff --git a/test/expression/node/ConditionalNode.test.js b/test/expression/node/ConditionalNode.test.js
index 5b4001cec..0c3fdb15e 100644
--- a/test/expression/node/ConditionalNode.test.js
+++ b/test/expression/node/ConditionalNode.test.js
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ describe('ConditionalNode', function() {
   it ('should LaTeX a ConditionalNode', function () {
     var n = new ConditionalNode(condition, a, b);
 
-    assert.equal(n.toTex(), '\\left\\{\\begin{array}{l l}{{a}={2}}, &\\quad{\\text{if}\\;true}\\\\{{b}={3}}, &\\quad{\\text{otherwise}}\\end{array}\\right.');
+    assert.equal(n.toTex(), '\\left\\{\\begin{array}{l l}{\\mathrm{a}={2}}, &\\quad{\\text{if}\\;true}\\\\{\\mathrm{b}={3}}, &\\quad{\\text{otherwise}}\\end{array}\\right.');
   });
 
   it ('should LaTeX a ConditionalNode with custom toTex', function () {
diff --git a/test/expression/node/FunctionAssignmentNode.test.js b/test/expression/node/FunctionAssignmentNode.test.js
index c7c437f5c..bd4394ba0 100644
--- a/test/expression/node/FunctionAssignmentNode.test.js
+++ b/test/expression/node/FunctionAssignmentNode.test.js
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ describe('FunctionAssignmentNode', function() {
     var p = new OperatorNode('^', 'pow', [o, a]);
     var n = new FunctionAssignmentNode('f', ['x'], p);
 
-    assert.equal(n.toTex(), '\\mathrm{f}\\left({x}\\right)={\\left({\\frac{x}{2}}\\right) ^ {2}}');
+    assert.equal(n.toTex(), '\\mathrm{f}\\left(\\mathrm{x}\\right)={\\left({\\frac{\\mathrm{x}}{2}}\\right) ^ {2}}');
   });
 
   it ('should LaTeX a FunctionAssignmentNode containing an AssignmentNode', function () {
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ describe('FunctionAssignmentNode', function() {
     var n1 = new AssignmentNode('a', a);
     var n = new FunctionAssignmentNode('f', ['x'], n1);
 
-    assert.equal(n.toTex(), '\\mathrm{f}\\left({x}\\right)=\\left({{a}={2}}\\right)');
+    assert.equal(n.toTex(), '\\mathrm{f}\\left(\\mathrm{x}\\right)=\\left({\\mathrm{a}={2}}\\right)');
   });
 
   it ('should LaTeX a FunctionAssignmentNode with custom toTex', function () {
diff --git a/test/expression/node/IndexNode.test.js b/test/expression/node/IndexNode.test.js
index 149d16bc6..83a74036a 100644
--- a/test/expression/node/IndexNode.test.js
+++ b/test/expression/node/IndexNode.test.js
@@ -279,10 +279,10 @@ describe('IndexNode', function() {
     ];
 
     var n = new IndexNode(a, ranges);
-    assert.equal(n.toTex(), 'a[2, 1]');
+    assert.equal(n.toTex(), '\\mathrm{a}[2, 1]');
 
     var n2 = new IndexNode(a, []);
-    assert.equal(n2.toTex(), 'a[]')
+    assert.equal(n2.toTex(), '\\mathrm{a}[]')
   });
 
   it ('should LaTeX an IndexNode with custom toTex', function () {
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ describe('IndexNode', function() {
 
     var n = new IndexNode(a, [b, c]);
 
-    assert.equal(n.toTex(customFunction), 'a at const\\left(1, number\\right), const\\left(2, number\\right), ');
+    assert.equal(n.toTex(customFunction), '\\mathrm{a} at const\\left(1, number\\right), const\\left(2, number\\right), ');
   });
 
 });
diff --git a/test/expression/node/SymbolNode.test.js b/test/expression/node/SymbolNode.test.js
index 7152acf29..5147219ee 100644
--- a/test/expression/node/SymbolNode.test.js
+++ b/test/expression/node/SymbolNode.test.js
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ describe('SymbolNode', function() {
   it ('should LaTeX a SymbolNode', function () {
     var s = new SymbolNode('foo');
 
-    assert.equal(s.toTex(), 'foo');
+    assert.equal(s.toTex(), '\\mathrm{foo}');
   });
 
   it ('should LaTeX a SymbolNode with custom toTex', function () {
diff --git a/test/expression/node/UpdateNode.test.js b/test/expression/node/UpdateNode.test.js
index 543ef1ae7..5019b1d77 100644
--- a/test/expression/node/UpdateNode.test.js
+++ b/test/expression/node/UpdateNode.test.js
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ describe('UpdateNode', function() {
 
     var n = new UpdateNode(new IndexNode(a, ranges), v);
 
-    assert.equal(n.toTex(customFunction), 'a at const\\left(2, number\\right), const\\left(1, number\\right),  equals const\\left(5, number\\right)');
+    assert.equal(n.toTex(customFunction), '\\mathrm{a} at const\\left(2, number\\right), const\\left(1, number\\right),  equals const\\left(5, number\\right)');
   });
 
 });
diff --git a/test/function/arithmetic/dotDivide.test.js b/test/function/arithmetic/dotDivide.test.js
index 9a04cc445..b33b3809b 100644
--- a/test/function/arithmetic/dotDivide.test.js
+++ b/test/function/arithmetic/dotDivide.test.js
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ describe('dotDivide', function() {
 
   it('should LaTeX dotDivide', function () {
     var expression = math.parse('dotDivide(a,b)'); //TODO do this properly with matrices
-    assert.equal(expression.toTex(), '\\mathrm{dotDivide}\\left({a},{b}\\right)');
+    assert.equal(expression.toTex(), '\\mathrm{dotDivide}\\left({\\mathrm{a}},{\\mathrm{b}}\\right)');
   });
 
 });
diff --git a/test/function/arithmetic/dotMultiply.test.js b/test/function/arithmetic/dotMultiply.test.js
index fbd12e57b..317a023b9 100644
--- a/test/function/arithmetic/dotMultiply.test.js
+++ b/test/function/arithmetic/dotMultiply.test.js
@@ -97,6 +97,6 @@ describe('dotMultiply', function() {
   
   it('should LaTeX dotMultiply', function () {
     var expression = math.parse('dotMultiply(a,b)'); //TODO do this properly with matrices
-    assert.equal(expression.toTex(), '\\mathrm{dotMultiply}\\left({a},{b}\\right)');
+    assert.equal(expression.toTex(), '\\mathrm{dotMultiply}\\left({\\mathrm{a}},{\\mathrm{b}}\\right)');
   });
 });
diff --git a/test/function/arithmetic/dotPow.test.js b/test/function/arithmetic/dotPow.test.js
index 74b4be581..657e8656f 100644
--- a/test/function/arithmetic/dotPow.test.js
+++ b/test/function/arithmetic/dotPow.test.js
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ describe('dotPow', function() {
 
   it('should LaTeX dotPow', function () {
     var expression = math.parse('dotPow(a,b)'); //TODO do this properly with matrices
-    assert.equal(expression.toTex(), '\\mathrm{dotPow}\\left({a},{b}\\right)');
+    assert.equal(expression.toTex(), '\\mathrm{dotPow}\\left({\\mathrm{a}},{\\mathrm{b}}\\right)');
   });
 
 });
diff --git a/test/function/arithmetic/log.test.js b/test/function/arithmetic/log.test.js
index 81025173f..ba36600ad 100644
--- a/test/function/arithmetic/log.test.js
+++ b/test/function/arithmetic/log.test.js
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ describe('log', function() {
     var expr1 = math.parse('log(e)');
     var expr2 = math.parse('log(32,2)');
 
-    assert.equal(expr1.toTex(), '\\ln\\left({e}\\right)');
+    assert.equal(expr1.toTex(), '\\ln\\left({\\mathrm{e}}\\right)');
     assert.equal(expr2.toTex(), '\\log_{2}\\left({32}\\right)');
   });
 
diff --git a/test/function/arithmetic/norm.test.js b/test/function/arithmetic/norm.test.js
index 7f4cd645b..967550430 100644
--- a/test/function/arithmetic/norm.test.js
+++ b/test/function/arithmetic/norm.test.js
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ describe('norm', function () {
     var expr1 = math.parse('norm(a)');
     var expr2 = math.parse("norm(a,2)");
 
-    assert.equal(expr1.toTex(), '\\left\\|{a}\\right\\|');
-    assert.equal(expr2.toTex(), '\\mathrm{norm}\\left({a},{2}\\right)');
+    assert.equal(expr1.toTex(), '\\left\\|{\\mathrm{a}}\\right\\|');
+    assert.equal(expr2.toTex(), '\\mathrm{norm}\\left({\\mathrm{a}},{2}\\right)');
   });
 });
diff --git a/test/function/complex/arg.test.js b/test/function/complex/arg.test.js
index 0d9a9fe83..5930fcc65 100644
--- a/test/function/complex/arg.test.js
+++ b/test/function/complex/arg.test.js
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ describe('arg', function() {
 
   it('should LaTeX arg', function () {
     var expression = math.parse('arg(1+i)');
-    assert.equal(expression.toTex(), '\\arg\\left({{1} + {i}}\\right)');
+    assert.equal(expression.toTex(), '\\arg\\left({{1} + {{i}}}\\right)');
   });
 
 });
diff --git a/test/function/complex/conj.test.js b/test/function/complex/conj.test.js
index 6d29a225f..7db4659e3 100644
--- a/test/function/complex/conj.test.js
+++ b/test/function/complex/conj.test.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ describe('conj', function() {
 
   it('should LaTeX conj', function () {
     var expression = math.parse('conj(1+i)');
-    assert.equal(expression.toTex(), '\\left({{1} + {i}}\\right)^{*}');
+    assert.equal(expression.toTex(), '\\left({{1} + {{i}}}\\right)^{*}');
   });
 
 });
diff --git a/test/function/complex/im.test.js b/test/function/complex/im.test.js
index f7eff9eba..51c7caf2f 100644
--- a/test/function/complex/im.test.js
+++ b/test/function/complex/im.test.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ describe('im', function() {
 
   it('should LaTeX im', function () {
     var expression = math.parse('im(1+i)');
-    assert.equal(expression.toTex(), '\\Im\\left\\lbrace{{1} + {i}}\\right\\rbrace');
+    assert.equal(expression.toTex(), '\\Im\\left\\lbrace{{1} + {{i}}}\\right\\rbrace');
   });
 
 });
diff --git a/test/function/complex/re.test.js b/test/function/complex/re.test.js
index 59ad41a98..2a1ba487d 100644
--- a/test/function/complex/re.test.js
+++ b/test/function/complex/re.test.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ describe('re', function() {
 
   it('should LaTeX re', function () {
     var expression = math.parse('re(1+i)');
-    assert.equal(expression.toTex(), '\\Re\\left\\lbrace{{1} + {i}}\\right\\rbrace');
+    assert.equal(expression.toTex(), '\\Re\\left\\lbrace{{1} + {{i}}}\\right\\rbrace');
   });
 
 });
diff --git a/test/function/construction/number.test.js b/test/function/construction/number.test.js
index e86086388..9d3474490 100644
--- a/test/function/construction/number.test.js
+++ b/test/function/construction/number.test.js
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ describe('number', function() {
 
     assert.equal(expr1.toTex(), '0');
     assert.equal(expr2.toTex(), '\\left({1}\\right)');
-    assert.equal(expr3.toTex(), '\\left(\\left({1}\\right){cm}\\right)');
+    assert.equal(expr3.toTex(), '\\left(\\left({1}\\right){\\mathrm{cm}}\\right)');
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/test/function/construction/unit.test.js b/test/function/construction/unit.test.js
index aa9e238c3..8af58d09a 100644
--- a/test/function/construction/unit.test.js
+++ b/test/function/construction/unit.test.js
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ describe('unit', function() {
     var expr1 = math.parse('unit(cm)');
     var expr2 = math.parse('unit(1,cm)');
 
-    assert.equal(expr1.toTex(), '\\left({cm}\\right)');
-    assert.equal(expr2.toTex(), '\\left({\\left({1}\\right){cm}}\\right)');
+    assert.equal(expr1.toTex(), '\\left({\\mathrm{cm}}\\right)');
+    assert.equal(expr2.toTex(), '\\left({\\left({1}\\right){\\mathrm{cm}}}\\right)');
   });
 });
diff --git a/test/function/expression/eval.test.js b/test/function/expression/eval.test.js
index 1912d9e6c..d5d34de4e 100644
--- a/test/function/expression/eval.test.js
+++ b/test/function/expression/eval.test.js
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ describe('eval', function() {
     var expr1 = math.parse('eval(expr)');
     var expr2 = math.parse('eval(expr,scope)');
 
-    assert.equal(expr1.toTex(), '\\mathrm{eval}\\left({expr}\\right)');
-    assert.equal(expr2.toTex(), '\\mathrm{eval}\\left({expr},{scope}\\right)');
+    assert.equal(expr1.toTex(), '\\mathrm{eval}\\left({\\mathrm{expr}}\\right)');
+    assert.equal(expr2.toTex(), '\\mathrm{eval}\\left({\\mathrm{expr}},{\\mathrm{scope}}\\right)');
   });
 
 });
diff --git a/test/function/expression/help.test.js b/test/function/expression/help.test.js
index 26c6003d4..ecb91a647 100644
--- a/test/function/expression/help.test.js
+++ b/test/function/expression/help.test.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ describe('help', function() {
 
   it('should LaTeX help', function () {
     var expression = math.parse('help(parse)');
-    assert.equal(expression.toTex(), '\\mathrm{help}\\left({parse}\\right)');
+    assert.equal(expression.toTex(), '\\mathrm{help}\\left({\\mathrm{parse}}\\right)');
   });
 
 });
diff --git a/test/function/expression/parse.test.js b/test/function/expression/parse.test.js
index 2ea84fd5d..ceabe6335 100644
--- a/test/function/expression/parse.test.js
+++ b/test/function/expression/parse.test.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ describe('parse', function() {
 
   it('should LaTeX parse', function () {
     var expression = math.parse('parse(expr,options)');
-    assert.equal(expression.toTex(), '\\mathrm{parse}\\left({expr},{options}\\right)');
+    assert.equal(expression.toTex(), '\\mathrm{parse}\\left({\\mathrm{expr}},{\\mathrm{options}}\\right)');
   });
 
 });
diff --git a/test/function/probability/distribution.test.js b/test/function/probability/distribution.test.js
index ae0167a01..dd2c7a0db 100644
--- a/test/function/probability/distribution.test.js
+++ b/test/function/probability/distribution.test.js
@@ -329,6 +329,6 @@ describe('distribution', function () {
 
   it('should LaTeX distribution', function () {
     var expression = math.parse('distribution(normal)');
-    assert.equal(expression.toTex(), '\\mathrm{distribution}\\left({normal}\\right)');
+    assert.equal(expression.toTex(), '\\mathrm{distribution}\\left({\\mathrm{normal}}\\right)');
   });
 });
diff --git a/test/function/units/to.test.js b/test/function/units/to.test.js
index bf0c25384..9bcebf106 100644
--- a/test/function/units/to.test.js
+++ b/test/function/units/to.test.js
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ describe('to', function() {
 
   it('should LaTeX to', function () {
     var expression = math.parse('to(2cm,m)');
-    assert.equal(expression.toTex(), '\\left({{2} \\cdot {cm}}\\rightarrow{m}\\right)');
+    assert.equal(expression.toTex(), '\\left({{2} \\cdot {\\mathrm{cm}}}\\rightarrow{\\mathrm{m}}\\right)');
   });
 
 });
diff --git a/test/function/utils/filter.test.js b/test/function/utils/filter.test.js
index fe94a6710..47d08483d 100644
--- a/test/function/utils/filter.test.js
+++ b/test/function/utils/filter.test.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ describe('filter', function() {
 
   it('should LaTeX filter', function () {
     var expression = math.parse('filter(1,test)');
-    assert.equal(expression.toTex(), '\\mathrm{filter}\\left({1},{test}\\right)');
+    assert.equal(expression.toTex(), '\\mathrm{filter}\\left({1},{\\mathrm{test}}\\right)');
   });
 
 });
diff --git a/test/function/utils/forEach.test.js b/test/function/utils/forEach.test.js
index c921d3d43..d16c3530c 100644
--- a/test/function/utils/forEach.test.js
+++ b/test/function/utils/forEach.test.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ describe('forEach', function() {
 
   it('should LaTeX forEach', function () {
     var expression = math.parse('forEach([1,2,3],callback)');
-    assert.equal(expression.toTex(), '\\mathrm{forEach}\\left({\\begin{bmatrix}1\\\\2\\\\3\\\\\\end{bmatrix}},{callback}\\right)');
+    assert.equal(expression.toTex(), '\\mathrm{forEach}\\left({\\begin{bmatrix}1\\\\2\\\\3\\\\\\end{bmatrix}},{\\mathrm{callback}}\\right)');
   });
 
 });
diff --git a/test/function/utils/import.test.js b/test/function/utils/import.test.js
index 03ea9a1b8..1cf175276 100644
--- a/test/function/utils/import.test.js
+++ b/test/function/utils/import.test.js
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ describe('import', function() {
 
   it('should LaTeX import', function () {
     var expression = math.parse('import(object)');
-    assert.equal(expression.toTex(), '\\mathrm{import}\\left({object}\\right)');
+    assert.equal(expression.toTex(), '\\mathrm{import}\\left({\\mathrm{object}}\\right)');
   });
 
 });
diff --git a/test/function/utils/map.test.js b/test/function/utils/map.test.js
index db4aec156..ba95883a2 100644
--- a/test/function/utils/map.test.js
+++ b/test/function/utils/map.test.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ describe('map', function() {
 
   it('should LaTeX map', function () {
     var expression = math.parse('map([1,2,3],callback)');
-    assert.equal(expression.toTex(), '\\mathrm{map}\\left({\\begin{bmatrix}1\\\\2\\\\3\\\\\\end{bmatrix}},{callback}\\right)');
+    assert.equal(expression.toTex(), '\\mathrm{map}\\left({\\begin{bmatrix}1\\\\2\\\\3\\\\\\end{bmatrix}},{\\mathrm{callback}}\\right)');
   });
 
 });
diff --git a/test/function/utils/print.test.js b/test/function/utils/print.test.js
index 5bb5206bd..226074c50 100644
--- a/test/function/utils/print.test.js
+++ b/test/function/utils/print.test.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ describe('print', function() {
 
   it('should LaTeX print', function () {
     var expression = math.parse('print(template,values)');
-    assert.equal(expression.toTex(), '\\mathrm{print}\\left({template},{values}\\right)');
+    assert.equal(expression.toTex(), '\\mathrm{print}\\left({\\mathrm{template}},{\\mathrm{values}}\\right)');
   });
 
 });