diff --git a/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget_bool.js b/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget_bool.js
index 2f4669c..5bf8626 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget_bool.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget_bool.js
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ define(["widgets/js/widget"], function(WidgetManager){
                     this.$label.hide();
                 } else {
                     this.$label.text(description);
+                    MathJax.Hub.Queue(["Typeset",MathJax.Hub,this.$label.get(0)]);
                     this.$label.show();
                 }
             }
diff --git a/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget_container.js b/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget_container.js
index c55f359..692d199 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget_container.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget_container.js
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ define(["widgets/js/widget"], function(WidgetManager) {
                 this.$title.html(" "); // Preserve title height
             } else {
                 this.$title.text(description);
+                MathJax.Hub.Queue(["Typeset",MathJax.Hub,this.$title.get(0)]);
             }
             
             var button_text = this.model.get('button_text');
diff --git a/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget_int.js b/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget_int.js
index c70477b..f6761ab 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget_int.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget_int.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ define(["widgets/js/widget"], function(WidgetManager){
             // Put the slider in a container 
             this.$slider_container = $('<div />')
                 .addClass('widget-hslider')
-                .append(this.$slider)
+                .append(this.$slider);
             this.$el_to_style = this.$slider_container; // Set default element to style
             this.$el.append(this.$slider_container);
             
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ define(["widgets/js/widget"], function(WidgetManager){
                     this.$label.hide();
                 } else {
                     this.$label.text(description);
+                    MathJax.Hub.Queue(["Typeset",MathJax.Hub,this.$label.get(0)]);
                     this.$label.show();
                 }
                 
@@ -192,6 +193,7 @@ define(["widgets/js/widget"], function(WidgetManager){
                     this.$label.hide();
                 } else {
                     this.$label.text(description);
+                    MathJax.Hub.Queue(["Typeset",MathJax.Hub,this.$label.get(0)]);
                     this.$label.show();
                 }
             }
@@ -294,6 +296,7 @@ define(["widgets/js/widget"], function(WidgetManager){
                 this.$label.hide();
             } else {
                 this.$label.text(description);
+                MathJax.Hub.Queue(["Typeset",MathJax.Hub,this.$label.get(0)]);
                 this.$label.show();
             }
             return ProgressView.__super__.update.apply(this);
diff --git a/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget_selection.js b/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget_selection.js
index d6d4f04..f95622e 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget_selection.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget_selection.js
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ define(["widgets/js/widget"], function(WidgetManager){
                     this.$label.hide();
                 } else {
                     this.$label.text(description);
+                    MathJax.Hub.Queue(["Typeset",MathJax.Hub,this.$label.get(0)]);
                     this.$label.show();
                 }
             }
@@ -187,6 +188,7 @@ define(["widgets/js/widget"], function(WidgetManager){
                     this.$label.hide();
                 } else {
                     this.$label.text(description);
+                    MathJax.Hub.Queue(["Typeset",MathJax.Hub,this.$label.get(0)]);
                     this.$label.show();
                 }
             }
@@ -279,6 +281,7 @@ define(["widgets/js/widget"], function(WidgetManager){
                     this.$label.hide();
                 } else {
                     this.$label.text(description);
+                    MathJax.Hub.Queue(["Typeset",MathJax.Hub,this.$label.get(0)]);
                     this.$label.show();
                 }
             }
@@ -362,6 +365,7 @@ define(["widgets/js/widget"], function(WidgetManager){
                     this.$label.hide();
                 } else {
                     this.$label.text(description);
+                    MathJax.Hub.Queue(["Typeset",MathJax.Hub,this.$label.get(0)]);
                     this.$label.show();
                 }
             }
diff --git a/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget_string.js b/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget_string.js
index 4fe80d4..9a97942 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget_string.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/widgets/js/widget_string.js
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ define(["widgets/js/widget"], function(WidgetManager){
                     this.$label.hide();
                 } else {
                     this.$label.text(description);
+                    MathJax.Hub.Queue(["Typeset",MathJax.Hub,this.$label.get(0)]);
                     this.$label.show();
                 }
             }
@@ -185,6 +186,7 @@ define(["widgets/js/widget"], function(WidgetManager){
                     this.$label.hide();
                 } else {
                     this.$label.text(description);
+                    MathJax.Hub.Queue(["Typeset",MathJax.Hub,this.$label.get(0)]);
                     this.$label.show();
                 }
             }