Stretchable parentheses in text labels in Graphics

Question

I'm trying to annotate a plot with points of the form $\left(\frac{1}{2},\frac{1}{2}\right)$; my problem is that the parentheses don't stretch to cover the fraction. I think that what I want to do is to use a StyleBox inside the Graphics primitive to allow me to format the string using SpanMaxSize, but StyleBox is not a text string. I cannot figure out how to make this work. Is there an easier way?

So for example, if I use

Graphics[Text[Style["(1/2,sqrt(3)/2)", Black, 12], {-1.1, .8}]]

with the 1/2 and sqrt(3)/2 formatted in OutputForm, I get

Answer 1

In graphics, Text objects render in TraditionalForm. In TraditionalForm, parentheses are used instead of square brackets. So you can achieve what you want by using an expression with an invisible head:

Graphics[Text[Style[Invisible[""][1/2,Sqrt[3]/2],Black,12],{-1.1,.8}]]

There are other ways to achieve this behavior, but they require learning a bit about how boxes work.

Answer 2

<< MaTeX`

Plot[0, {x, -1, 1}, 
    Epilog -> { Point[{-1/2, Sqrt[3]/2}], 
            Inset[MaTeX[
                    "\\left(-\\frac{1}{2},\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}\\right)"], {-1/2 + 
                        0.1, Sqrt[3]/2 - 0.3}]}]