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I tried the solutions given in How do I remove the little × that shows up in the frontend when typing? and Getting rid of the horrible Times x in Mathematica 12.3.

They work for standard expressions: no little x shows up any more. But for Inactivated expressions the little x still shows up. How to remove the little x in this case as well?

Sin[2*x]
Inactivate[Sin[2*x]]

example of inactivated code in which the little x for times still appears

it looks like Inactivate prevents formatting settings to be applied as well. So I need a way to override this.

Using V 13.0 on windows 10

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  • $\begingroup$ it's really annoying! Try Inactive[Sin][2 x] $\endgroup$
    – rmw
    Dec 27, 2021 at 13:55
  • $\begingroup$ Yes, it works now. But this will not work for large inactivate expression when I have many things inside it. I can't really change it this way. For example Inactivate[Integrate[Sin[2 x], x]] The Sin[2*x] was a simple example. $\endgroup$
    – Nasser
    Dec 27, 2021 at 14:02
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    $\begingroup$ Or perhaps activating only multiplication: Activate[Inactivate[Integrate[Sin[2 x], x]], Times]. $\endgroup$
    – Domen
    Dec 27, 2021 at 14:11
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    $\begingroup$ Why not? Inactivate[Sin[2*x], Except[Times]]? $\endgroup$
    – chuy
    Dec 27, 2021 at 15:13
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    $\begingroup$ In Mathematica Preferences | Appearance | Formatting | Multiplication you can select the symbol used from {Space, Center Dot, *, x} $\endgroup$
    – Bob Hanlon
    Dec 27, 2021 at 15:45

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Method 1 – Activate Times

Activate[Inactivate[Integrate[Sin[2 x], x]], Times]

Method 2 – Change the behaviour of TagBox

I am not completely sure this is the right way to change the behaviour of boxes, but it does the job.

Unprotect[TagBox];
TagBox["\[Times]", "InactiveToken", __] = "";
Protect[TagBox];

Inactivate[Integrate[Sin[2 x], x]]

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