Is writing math in <figcaption> supported?

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Summary

I want to write math in <figcaption> but it doesn't get rendered. I wonder if it supported at all.

Expected behavior

I expect to see rendered math

Actual behavior

I see the commands I use to type math instead.

Steps to reproduce

1. Use the <figure> example in the HTML sample of mdmath
2. Add to the caption: c $a$ c. Save and compile
3. Observe that $a$ is not rendered in LaTeX.

Code example

<figure>
  <img src="./img/triangle.png">
  <figcaption>Fig 1: The right triangle c $a$ c</figcaption>
</figure>

     Operating system: macOS 14.5 (Sonoma)
       VSCode version: 1.91.1
Markdown+Math version: 2.7.4