diff --git a/crates/typst-docs/src/lib.rs b/crates/typst-docs/src/lib.rs
index fae94a6fa..4dda2c0d7 100644
--- a/crates/typst-docs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/typst-docs/src/lib.rs
@@ -214,7 +214,8 @@ pub struct CategoryModel {
     pub details: Html,
     pub kind: &'static str,
     pub items: Vec<CategoryItem>,
-    pub shorthands: Option<Vec<SymbolModel>>,
+    pub markup_shorthands: Option<Vec<SymbolModel>>,
+    pub math_shorthands: Option<Vec<SymbolModel>>,
 }
 
 /// Details about a category item.
@@ -325,13 +326,20 @@ fn category_page(resolver: &dyn Resolver, category: &str) -> PageModel {
     items.sort_by_cached_key(|item| item.name.clone());
 
     // Add symbol pages. These are ordered manually.
-    let mut shorthands = vec![];
+    let mut markup_shorthands = vec![];
+    let mut math_shorthands = vec![];
     if category == "symbols" {
         for module in ["sym", "emoji"] {
             let subpage = symbol_page(resolver, &route, module);
             let BodyModel::Symbols(model) = &subpage.body else { continue };
-            shorthands.extend(
-                model.list.iter().filter(|symbol| symbol.shorthand.is_some()).cloned(),
+            let list = &model.list;
+            markup_shorthands.extend(
+                list.iter()
+                    .filter(|symbol| symbol.markup_shorthand.is_some())
+                    .cloned(),
+            );
+            math_shorthands.extend(
+                list.iter().filter(|symbol| symbol.math_shorthand.is_some()).cloned(),
             );
 
             items.push(CategoryItem {
@@ -361,7 +369,8 @@ fn category_page(resolver: &dyn Resolver, category: &str) -> PageModel {
             details: Html::markdown(resolver, details(category)),
             kind,
             items,
-            shorthands: Some(shorthands),
+            markup_shorthands: Some(markup_shorthands),
+            math_shorthands: Some(math_shorthands),
         }),
         children,
     }
@@ -659,7 +668,8 @@ fn types_page(resolver: &dyn Resolver, parent: &str) -> PageModel {
             details: Html::markdown(resolver, details("types")),
             kind: "Types",
             items,
-            shorthands: None,
+            markup_shorthands: None,
+            math_shorthands: None,
         }),
         children,
     }
@@ -836,7 +846,8 @@ pub struct SymbolsModel {
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct SymbolModel {
     pub name: String,
-    pub shorthand: Option<&'static str>,
+    pub markup_shorthand: Option<&'static str>,
+    pub math_shorthand: Option<&'static str>,
     pub codepoint: u32,
     pub accent: bool,
     pub unicode_name: Option<String>,
@@ -859,13 +870,14 @@ fn symbol_page(resolver: &dyn Resolver, parent: &str, name: &str) -> PageModel {
         };
 
         for (variant, c) in symbol.variants() {
+            let shorthand = |list: &[(&'static str, char)]| {
+                list.iter().copied().find(|&(_, x)| x == c).map(|(s, _)| s)
+            };
+
             list.push(SymbolModel {
                 name: complete(variant),
-                shorthand: typst::syntax::ast::Shorthand::LIST
-                    .iter()
-                    .copied()
-                    .find(|&(_, x)| x == c)
-                    .map(|(s, _)| s),
+                markup_shorthand: shorthand(typst::syntax::ast::Shorthand::MARKUP_LIST),
+                math_shorthand: shorthand(typst::syntax::ast::Shorthand::MATH_LIST),
                 codepoint: c as u32,
                 accent: typst::eval::Symbol::combining_accent(c).is_some(),
                 unicode_name: unicode_names2::name(c)
diff --git a/crates/typst-syntax/src/ast.rs b/crates/typst-syntax/src/ast.rs
index c2755d0c6..2ea318a7f 100644
--- a/crates/typst-syntax/src/ast.rs
+++ b/crates/typst-syntax/src/ast.rs
@@ -435,16 +435,18 @@ node! {
 }
 
 impl Shorthand {
-    /// A list of all shorthands.
-    pub const LIST: &[(&'static str, char)] = &[
-        // Both.
+    /// A list of all shorthands in markup mode.
+    pub const MARKUP_LIST: &[(&'static str, char)] = &[
         ("...", '…'),
-        // Text only.
         ("~", '\u{00A0}'),
         ("--", '\u{2013}'),
         ("---", '\u{2014}'),
         ("-?", '\u{00AD}'),
-        // Math only.
+    ];
+
+    /// A list of all shorthands in math mode.
+    pub const MATH_LIST: &[(&'static str, char)] = &[
+        ("...", '…'),
         ("-", '\u{2212}'),
         ("'", '′'),
         ("*", '∗'),
@@ -487,8 +489,7 @@ impl Shorthand {
     /// Get the shorthanded character.
     pub fn get(&self) -> char {
         let text = self.0.text();
-        Self::LIST
-            .iter()
+        (Self::MARKUP_LIST.iter().chain(Self::MATH_LIST))
             .find(|&&(s, _)| s == text)
             .map_or_else(char::default, |&(_, c)| c)
     }