When writing a research paper in a single html page, we can use Pandoc’s fenced Div blocks to create theorem environments. Using the css pseudo element ::before and counter property, we can add theorem name, number, and title to the theorem environment. Here is an example.

Suppose we have the theorem.

::: {.thm title="(Fundamental Theorem of Algebra)" id="thm:FTA"}
Let $p(x)$ be a polynomial of degree $n>0$ with complex coefficients. Then $p(x)$ has exactly $n$ linear factors over the complex number field.
$$p(x)=a\left(x-{c}_{1}\right)\left(x-{c}_{2}\right)…\left(x-{c}_{n}\right)$$
where ${c}_{1},{c}_{2},…,{c}_{n}$ are complex numbers and $a$ is the leading coefficient.
:::


Then the following css will added theorem name, number and title before the content of the theorem.

body {
counter-reset: thmnumber;
}
.thm {
counter-increment: thmnumber;
}
.thm::before {
content: "Theorem " counter(thmnumber) " " attr(name);
}


To add the section number to the theorem number, we can define a section counter similarly and add to the content of .thm::before.

Because the counter value can only be used by the content property, using the counter to create the theorem number will not help cross-referencing. Instead, within a single html file, we can use jQuery to create numbered theorems and make cross-reference available.

$(document).ready(function () {$('.thm').each(function(index,value) {
thmnumber=index+1;
$(this).attr('number', thmnumber); thmid=(this).getAttribute('id'); thmtitle=(this).getAttribute('title'); if (thmtitle==null) { thmtitle=''; }; if (thmid==null) {$(this).prepend('<span><strong>'+
'Theorem '+thmnumber+' '+ thmtitle +
'</strong></span>');
}
else {
$(this).prepend('<span id="'+thmid+'"><strong>'+ 'Theorem '+thmnumber+' '+ thmtitle + '</strong></span>'); } }); })  The following are examples. Let$p(x)$be a polynomial of degree$n>0$with complex coefficients. Then$p(x)$has exactly$n$linear factors over the complex number field. $$p(x)=a\left(x-{c}_{1}\right)\left(x-{c}_{2}\right)…\left(x-{c}_{n}\right)$$ where${c}_{1},{c}_{2},…,{c}_{n}$are complex numbers and$a\$ is the leading coefficient.
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Edited on 2021/06/09