A short Typst primer¶

Typst is a language for writing documents. You type plain text with a few marks for formatting, and Typst lays out the pages for you. This page covers just enough to get going. The official Typst documentation explains everything in depth.

Text¶

You type	You get
`bold`	bold
`_italic_`	italic
`code`	`code`
`= Heading`	A top-level heading
`== Subheading`	A smaller heading
`- item`	A bullet point
`+ item`	A numbered item
An empty line	A new paragraph

Math¶

Put math between dollar signs. With spaces inside the dollar signs, the formula gets its own line.

The area is $pi r^2$.

$ sum_(i=1)^n i = (n(n+1))/2 $

Commands¶

A # starts a command. Commands insert things or change how the document looks.

#image("photo.jpg", width: 60%)

#table(
  columns: 2,
  [Name], [Age],
  [Ada], [36],
)

Setting the look¶

#set changes the style for everything that follows.

#set page(paper: "a4", margin: 2cm)
#set text(font: "Noto Sans", size: 11pt)
#set heading(numbering: "1.")

In TypstDrive, Page settings in the toolbar writes these lines for you, and the font picker lists every font you can use.

Comments¶

Lines that start with // are notes for yourself and do not appear in the document. Press Ctrl+/ to turn the selected lines into comments and back.

Learn more¶

Typst tutorial
Typst reference
Typst Universe for templates and packages

These links go to the official Typst website. TypstDrive is not part of the Typst project.