ClassicThesis for Typst

A Typst template inspired by André Miede's ClassicThesis LaTeX style, which is an homage to Robert Bringhurst's The Elements of Typographic Style.

Features

• Elegant typography with Palatino-style fonts (TeX Gyre Pagella)
• Spaced small caps for chapter and section headings
• Classic book design with proper margins and running headers
• Part pages with optional preamble text
• Theorem environments (theorem, definition, example, remark)
• Clean code blocks with monospace fonts

Quick Start

typst init @preview/classicthesis:0.1.0 my-book
cd my-book
typst compile main.typ

Usage

#import "@preview/classicthesis:0.1.0": *

#show: classicthesis.with(
  title: "My Book Title",
  subtitle: "A Subtitle",
  author: "Author Name",
  date: "2025",
  dedication: [To my readers.],
  abstract: [This book explores...],
)

#part("Part One", preamble: [Introduction to the topic.])

= Chapter One

Your content here...

== Section

More content...

Template Options

Option	Type	Description
title	string	Document title
subtitle	string	Optional subtitle
author	string	Author name
date	string	Publication date
paper	string	Paper size (default: "a4")
lang	string	Language code (default: "en")
dedication	content	Optional dedication page
abstract	content	Optional abstract

Environments

Theorem

#theorem(title: "Pythagorean Theorem")[
  In a right triangle, $a^2 + b^2 = c^2$.
]

Definition

#definition(title: "Algorithm")[
  A finite sequence of well-defined instructions.
]

Example

#example(title: "Sorting")[
  QuickSort has average complexity $O(n log n)$.
]

Remark

#remark()[
  This is an additional observation.
]

Part

#part("Part Title", preamble: [
  Optional descriptive text for this part.
])

Recommended Fonts

For the authentic ClassicThesis look, install these fonts:

• TeX Gyre Pagella - Palatino clone (main text)
• Fira Code - Monospace with ligatures (code)

On Ubuntu/Debian:

sudo apt install fonts-texgyre fonts-firacode

Colors

The template defines these colors for customization:

• halfgray - Chapter numbers
• maroon - Part titles
• royalblue - Links
• webgreen - Citation links
• webbrown - URL links

Credits

• Original ClassicThesis LaTeX template by André Miede
• Typographic principles from The Elements of Typographic Style by Robert Bringhurst
• Typst port by Adwiteey Mauriya

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.