texst

TeXst is a Typst package for LaTeX-like academic paper formatting.

Start Here

#import "@preview/texst:0.1.2": paper

or use all the helpers:

#import "@preview/texst:0.1.2": paper, nneq, caption-note, table-note, theorem, proof, prop, lem, rem, asp, cmain, csub, caption-with-note

Fastest Way to Use It

Copy this into your main.typ:

#import "@preview/texst:0.1.2": paper, nneq, caption-note, table-note, theorem, proof, prop, lem, rem, asp, cmain, csub, caption-with-note

#show: doc => paper(
  title: [Paper Title],
  subtitle: [Optional Subtitle],
  authors: (
    (name: [Author One]),
    (name: [Author Two]),
  ),
  date: datetime.today().display("[month repr:long] [day], [year]"),
  abstract: [Write a concise abstract here.],
  doc,
)

#outline(title: [Contents])

#heading(level: 1)[Introduction]

Start writing your paper.

#heading(level: 1)[Appendix]

#heading(level: 2)[Additional Material]

Add supplementary details here.

Initialize a Template Project

typst init @preview/texst:0.1.2

This generates a starter project from template/main.typ.

Migrate an Existing Typst File

Example prompt for an LLM agent:

Migrate this Typst file to use the texst package.

Requirements:
- Use: #import "@preview/texst:0.1.2": paper
- Wrap document with:
  #show: doc => paper(
    title: [...],
    subtitle: [...],
    authors: (...),
    date: ...,
    abstract: [...],
    doc,
  )
- Preserve all existing section content and citations.
- Remove or refactor conflicting layout/title macros.
- Return a complete updated .typ file.

What paper(...) Does

paper(...) applies:

• page layout and numbering
• typography defaults
• heading style and spacing
• table/figure alignment and numbering
• equation and reference behavior
• title block and abstract formatting

Your document content is passed through doc.

Public API

• paper(title:, subtitle:, authors:, date:, abstract:, style:, doc)
• nneq(eq) (unnumbered display equation)
• caption-note(body)
• caption-with-note(title, note)
• table-note(body)
• cmain(body, color:), csub(body, color:)
• theorem, proof, prop, lem, rem, asp

Style Overrides

Pass a style dictionary to override defaults:

#show: doc => paper(
  title: [Styled Paper],
  style: (
    body_font: "Libertinus Serif",
    font_size: 11pt,
    line_spacing: 1.05em,
    page_margin: (x: 1in, y: 1in),
    heading_numbering: "1.",
    cmain_color: rgb(20, 40, 120),
    csub_color: rgb(70, 90, 130),
    accent_link: rgb(20, 40, 120),
    accent_ref: rgb(20, 40, 120),
    accent_cite: rgb(20, 40, 120),
    accent_footnote: rgb(20, 40, 120),
  ),
  doc,
)

Common keys include:

• page_margin, page_numbering
• body_font, body_size, font_size, body_color
• paragraph_leading, line_spacing, paragraph_indent
• heading_numbering, heading_size, heading_weight, heading_color
• title_size, subtitle_size, title_leading, abstract_size, abstract_leading
• cmain_color, csub_color
• accent_main (legacy global accent fallback)
• accent_link, accent_ref, accent_cite, accent_footnote

Local Development

• examples/minimal.typ is the local smoke test.
• template/main.typ is the package template entrypoint.
• Compile locally:

typst compile --root . examples/minimal.typ /tmp/minimal.pdf