Foundations

Definitions

• arguments
  Captured arguments to a function.
• array
  A sequence of values.
• assert
  Ensures that a condition is fulfilled.
• auto
  A value that indicates a smart default.
• bool
  A type with two states.
• bytes
  A sequence of bytes.
• calc
  Module for calculations and processing of numeric values.
• content
  A piece of document content.
• datetime
  Represents a date, a time, or a combination of both.
• decimal
  A fixed-point decimal number type.
• dictionary
  A map from string keys to values.
• duration
  Represents a positive or negative span of time.
• eval
  Evaluates a string as Typst code.
• float
  A floating-point number.
• function
  A mapping from argument values to a return value.
• int
  A whole number.
• label
  A label for an element.
• module
  A collection of variables and functions that are commonly related to a single theme.
• none
  A value that indicates the absence of any other value.
• panic
  Fails with an error.
• plugin
  Loads a WebAssembly module.
• regex
  A regular expression.
• repr
  Returns the string representation of a value.
• selector
  A filter for selecting elements within the document.
• std
  A module that contains all globally accessible items.
• str
  A sequence of Unicode codepoints.
• symbol
  A Unicode symbol.
• sys
  Module for system interactions.
• target
  Returns the current export target.
• type
  Describes a kind of value.
• version
  A version with an arbitrary number of components.