Draft:Typst

Typst was developed since 2019^[3] and first published in 2022 by Laurenz Mädje and Martin Haug for their masters theses at Technische Universität Berlin.^[10][11] In March 2023, the Typst compiler was released as open-source, and Typst simultaneously announced the beta version of its web app.^[12] As of 2025, the app does not use the beta label anymore.

Typst is a markup language, similar to Markdown, "designed to be as powerful as LaTeX while being much easier to learn and use."^[5] Its compiler is incremental for quick update of the document preview.^[6][3]

Typst has three modes. By default, the user is in Markup mode, which can be used primarily for text. Math mode is applied to text enclosed between dollar signs ($) and is designed for writing mathematical formulas.^[6][3] The scripting language is executed in code mode and marked with a hashtag (#) in front of the command.^[13] Typst uses dedicated syntax for common formatting elements such as headings, strong emphasis and emphasis, while markup without dedicated syntax is accessed using functions in code mode.^[3]

Unlike LaTeX, there are no minimum requirements for the structure of a document. Furthermore, packages frequently used in LaTeX do not need to be imported, as many functions are already implemented in the system.^[6] For missing functions, Typst supports community-provided packages and templates.^[3] Packages allow, among other things, integration with other programming languages and environments, such as generating illustrations with external tools.^[14]

Compared with LaTeX, Typst has relatively fewer specialized packages available.^[3] As of June 2025, Ijimai is the only journal that accepts manuscripts written in Typst.^[8][15]

Typst has native document export for PDF, PNG and SVG formats, with PDF/A^[3] and PDF/UA-1 output available.^[16]

Typst documents are written in a text editor and compiled to produce output files such as PDFs. A language server has been developed for Typst that can be installed as a plug-in for text editors such as VS Code, Neovim, enabling users to compile Typst documents directly within the editor.^[9][17] Typst has also been integrated into other software, notably Quarto^[18], and Pandoc.^[3][19]

Zerodha adopted Typst for generating transactions records citing its ease of use and performance, transitioning from LuaLaTeX.^[20] Scientists working on SciPy conference proceedings adopted Typst for PDF generation.^[21]

The example below shows the input to Typst and the corresponding output from the system:

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#set page(paper: "a4") #set text(lang: "en") #set par(justify: true) // Comments are introduced by a double backslash = Fibonacci-Sequence // '=' starts a heading In mathematics, the Fibonacci sequence is a sequence in which each element is the sum of the two elements that precede it. @wikipedia-fibonacci // '@' references figures, sections or sources found in the bibliography The Fibonacci sequence is defined through the recurrence relation $F_n = F_(n-1) + F_(n-2)$. It can also be expressed in _closed form:_ // '_' emphasizes the enclosed text $ F_n = floor(1 / sqrt(5) phi.alt^n), quad phi.alt = (1 + sqrt(5)) / 2 $ //'$' parses the enclosed text as math formulas #let count = 14 #let nums = range(1, count + 1) #let fib(n) = ( if n <= 2 { 1 } else { fib(n - 1) + fib(n - 2) } ) // '#' switches to 'code mode' and 'let' defines variables such as 'count' and functions such as 'fib(n)' The first #count numbers of the infinite sequence are: #align(center, table( columns: count, ..nums.map(n => $F_#n$), ..nums.map(n => str(fib(n))), ) ) #bibliography("sources.bib") // Code mode can also be used to embed variables in content, create graphics such as tables, embed information from other files, or set rules

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