Foundations

Foundational types and functions.

Here, you'll find documentation for basic data types like integers and strings as well as details about core computational functions.

Definitions

	Name	Description
—	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.