Length

A size or distance, possibly expressed with contextual units.

Typst supports the following length units:

• Points: 72pt
• Millimeters: 254mm
• Centimeters: 2.54cm
• Inches: 1in
• Relative to font size: 2.5em

You can multiply lengths with and divide them by integers and floats.

Example

Fields

• abs: A length with just the absolute component of the current length (that is, excluding the em component).
• em: The amount of em units in this length, as a float.

Methods

Converts this length to points.

Fails with an error if this length has non-zero em units (such as 5em + 2pt instead of just 2pt). Use the abs field (such as in (5em + 2pt).abs.pt()) to ignore the em component of the length (thus converting only its absolute component).

Converts this length to millimeters.

Fails with an error if this length has non-zero em units. See the pt method for more details.

Converts this length to centimeters.

Fails with an error if this length has non-zero em units. See the pt method for more details.

Converts this length to inches.

Fails with an error if this length has non-zero em units. See the pt method for more details.

Resolve this length to an absolute length.