placeElementElement functions can be customized with set and show rules.
set and show rules.Places content at an absolute position.
Placed content will not affect the position of other content. Place is always relative to its parent container and will be in the foreground of all other content in the container. Page margins will be respected.
Example
#set page(height: 60pt)
Hello, world!
#place(
top + right,
square(
width: 20pt,
stroke: 2pt + blue
),
)
ParametersParameters are the inputs to a function. They are specified in parentheses after the function name.
alignmentauto or alignmentPositionalPositional parameters are specified in order, without names.SettableSettable parameters can be customized for all following uses of the function with a set rule.
set rule.Relative to which position in the parent container to place the content.
Cannot be auto if float is false and must be either auto, top, or bottom if float is true.
When an axis of the page is auto sized, all alignments relative to that axis will be ignored, instead, the item will be placed in the origin of the axis.
Default: start
floatSettableSettable parameters can be customized for all following uses of the function with a set rule.
set rule.Whether the placed element has floating layout.
Floating elements are positioned at the top or bottom of the page, displacing in-flow content.
Default: false
View example
#set page(height: 150pt)
#let note(where, body) = place(
center + where,
float: true,
clearance: 6pt,
rect(body),
)
#lorem(10)
#note(bottom)[Bottom 1]
#note(bottom)[Bottom 2]
#lorem(40)
#note(top)[Top]
#lorem(10)
clearanceSettableSettable parameters can be customized for all following uses of the function with a set rule.
set rule.The amount of clearance the placed element has in a floating layout.
Default: 1.5em
dxSettableSettable parameters can be customized for all following uses of the function with a set rule.
set rule.The horizontal displacement of the placed content.
Default: 0pt
View example
#set page(height: 100pt)
#for i in range(16) {
let amount = i * 4pt
place(center, dx: amount - 32pt, dy: amount)[A]
}
dySettableSettable parameters can be customized for all following uses of the function with a set rule.
set rule.The vertical displacement of the placed content.
Default: 0pt
body
The content to place.