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listElement

Element functions can be customized with set and show rules.

A bullet list.

Displays a sequence of items vertically, with each item introduced by a marker.

Example

Normal list.
- Text
- Math
- Layout
- ...

Multiple lines.
- This list item spans multiple
  lines because it is indented.

Function call.
#list(
  [Foundations],
  [Calculate],
  [Construct],
  [Data Loading],
)

Syntax

This functions also has dedicated syntax: Start a line with a hyphen, followed by a space to create a list item. A list item can contain multiple paragraphs and other block-level content. All content that is indented more than an item's marker becomes part of that item.

Parameters

Parameters are the inputs to a function. They are specified in parentheses after the function name.

tight

bool

Settable

Settable parameters can be customized for all following uses of the function with a set rule.

If this is false, the items are spaced apart with list spacing. If it is true, they use normal leading instead. This makes the list more compact, which can look better if the items are short.

In markup mode, the value of this parameter is determined based on whether items are separated with a blank line. If items directly follow each other, this is set to true; if items are separated by a blank line, this is set to false.

Default: true

View example

- If a list has a lot of text, and
  maybe other inline content, it
  should not be tight anymore.

- To make a list wide, simply insert
  a blank line between the items.

marker

content or array or function

Settable

Settable parameters can be customized for all following uses of the function with a set rule.

The marker which introduces each item.

Instead of plain content, you can also pass an array with multiple markers that should be used for nested lists. If the list nesting depth exceeds the number of markers, the markers are cycled. For total control, you may pass a function that maps the list's nesting depth (starting from 0) to a desired marker.

Default: ([•], [‣], [–])

View example

#set list(marker: [--])
- A more classic list
- With en-dashes

#set list(marker: ([•], [--]))
- Top-level
  - Nested
  - Items
- Items

indent

length

Settable

Settable parameters can be customized for all following uses of the function with a set rule.

The indent of each item.

Default: 0pt

body-indent

length

Settable

Settable parameters can be customized for all following uses of the function with a set rule.

The spacing between the marker and the body of each item.

Default: 0.5em

spacing

auto or relative or fraction

Settable

Settable parameters can be customized for all following uses of the function with a set rule.

The spacing between the items of a wide (non-tight) list.

If set to auto, uses the spacing below blocks.

Default: auto

children

content

RequiredPositional

Positional parameters are specified in order, without names.

Variadic

Variadic parameters can be specified multiple times.

The bullet list's children.

When using the list syntax, adjacent items are automatically collected into lists, even through constructs like for loops.

View example

#for letter in "ABC" [
  - Letter #letter
]

Definitions

Functions and types and can have associated definitions. These are accessed by specifying the function or type, followed by a period, and then the definition's name.

itemElement

Element functions can be customized with set and show rules.

A bullet list item.

body

content

RequiredPositional

Positional parameters are specified in order, without names.

The item's body.

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