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overlineElement
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Adds a line over text.

Example

#overline[A line over text.]
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Parameters
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stroke
auto or length or color or gradient or stroke or pattern or dictionary
Settable
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How to stroke the line.

If set to auto, takes on the text's color and a thickness defined in the current font.

Default: auto

View example
#set text(fill: olive)
#overline(
  stroke: green.darken(20%),
  offset: -12pt,
  [The Forest Theme],
)
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offset
auto or length
Settable
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The position of the line relative to the baseline. Read from the font tables if auto.

Default: auto

View example
#overline(offset: -1.2em)[
  The Tale Of A Faraway Line II
]
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extent
length
Settable
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The amount by which to extend the line beyond (or within if negative) the content.

Default: 0pt

View example
#set overline(extent: 4pt)
#set underline(extent: 4pt)
#overline(underline[Typography Today])
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evade
bool
Settable
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Whether the line skips sections in which it would collide with the glyphs.

Default: true

View example
#overline(
  evade: false,
  offset: -7.5pt,
  stroke: 1pt,
  extent: 3pt,
  [Temple],
)
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background
bool
Settable
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Whether the line is placed behind the content it overlines.

Default: false

View example
#set overline(stroke: (thickness: 1em, paint: maroon, cap: "round"))
#overline(background: true)[This is stylized.] \
#overline(background: false)[This is partially hidden.]
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body
content
RequiredPositional
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The content to add a line over.