A LaTeX-style book template for Typst. Provides part/chapter/section structure, frontmatter/mainmatter/appendix/backmatter book parts, theorem environments, subfigures, Harvard-style citations, and bibliography.

Version: 0.0.1 · Updated: 2026-09-18

Quick Start

#import "@preview/latexy-book:0.0.1": book, frontmatter, mainmatter, appendix, backmatter

#show: book.with(
  title: "Book Title",
  subtitle: "Book Subtitle",
  author: "Author Name",
  date: datetime.today().display("[month repr:long] [day], [year]"),
  titlepage: true,
)

// Front matter: roman page numbers, no heading numbering
#frontmatter()
= Foreword
Some text...

// Insert table of contents here
#content()

// Main matter: arabic page numbers, Part/Chapter numbering, counters reset
#mainmatter()
= Part I
== Chapter 1
Some text in Chapter 1.

== Chapter 2
More text.

// Appendix: chapters labeled A, B, C...
#appendix()
= Appendix A
Appendix content.

// Back matter: no heading numbering
#backmatter()
= Afterword
Closing remarks.

// Bibliography (Chicago author-date style)
#bibliography("refs.bib")

book() parameters

Book Parts

Transitions between parts automatically reset all figure / equation / theorem counters so numbering restarts from 1.

Heading Structure

Numbering format:

• mainmatter: 1.1, 1.1.1, … (chapter.section.subsection)
• appendix: A.1, A.1.1, … (letter.section.subsection)
• frontmatter / backmatter: no heading numbering

Outline

Call #outline() anywhere in your document (usually in the frontmatter) to generate a table of contents. Entries are paginated and hyperlinked.

Theorem Environments

All theorem-like environments are rendered as styled boxes with numbered captions. Counter resets at each Chapter or Appendix.

#theorem(caption: "Pythagorean Theorem")[
  For a right triangle with legs a, b and hypotenuse c:

  $a^2 + b^2 = c^2$
]

All environments accept a caption: parameter (optional) and an optional label for cross-referencing (e.g. <def:my-definition>).

Code

The #code environment renders a syntax-highlighted code block with a header bar, optional line numbers, and optional language label. It is numbered like other theorem environments (1.1, A.1, …).

#code(caption: "Bubble Sort")[
```python
def bubble_sort(arr):
    n = len(arr)
    for i in range(n):
        for j in range(0, n - i - 1):
            if arr[j] > arr[j + 1]:
                arr[j], arr[j + 1] = arr[j + 1], arr[j]
```
]

Optional parameters:

Figures, Tables, Equations

Figures and tables use Typst’s built-in #figure() and #table(). Equations use $...$ blocks or #math.equation(). All are automatically numbered per chapter:

• mainmatter: Figure 1.1, Table 1.1, (1.1)
• appendix: Figure A.1, Table A.1, (A.1)

#figure(image("diagram.png"), caption: "System architecture") <fig:arch>

$
x = \frac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a}
$ <eq:quadratic>

See @fig:arch for the layout and @eq:quadratic for the formula.

References are rendered as blue clickable links with the proper numbering.

Subfigures

Use #subfigure() inside a #figure() to create labeled sub-figures (a), (b), ©, … Each subfigure is optionally captioned. The subfigure counter resets at each new parent figure.

#figure(
  caption: "System components",
)[
  #grid(
    columns: (1fr, 1fr),
    subfigure(
      image("a.png"),
      caption: "Data collection module",
    ),
    subfigure(
      image("b.png"),
      caption: "Processing module",
    ),
  )
] <fig:sub>

Citations

Harvard author-date style via citep (parenthetical) and citet (textual):

#citep(<famaCrossSectionExpectedStock1992>, <lamontFinancialConstraintsStock2001>)
// → (Fama & French, 1992; Lamont, 2001)

#citet(<famaCrossSectionExpectedStock1992>)
// → Fama and French (1992)

Bibliography uses Chicago author-date style:

#bibliography("refs.bib")

License

MIT-0