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placard (noun) A sign or notice for display in a public place.

A Typst package for creating simple posters.

#import "@preview/placard:0.1.0": placard, card
Light Poster Layout Dark Poster Layout

Configuration

The placard function is designed to be highly modular. You can pass dictionaries to colors, sizes, fonts, and styles to override specific elements without touching the rest of the theme.

Core Parameters

Parameter Type Default Description
title string "Poster Title" The main heading of the poster.
authors array () A list of author names displayed below the title.
scheme string "light" Base theme: "light" (Warm Linen) or "dark" (Midnight).
paper string "a1" Standard poster paper size (e.g., "a0", "a1", "a2").
num-columns int 2 Number of columns for the body content.
gutter length 1.5em Spacing between columns.
scaling float 1.0 Global multiplier for all text sizes (great for scaling A1 to A0).

Modular Dictionaries

In addition to the parameter above, the placard-function can override its default values using the following dictionaries and their options:

Colors (colors)

Overrides the monochromatic theme defaults.

  • paper-fill: Background color of the entire poster.
  • card-fill: Background color inside the cards.
  • card-border: Color of the card outlines.
  • title / heading / text: Respective text colors.
  • accent: Used for Level 2 headings and lines.

Sizes (sizes)

Values are automatically multiplied by the scaling factor.

  • title: Main title size (Default: 65pt).
  • h1 / h2: Card headings and sub-headings.
  • body / card: Main text sizes.
  • authors / footer: Supporting text sizes.

Fonts (fonts)

Configure fonts for each part of the poster.

  • title, authors, body, headings, card, footer.

Styles (styles)

Toggles specific typographic features.

  • title-smallcaps: (Default: false)
  • h1-smallcaps: (Default: true)
  • h2-smallcaps: (Default: true)

The footer parameter takes a dictionary to e.g. manage the institutional information.

footer: (
  content: [Company XY7],
  logo: image("logo.png"),
  logo-placement: right,
  text-placement: left,
)

The card Element

Use the card function within your body to wrap content in a consistent container.

Parameter Type Description
title string Automatically creates a Level 1 heading inside the card.
fill color Override the background for a specific card.
border-stroke stroke Override the border style for a specific card.
gap length Vertical space after the card (Default: 1em).

Example Usage

Poster Example Preview 
#show: placard.with(
  title: "Creating Posters using Typst",
  authors: ("John Doe", "Max Mustermann"),
  flipped: true,
  sizes: (card: 23pt),
  paper: "a2",
  colors: (
    accent: rgb("#498ca9"),
    title: rgb("#498ca9")
  ),
  footer: (content: [*Institute of Typesetting* \ Jan 2026]),
  fonts: (
    title: "SF Pro Rounded",
    card: "Monaspace Neon NF",
    headings: "SF Pro Rounded",
    authors: "Monaspace Neon NF"
  )
)

#card(title: "Introduction")[
  #lorem(25)
]

#colbreak()

#card(title: "Methodology")[
  #lorem(20)
]