smartquoteElementElementElement functions can be customized with set and show rules.
Element
Element functions can be customized with
set and show rules.A language-aware quote that reacts to its context.
Automatically turns into an appropriate opening or closing quote based on the active text language.
Example
"This is in quotes."
#set text(lang: "de")
"Das ist in Anführungszeichen."
#set text(lang: "fr")
"C'est entre guillemets."
Syntax
This function also has dedicated syntax: The normal quote characters
(' and "). Typst automatically makes your quotes smart.
ParameterParameterParameters are input values for functions. Specify them in parentheses after the function name.
Parameter
Parameters are input values for functions. Specify them in parentheses after the function name.
smartquote(,,,)->doubleSettableSettableSettable parameters can be set using the set rule, changing the default value used thereafter.
doubleSettable
Settable
Settable parameters can be set using the
set rule, changing the default value used thereafter.Whether this should be a double quote.
Default value:
trueenabledSettableSettableSettable parameters can be set using the set rule, changing the default value used thereafter.
enabledSettable
Settable
Settable parameters can be set using the
set rule, changing the default value used thereafter.Whether smart quotes are enabled.
To disable smartness for a single quote, you can also escape it with a backslash.
Show example
#set smartquote(enabled: false)
These are "dumb" quotes.
Default value:
truealternativeSettableSettableSettable parameters can be set using the set rule, changing the default value used thereafter.
alternativeSettable
Settable
Settable parameters can be set using the
set rule, changing the default value used thereafter.Whether to use alternative quotes.
Does nothing for languages that don't have alternative quotes, or if explicit quotes were set.
Show example
#set text(lang: "de")
#set smartquote(alternative: true)
"Das ist in anderen Anführungszeichen."
Default value:
falsequotesSettableSettableSettable parameters can be set using the set rule, changing the default value used thereafter.
quotesSettable
Settable
Settable parameters can be set using the
set rule, changing the default value used thereafter.The quotes to use.
- When set to
auto, the appropriate single quotes for the text language will be used. This is the default. - Custom quotes can be passed as a string, array, or dictionary of either
- string: a string consisting of two characters containing the opening and closing double quotes (characters here refer to Unicode grapheme clusters)
- array: an array containing the opening and closing double quotes
- dictionary: a dictionary containing the double and single quotes, each
specified as either
auto, string, or array
Show example
#set text(lang: "de")
'Das sind normale Anführungszeichen.'
#set smartquote(quotes: "()")
"Das sind eigene Anführungszeichen."
#set smartquote(quotes: (single: ("[[", "]]"), double: auto))
'Das sind eigene Anführungszeichen.'
Default value:
auto