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canvas

canvas(
length: lengthratio,debug: bool,background: nonecolor,padding: nonenumberarraydictionary,body: nonearrayelement,
) -> content

Sets up a canvas for drawing on.

length:

length or ratio
Default: 1cm​

Used to specify what 1 coordinate unit is. If given a ratio, that ratio is relative to the containing elements width!

body:

none or array or element
​

A code block in which functions from the draw module have been called.

background:

none or color
Default: none​

A color to be used for the background of the canvas.

padding:

none or number or array or dictionary
Default: none​

How much padding to add to the canvas. none applies no padding. A number applies padding to all sides equally. A dictionary applies padding following Typst's pad function: https://typst.app/docs/reference/layout/pad/. An array follows CSS like padding: (y, x), (top, x, bottom) or (top, right, bottom, left).

debug:

bool
Default: false​

Shows the bounding boxes of each element when true.