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Flat Brace

flat-brace(
start: coordinate,end: coordinate,flip: bool,debug: bool,name: strnone,..style: style,
)

Draw a flat curly brace between two points.

cetz.decorations.flat-brace((0,1),(2,1))

cetz.decorations.flat-brace((0,0),(2,0),
  curves: .2,
  aspect: 25%)
cetz.decorations.flat-brace((0,-1),(2,-1),
  outer-curves: 0,
  aspect: 75%)

This mimics the braces from TikZ's decorations.pathreplacing library. In contrast to the brace function, these braces use straight line segments, resulting in better looks for long braces with a small amplitude.

start:

coordinate
​

Start point

end:

coordinate
​

End point

flip:

bool
Default: false​

Flip the brace around

name:

str or none
Default: none​

Element name for querying anchors

..style:

style
​

Style key-value pairs

Styling​

Root: flat-brace

amplitude:

number
Default: 0.3​

Determines how much the brace rises above the base line.

  • aspect (ratio) = 50% Determines the fraction of the total length where the spike will be placed.

    curves:

    number or auto or array
    Default: auto​

    Curviness factor of the brace, a factor of 0 means no curves.

    outer-curves:

    number or auto or array
    Default: auto​

    Curviness factor of the outer curves of the brace. A factor of 0 means no curves.

Anchors​

  • start Where the brace starts, same as the start parameter.
  • end Where the brace end, same as the end parameter.
  • spike Point of the spike's top.
  • content Point to place content/text at, in front of the spike.
  • center Center of the enclosing rectangle.