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Overline

overline

Adds a line over text.

Example

#overline[A line over text.]

#overline(
  stroke: auto | length | color | gradient | stroke | tiling | dictionary,
  offset: auto | length,
  extent: length,
  evade: bool,
  background: bool,
  body
) -> content

Parameters

• stroke:
  • description: How to stroke the line. If set to auto, takes on the text's color and a thickness defined in the current font. typst #set text(fill: olive) #overline( stroke: green.darken(20%), offset: -12pt, [The Forest Theme], )
  • type: auto | length | color | gradient | stroke | tiling | dictionary
  • default: auto
• offset:
  • description: The position of the line relative to the baseline. Read from the font tables if auto. typst #overline(offset: -1.2em)[ The Tale Of A Faraway Line II ]
  • type: auto | length
  • default: auto
• extent:
  • description: The amount by which to extend the line beyond (or within if negative) the content. typst #set overline(extent: 4pt) #set underline(extent: 4pt) #overline(underline[Typography Today])
  • type: length
  • default: 0pt
• evade:
  • description: Whether the line skips sections in which it would collide with the glyphs. typst #overline( evade: false, offset: -7.5pt, stroke: 1pt, extent: 3pt, [Temple], )
  • type: bool
  • default: true
• background:
  • description: Whether the line is placed behind the content it overlines. typst #set overline(stroke: (thickness: 1em, paint: maroon, cap: "round")) #overline(background: true)[This is stylized.] \\ #overline(background: false)[This is partially hidden.]
  • type: bool
  • default: false
• body:
  • description: The content to add a line over.
  • type: content
  • default: None