Sizes

Many functions accept sizes as arguments. This page explains the correct format for defining them.

Single size (Size)

When a Size value is required, strings with a numeric value (either integer or floating point) and a unit suffix are accepted.

Supported units:

• px pixels
• pt points
• cm centimeters
• mm millimeters
• in inches
• % percentage (relative to parent)

Examples of accepted values are: 12px, 2cm, 5.3in, 30%.

You can omit the unit, in which case px is used by default.

.container width:{50px} height:{2cm} background:{teal}

Size group (Sizes)

Some parameters require a group of sizes, also known as Sizes. This is required, for example, by .pageformat’s margin parameter, and allows you to set up to four different values for each side of a rectangle.

The format follows CSS conventions, with three different ways to express a size group:

• Single value: a single Size value applied to all sides (e.g., 8px)
• Vertical/horizontal: two Size values separated by a space, applied to top-bottom and left-right respectively (e.g., 2cm 15mm)
• TRBL: four Size values separated by a space, assigned to top, right, bottom, and left sides respectively (e.g., 2.1in 4cm 2px 2cm)

.container padding:{10px 60px} background:{teal}
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