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Typst format not parsing multiple bibliography (.bib) files in yaml #13602
Description
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Bug description
Rendering a document to typst with multiple bibliography files specified in the YAML results in the following error:
[typst]: Compiling test.typ to test.pdf...error: unexpected argument
│
294 │ #bibliography("references.bib","references-1.bib")
Rendering to HTML and PDF work fine.
I think both the quarto docs and typst docs suggest this is possible:
https://quarto.org/docs/authoring/citations.html
https://typst.app/docs/reference/model/bibliography/
Steps to reproduce
---
format: typst
bibliography:
- references.bib
- references-1.bib
---
A reference from the first file @smith1776inquirynaturecauses
A reference from the second file @ricardo1817principlespoliticaleconomyWith .bib files references.bib
@book{smith1776inquirynaturecauses,
title = {An {{Inquiry}} into the {{Nature}} and {{Causes}} of the {{Wealth}} of {{Nations}}},
author = {Smith, Adam},
year = 1776,
edition = {1},
publisher = {Wiley},
urldate = {2024-11-07},
langid = {english},
}
and references-1.bib
@book{ricardo1817principlespoliticaleconomy,
title = {On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation},
author = {Ricardo, D.},
date = {1817},
publisher = {John Murray},
url = {https://books.google.com.au/books?id=cUBKAAAAYAAJ},
lccn = {18015237}
}
Your environment
- IDE: RStudio 2025.09.1 Build 401
- OS: Windows 11 Pro 23H2
Quarto check output
Quarto 1.9.8
[>] Checking environment information...
Quarto cache location: C:\Users\AU011030\AppData\Local\quarto
[>] Checking versions of quarto binary dependencies...
Pandoc version 3.6.3: OK
Dart Sass version 1.87.0: OK
NOTE: Deno version 2.4.5 does not strictly match 2.3.1 and strict checking is enabled. Please use 2.3.1.
Typst version 0.13.0: OK
[>] Checking versions of quarto dependencies......OK
[>] Checking Quarto installation......OK
Version: 1.9.8
Path: C:\Users\AU011030\AppData\Local\Programs\Quarto\bin
CodePage: 1252
[>] Checking tools....................OK
TinyTeX: v2025.06
Chromium: (not installed)
[>] Checking LaTeX....................OK
Using: TinyTex
Path: C:\Users\AU011030\AppData\Roaming\TinyTeX\bin\windows\
Version: 2025
[>] Checking Chrome Headless....................OK
Using: Chrome found on system
Path: C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
Source: Windows Registry
[>] Checking basic markdown render....OK
[>] Checking Python 3 installation....(None)
Unable to locate an installed version of Python 3.
Install Python 3 from https://www.python.org/downloads/
[>] Checking R installation...........OK
Version: 4.5.0
Path: C:/PROGRA~1/R/R-45~1.0
LibPaths:
- C:/Users/AU011030/Documents/Projects/Dashboard/renv/library/windows/R-4.5/x86_64-w64-mingw32
- C:/Users/AU011030/AppData/Local/R/cache/R/renv/sandbox/windows/R-4.5/x86_64-w64-mingw32/9bc714e4
knitr: 1.50
rmarkdown: 2.29
[>] Checking Knitr engine render......OK
Activity
mcanouil commentedon Oct 23, 2025
Could you properly format your post using code blocks for code and terminal outputs? Thanks.
If your code contains code blocks, you need to enclose it using more backticks, i.e., usually four
````.See https://quarto.org/bug-reports.html#formatting-make-githubs-markdown-work-for-us.
mcanouil commentedon Oct 23, 2025
The Typst syntax is incorrect, it should be
#bibliography(("references.bib","references-1.bib")).fix(typst): proper array syntax for bibliography
mcanouil commentedon Oct 23, 2025
I made a PR upsteam to fix the template:
And one in Quarto to fix the
biblio.typpartial:mcanouil commentedon Oct 23, 2025
Pandoc's template has been fixed on Pandoc's repository default branch, so it will be available in the next Pandoc release.
fix(typst): proper array syntax for bibliography
fix(typst): proper array syntax for bibliography