diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 37fe60d17..416d989b6 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "rex"
 version = "0.1.2"
-source = "git+https://github.com/laurmaedje/ReX#672c321a947f945e9ba936ae9fbd982c4e043f1c"
+source = "git+https://github.com/laurmaedje/ReX#523b29bd39a4daf50f9bb3ee48689c66b209c4ff"
 dependencies = [
  "itertools",
  "nom",
diff --git a/library/src/lib.rs b/library/src/lib.rs
index af5c252bc..29a6cc949 100644
--- a/library/src/lib.rs
+++ b/library/src/lib.rs
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ fn scope() -> Scope {
     std.def_node::<math::AtomNode>("atom");
     std.def_node::<math::FracNode>("frac");
     std.def_node::<math::SqrtNode>("sqrt");
+    std.def_node::<math::VecNode>("vec");
+    std.def_node::<math::CasesNode>("cases");
 
     // Layout.
     std.def_node::<layout::PageNode>("page");
diff --git a/library/src/math/mod.rs b/library/src/math/mod.rs
index 1e8145cce..c613ea2a9 100644
--- a/library/src/math/mod.rs
+++ b/library/src/math/mod.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ impl Layout for MathNode {
         styles: StyleChain,
         _: &Regions,
     ) -> SourceResult<Fragment> {
-        let mut t = Texifier::new();
+        let mut t = Texifier::new(styles);
         self.texify(&mut t)?;
         layout_tex(vt, &t.finish(), self.display, styles)
     }
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ trait Texify {
     /// Texify the node, but trim parentheses..
     fn texify_unparen(&self, t: &mut Texifier) -> SourceResult<()> {
         let s = {
-            let mut sub = Texifier::new();
+            let mut sub = Texifier::new(t.styles);
             self.texify(&mut sub)?;
             sub.finish()
         };
@@ -88,19 +88,21 @@ trait Texify {
 }
 
 /// Builds the TeX representation of the formula.
-struct Texifier {
+struct Texifier<'a> {
     tex: EcoString,
     support: bool,
     space: bool,
+    styles: StyleChain<'a>,
 }
 
-impl Texifier {
+impl<'a> Texifier<'a> {
     /// Create a new texifier.
-    fn new() -> Self {
+    fn new(styles: StyleChain<'a>) -> Self {
         Self {
             tex: EcoString::new(),
             support: false,
             space: false,
+            styles,
         }
     }
 
@@ -346,7 +348,7 @@ impl Texify for AlignNode {
     }
 }
 
-/// A square root node.
+/// A square root.
 #[derive(Debug, Hash)]
 pub struct SqrtNode(Content);
 
@@ -365,3 +367,86 @@ impl Texify for SqrtNode {
         Ok(())
     }
 }
+
+/// A column vector.
+#[derive(Debug, Hash)]
+pub struct VecNode(Vec<Content>);
+
+#[node(Texify)]
+impl VecNode {
+    /// The kind of delimiter.
+    pub const DELIM: Delimiter = Delimiter::Paren;
+
+    fn construct(_: &Vm, args: &mut Args) -> SourceResult<Content> {
+        Ok(Self(args.all()?).pack())
+    }
+}
+
+impl Texify for VecNode {
+    fn texify(&self, t: &mut Texifier) -> SourceResult<()> {
+        let kind = match t.styles.get(Self::DELIM) {
+            Delimiter::Paren => "pmatrix",
+            Delimiter::Bracket => "bmatrix",
+            Delimiter::Brace => "Bmatrix",
+            Delimiter::Bar => "vmatrix",
+        };
+
+        t.push_str("\\begin{");
+        t.push_str(kind);
+        t.push_str("}");
+
+        for component in &self.0 {
+            component.texify_unparen(t)?;
+            t.push_str("\\\\");
+        }
+        t.push_str("\\end{");
+        t.push_str(kind);
+        t.push_str("}");
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+/// A vector / matrix delimiter.
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Hash)]
+pub enum Delimiter {
+    Paren,
+    Bracket,
+    Brace,
+    Bar,
+}
+
+castable! {
+    Delimiter,
+    Expected: "type of bracket or bar",
+    Value::Str(s) => match s.as_str() {
+        "(" => Self::Paren,
+        "[" => Self::Bracket,
+        "{" => Self::Brace,
+        "|" => Self::Bar,
+        _ => Err("expected \"(\", \"[\", \"{\", or \"|\"")?,
+    },
+}
+
+/// A case distinction.
+#[derive(Debug, Hash)]
+pub struct CasesNode(Vec<Content>);
+
+#[node(Texify)]
+impl CasesNode {
+    fn construct(_: &Vm, args: &mut Args) -> SourceResult<Content> {
+        Ok(Self(args.all()?).pack())
+    }
+}
+
+impl Texify for CasesNode {
+    fn texify(&self, t: &mut Texifier) -> SourceResult<()> {
+        t.push_str("\\begin{cases}");
+        for component in &self.0 {
+            component.texify_unparen(t)?;
+            t.push_str("\\\\");
+        }
+        t.push_str("\\end{cases}");
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/library/src/math/tex.rs b/library/src/math/tex.rs
index da07f1d62..e8917f309 100644
--- a/library/src/math/tex.rs
+++ b/library/src/math/tex.rs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ pub fn layout_tex(
         },
         baseline: top,
         font: font.clone(),
-        fill: styles.get(TextNode::FILL),
+        paint: styles.get(TextNode::FILL),
         lang: styles.get(TextNode::LANG),
         colors: vec![],
     };
@@ -85,18 +85,18 @@ struct FrameBackend {
     frame: Frame,
     baseline: Abs,
     font: Font,
-    fill: Paint,
+    paint: Paint,
     lang: Lang,
     colors: Vec<RGBA>,
 }
 
 impl FrameBackend {
-    /// The currently active fill paint.
-    fn fill(&self) -> Paint {
+    /// The currently active paint.
+    fn paint(&self) -> Paint {
         self.colors
             .last()
             .map(|&RGBA(r, g, b, a)| RgbaColor::new(r, g, b, a).into())
-            .unwrap_or(self.fill)
+            .unwrap_or(self.paint)
     }
 
     /// Convert a cursor to a point.
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ impl Backend for FrameBackend {
             Element::Text(Text {
                 font: self.font.clone(),
                 size: Abs::pt(scale),
-                fill: self.fill(),
+                fill: self.paint(),
                 lang: self.lang,
                 glyphs: vec![Glyph {
                     id: gid,
@@ -126,11 +126,11 @@ impl Backend for FrameBackend {
 
     fn rule(&mut self, pos: Cursor, width: f64, height: f64) {
         self.frame.push(
-            self.transform(pos),
+            self.transform(pos) + Point::with_y(Abs::pt(height) / 2.0),
             Element::Shape(Shape {
-                geometry: Geometry::Rect(Size::new(Abs::pt(width), Abs::pt(height))),
-                fill: Some(self.fill()),
-                stroke: None,
+                geometry: Geometry::Line(Point::new(Abs::pt(width), Abs::zero())),
+                fill: None,
+                stroke: Some(Stroke { paint: self.paint(), thickness: Abs::pt(height) }),
             }),
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/model/eval.rs b/src/model/eval.rs
index f3281dacf..204dfbd46 100644
--- a/src/model/eval.rs
+++ b/src/model/eval.rs
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ impl Eval for ast::MathNode {
             Self::Escape(v) => (vm.items.math_atom)(v.get().into()),
             Self::Shorthand(v) => (vm.items.math_atom)(v.get().into()),
             Self::Atom(v) => v.eval(vm)?,
-            Self::Symbol(v) => (vm.items.symbol)(v.get().clone()),
+            Self::Symbol(v) => (vm.items.symbol)(v.get().clone() + ":op".into()),
             Self::Script(v) => v.eval(vm)?,
             Self::Frac(v) => v.eval(vm)?,
             Self::Align(v) => v.eval(vm)?,
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ impl Eval for ast::MathNode {
                     if self.as_untyped().len() == ident.len()
                         && !vm.scopes.get(ident).is_ok()
                     {
-                        let node = (vm.items.symbol)(ident.get().clone());
+                        let node = (vm.items.symbol)(ident.get().clone() + ":op".into());
                         return Ok(node.spanned(self.span()));
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/tests/ref/math/matrix.png b/tests/ref/math/matrix.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ed763710a
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diff --git a/tests/ref/math/shorthand.png b/tests/ref/math/shorthand.png
index 4b14006bd..840feac26 100644
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diff --git a/tests/ref/math/simple.png b/tests/ref/math/simple.png
index 72f9c1c6d..6c7fde558 100644
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diff --git a/tests/ref/math/syntax.png b/tests/ref/math/syntax.png
index eaf185280..1000adb5e 100644
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diff --git a/tests/typ/math/matrix.typ b/tests/typ/math/matrix.typ
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec84778c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/typ/math/matrix.typ
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Test vectors, matrices, and cases.
+
+---
+$ v = vec(1, 2+3, 4) $
+
+---
+#set vec(delim: "|")
+$ vec(1, 2) $
+
+---
+// Error: 17-20 expected "(", "[", "{", or "|"
+#set vec(delim: "%")
+
+---
+$ f(x, y) := cases(
+  1 "if" (x dot y)/2 <= 0,
+  2 "if" x in NN,
+  3 "if" x "is even",
+  4 "else",
+) $