repeatable figure captions

crates/typst/src/layout/grid/mod.rs

@@ -413,11 +413,17 @@ pub struct TrackSizings(pub SmallVec<[Sizing; 4]>);
 cast! {
     TrackSizings,
     self => self.0.into_value(),
-    sizing: Sizing => Self(smallvec![sizing]),
+    sizing: Sizing => Self::from(sizing),
     count: NonZeroUsize => Self(smallvec![Sizing::Auto; count.get()]),
     values: Array => Self(values.into_iter().map(Value::cast).collect::<HintedStrResult<_>>()?),
 }
 
+impl From<Sizing> for TrackSizings {
+    fn from(sizing: Sizing) -> Self {
+        Self(smallvec![sizing])
+    }
+}
+
 /// Any child of a grid element.
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone, Hash)]
 pub enum GridChild {

crates/typst/src/model/figure.rs

@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ use crate::introspection::{
     Count, Counter, CounterKey, CounterUpdate, Locatable, Location,
 };
 use crate::layout::{
-    AlignElem, Alignment, BlockBody, BlockElem, Em, HAlignment, Length, OuterVAlignment,
+    AlignElem, Alignment, BlockBody, BlockElem, Em, GridCell, GridChild, GridElem,
-    PlaceElem, PlacementScope, VAlignment, VElem,
+    GridFooter, GridHeader, GridItem, HAlignment, Length, OuterVAlignment, PlaceElem,
+    PlacementScope, Sizing, TrackSizings, VAlignment, VElem,
 };
 use crate::model::{Numbering, NumberingPattern, Outlinable, Refable, Supplement};
 use crate::text::{Lang, Region, TextElem};
@@ -330,10 +331,27 @@ impl Show for Packed<FigureElem> {
 
         // Build the caption, if any.
         if let Some(caption) = self.caption(styles) {
-            let v = VElem::new(self.gap(styles).into()).with_weak(true).pack();
+            let gap = self.gap(styles);
-            realized = match caption.position(styles) {
+            let v = || VElem::new(gap.into()).with_weak(true).pack();
-                OuterVAlignment::Top => caption.pack() + v + realized,
+            realized = match (caption.repeat(styles), caption.position(styles)) {
-                OuterVAlignment::Bottom => realized + v + caption.pack(),
+                (true, OuterVAlignment::Top) => GridElem::new(vec![
+                    GridChild::Header(Packed::new(GridHeader::new(vec![
+                        GridItem::Cell(Packed::new(GridCell::new(caption.pack()))),
+                    ]))),
+                    GridChild::Item(GridItem::Cell(Packed::new(GridCell::new(realized)))),
+                ])
+                .with_row_gutter(TrackSizings::from(Sizing::from(gap)))
+                .pack(),
+                (true, OuterVAlignment::Bottom) => GridElem::new(vec![
+                    GridChild::Item(GridItem::Cell(Packed::new(GridCell::new(realized)))),
+                    GridChild::Footer(Packed::new(GridFooter::new(vec![
+                        GridItem::Cell(Packed::new(GridCell::new(caption.pack()))),
+                    ]))),
+                ])
+                .with_row_gutter(TrackSizings::from(Sizing::from(gap)))
+                .pack(),
+                (false, OuterVAlignment::Top) => caption.pack() + v() + realized,
+                (false, OuterVAlignment::Bottom) => realized + v() + caption.pack(),
             };
         }
 
@@ -497,6 +515,25 @@ pub struct FigureCaption {
     #[default(OuterVAlignment::Bottom)]
     pub position: OuterVAlignment,
 
+    /// Whether the figure caption should be repeated if the figure breaks.
+    ///
+    /// ```example
+    /// #show figure.where(kind: table): set block(breakable: true)
+    /// #set page(height: 7em)
+    /// #figure(
+    ///   table(
+    ///     columns: 3,
+    ///     [A], [B], [C],
+    ///     [D], [E], [F],
+    ///     [G], [H], [I],
+    ///     [J], [K], [L]
+    ///   ),
+    ///   caption: figure.caption(repeat: true)[A nice table.]
+    /// )
+    /// ```
+    #[default(false)]
+    pub repeat: bool,
+
     /// The separator which will appear between the number and body.
     ///
     /// If set to `{auto}`, the separator will be adapted to the current

tests/suite/model/figure.typ

@@ -219,6 +219,34 @@ We can clearly see that @fig-cylinder and
 // Error: 31-38 expected `top` or `bottom`, found horizon
 #set figure.caption(position: horizon)
 
+--- figure-caption-repeat-bottom ---
+#show figure.where(kind: table): set block(breakable: true)
+#set page(height: 7em)
+#figure(
+  table(
+    columns: 3,
+    [A], [B], [C],
+    [D], [E], [F],
+    [G], [H], [I],
+    [J], [K], [L]
+  ),
+  caption: figure.caption(repeat: true)[A nice table.]
+)
+
+--- figure-caption-repeat-top ---
+#show figure.where(kind: table): set block(breakable: true)
+#set page(height: 7em)
+#figure(
+  table(
+    columns: 3,
+    [A], [B], [C],
+    [D], [E], [F],
+    [G], [H], [I],
+    [J], [K], [L]
+  ),
+  caption: figure.caption(position: top, repeat: true)[A nice table.]
+)
+
 --- figure-localization-fr ---
 // Test French
 #set text(lang: "fr")