diff --git a/tests/lang/typ/arrays.typ b/tests/lang/typ/arrays.typ
index 3c290e50d..c91a5ac18 100644
--- a/tests/lang/typ/arrays.typ
+++ b/tests/lang/typ/arrays.typ
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@
      ,)}
 
 // Missing closing paren.
-// Error: 1:3-1:3 expected closing paren
+// Error: 3-3 expected closing paren
 {(}
 
 // Not an array.
-// Error: 1:2-1:3 expected expression, found closing paren
+// Error: 2-3 expected expression, found closing paren
 {)}
 
 // Missing comma and bad expression.
@@ -30,17 +30,17 @@
 {(1*/2)}
 
 // Bad expression.
-// Error: 1:6-1:8 expected expression, found invalid token
+// Error: 6-8 expected expression, found invalid token
 {(1, 1u 2)}
 
 // Leading comma is not an expression.
-// Error: 1:3-1:4 expected expression, found comma
+// Error: 3-4 expected expression, found comma
 {(,1)}
 
 // Missing expression makes named pair incomplete, making this an empty array.
-// Error: 1:5-1:5 expected expression
+// Error: 5-5 expected expression
 {(a:)}
 
 // Named pair after this is already identified as an array.
-// Error: 1:6-1:10 expected expression, found named pair
+// Error: 6-10 expected expression, found named pair
 {(1, b: 2)}
diff --git a/tests/lang/typ/blocks.typ b/tests/lang/typ/blocks.typ
index 7ef34b8ad..b2691ffb1 100644
--- a/tests/lang/typ/blocks.typ
+++ b/tests/lang/typ/blocks.typ
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
 {1}
 
 // Bad expression.
-// Error: 1:2-1:4 expected expression, found invalid token
+// Error: 2-4 expected expression, found invalid token
 {1u}
 
 // Missing closing brace in nested block.
-// Error: 1:5-1:5 expected closing brace
+// Error: 5-5 expected closing brace
 {({1) + 1}
 
 // Missing closing bracket in template expression.
-// Error: 1:11-1:11 expected closing bracket
+// Error: 11-11 expected closing bracket
 {[_] + [3_}
diff --git a/tests/lang/typ/bracket-call.typ b/tests/lang/typ/bracket-call.typ
index 46757c45b..a2d563c68 100644
--- a/tests/lang/typ/bracket-call.typ
+++ b/tests/lang/typ/bracket-call.typ
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@
 #[f|f|f]
 
 // With body.
-// Error: 1:7-1:8 expected identifier, found integer
+// Error: 7-8 expected identifier, found integer
 #[f | 1 | box][💕]
 
 // Error: 2:3-2:3 expected identifier
 // Error: 1:4-1:4 expected identifier
 #[||f true]
 
-// Error: 1:7-1:7 expected identifier
+// Error: 7-7 expected identifier
 #[f 1|]
 
 // Error: 2:3-2:3 expected identifier
@@ -55,23 +55,23 @@
 #[box width: 1cm | image "res/rhino.png"]
 
 ---
-// Error: 1:5-1:7 expected expression, found end of block comment
+// Error: 5-7 expected expression, found end of block comment
 #[f */]
 
-// Error: 1:8-1:9 expected expression, found colon
+// Error: 8-9 expected expression, found colon
 #[f a:1:]
 
-// Error: 1:6-1:6 expected comma
+// Error: 6-6 expected comma
 #[f 1 2]
 
 // Error: 2:5-2:6 expected identifier
 // Error: 1:7-1:7 expected expression
 #[f 1:]
 
-// Error: 1:5-1:6 expected identifier
+// Error: 5-6 expected identifier
 #[f 1:2]
 
-// Error: 1:5-1:8 expected identifier
+// Error: 5-8 expected identifier
 #[f (x):1]
 
 ---
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 #let x = "string"
 #[x]
 
-// Error: 1:3-1:4 expected identifier, found invalid token
+// Error: 3-4 expected identifier, found invalid token
 #[# 1]
 
 // Error: 4:1-4:1 expected identifier
diff --git a/tests/lang/typ/comments.typ b/tests/lang/typ/comments.typ
index 880e8c2b5..3cabb5869 100644
--- a/tests/lang/typ/comments.typ
+++ b/tests/lang/typ/comments.typ
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ C/*
 , 1]
 
 // End should not appear without start.
-// Error: 1:7-1:9 unexpected end of block comment
+// Error: 7-9 unexpected end of block comment
 /* */ */
 
 // Unterminated is okay.
diff --git a/tests/lang/typ/dictionaries.typ b/tests/lang/typ/dictionaries.typ
index 63d9db9ec..4f9e0f608 100644
--- a/tests/lang/typ/dictionaries.typ
+++ b/tests/lang/typ/dictionaries.typ
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 {(one: 1, two: 2)}
 
 // Simple expression after this is already identified as a dictionary.
-// Error: 1:9-1:10 expected named pair, found expression
+// Error: 9-10 expected named pair, found expression
 {(a: 1, b)}
 
 // Identified as dictionary by initial colon.
diff --git a/tests/lang/typ/escaping.typ b/tests/lang/typ/escaping.typ
index abf124ce9..57d8ec689 100644
--- a/tests/lang/typ/escaping.typ
+++ b/tests/lang/typ/escaping.typ
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 \u{41} vs. \\u\{41\}
 
 // Unicode codepoint does not exist.
-// Error: 1:1-1:11 invalid unicode escape sequence
+// Error: 1-11 invalid unicode escape sequence
 \u{FFFFFF}
 
 // Unterminated.
-// Error: 1:6-1:6 expected closing brace
+// Error: 6-6 expected closing brace
 \u{41*Bold*
diff --git a/tests/lang/typ/expressions.typ b/tests/lang/typ/expressions.typ
index eee400854..167d0d1a7 100644
--- a/tests/lang/typ/expressions.typ
+++ b/tests/lang/typ/expressions.typ
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #let a = 2
 #let b = 4
 
-// Error: 1:14-1:17 cannot apply '+' to string
+// Error: 14-17 cannot apply '+' to string
 #let error = +""
 
 // Paren call.
@@ -77,16 +77,16 @@
 { x = "some" }   #[test x, "some"]
 { x += "thing" } #[test x, "something"]
 
-// Error: 1:3-1:4 unknown variable
+// Error: 3-4 unknown variable
 { z = 1 }
 
-// Error: 1:3-1:6 cannot assign to this expression
+// Error: 3-6 cannot assign to this expression
 { (x) = "" }
 
-// Error: 1:3-1:8 cannot assign to this expression
+// Error: 3-8 cannot assign to this expression
 { 1 + 2 = 3}
 
-// Error: 1:3-1:6 cannot assign to a constant
+// Error: 3-6 cannot assign to a constant
 { box = "hi" }
 
 // Works if we define box before (since then it doesn't resolve to the standard
@@ -98,23 +98,23 @@
 #[test (2), 2]
 #[test (1+2)*3, 9]
 
-// Error: 1:3-1:3 expected expression
+// Error: 3-3 expected expression
 {-}
 
-// Error: 1:11-1:11 expected expression
+// Error: 11-11 expected expression
 #[test {1+}, 1]
 
-// Error: 1:11-1:11 expected expression
+// Error: 11-11 expected expression
 #[test {2*}, 2]
 
-// Error: 1:8-1:17 cannot apply '-' to boolean
+// Error: 8-17 cannot apply '-' to boolean
 #[test -not true, error]
 
-// Error: 1:2-1:8 cannot apply 'not' to array
+// Error: 2-8 cannot apply 'not' to array
 {not ()}
 
-// Error: 1:3-1:10 cannot apply '+' to integer and string
+// Error: 3-10 cannot apply '+' to integer and string
 {(1 + "2")}
 
-// Error: 1:2-1:12 cannot apply '<=' to relative and relative
+// Error: 2-12 cannot apply '<=' to relative and relative
 {30% <= 40%}
diff --git a/tests/lang/typ/headings.typ b/tests/lang/typ/headings.typ
index a1bb37537..2fd2d2aca 100644
--- a/tests/lang/typ/headings.typ
+++ b/tests/lang/typ/headings.typ
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 ====== Six
 
 // Too many hashtags.
-// Warning: 1:1-1:8 should not exceed depth 6
+// Warning: 1-8 should not exceed depth 6
 ======= Seven
 
 ---
diff --git a/tests/lang/typ/if.typ b/tests/lang/typ/if.typ
index 5fb46320b..0e0d03d17 100644
--- a/tests/lang/typ/if.typ
+++ b/tests/lang/typ/if.typ
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ a#if true {"b"} #else {"?"} c \
 #let x = true
 
 // Needs condition.
-// Error: 1:6-1:7 expected expression, found closing brace
+// Error: 6-7 expected expression, found closing brace
 a#if }
 
 // Needs if-body.
@@ -48,17 +48,17 @@ a#if }
 a#if x b#if (x)c
 
 // Needs else-body.
-// Error: 1:20-1:20 expected body
+// Error: 20-20 expected body
 a#if true [b] #else c
 
 // Lone else.
-// Error: 1:1-1:6 unexpected keyword `#else`
+// Error: 1-6 unexpected keyword `#else`
 #else []
 
 // Condition must be boolean. If it isn't, neither branch is evaluated.
-// Error: 1:5-1:14 expected boolean, found string
+// Error: 5-14 expected boolean, found string
 #if "a" + "b" { "nope" } #else { "nope" }
 
 // No coercing from empty array or or stuff like that.
-// Error: 1:5-1:7 expected boolean, found array
+// Error: 5-7 expected boolean, found array
 #if () { "nope" } #else { "nope" }
diff --git a/tests/lang/typ/let.typ b/tests/lang/typ/let.typ
index 52545b2f0..4f42e44c6 100644
--- a/tests/lang/typ/let.typ
+++ b/tests/lang/typ/let.typ
@@ -21,24 +21,24 @@
 #let x = "a"; #let y = "b"; #[test x + y, "ab"]
 
 // Invalid name.
-// Error: 1:6-1:7 expected identifier, found integer
+// Error: 6-7 expected identifier, found integer
 #let 1
 
 // Invalid name.
-// Error: 1:6-1:7 expected identifier, found integer
+// Error: 6-7 expected identifier, found integer
 #let 1 = 2
 
 // Missing binding name.
-// Error: 1:5-1:5 expected identifier
+// Error: 5-5 expected identifier
 #let
 x = 5
 
 // Missing right-hand side.
-// Error: 1:9-1:9 expected expression
+// Error: 9-9 expected expression
 #let a =
 
 // No name at all.
-// Error: 1:11-1:11 expected identifier
+// Error: 11-11 expected identifier
 The Fi#let;rst
 
 // Terminated with just a line break.
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ The#let v = "a"; Fourth #[test v, "a"]
 The#let array = (1, 2 + ;Fifth #[test array, (1, 2)]
 
 // Not terminated.
-// Error: 1:16-1:16 expected semicolon or line break
+// Error: 16-16 expected semicolon or line break
 The#let v = "a"Sixth #[test v, "a"]
 
 // Not terminated.
-// Error: 1:16-1:16 expected semicolon or line break
+// Error: 16-16 expected semicolon or line break
 The#let v = "a" #[test v, "a"] Seventh
diff --git a/tests/lang/typ/values.typ b/tests/lang/typ/values.typ
index 53c2ea68c..7260cad10 100644
--- a/tests/lang/typ/values.typ
+++ b/tests/lang/typ/values.typ
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 {ke-bab} \
 {α} \
 
-// Error: 1:2-1:3 unknown variable
+// Error: 2-3 unknown variable
 {_}
 
 // Literal values.
diff --git a/tests/library/typ/font.typ b/tests/library/typ/font.typ
index 57761a8fb..1bfc1fa65 100644
--- a/tests/library/typ/font.typ
+++ b/tests/library/typ/font.typ
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 // Set stretch (not available, matching closest).
 #[font stretch: ultra-condensed][Condensed]
 
-// Error: 1:8-1:13 unexpected argument
+// Error: 8-13 unexpected argument
 #[font false]
 
 // Error: 3:15-3:19 expected font style, found font weight
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@
 // Error: 1:44-1:45 expected font family or array of font families, found integer
 #[font style: bold, weight: "thin", serif: 0]
 
-// Warning: 1:16-1:20 should be between 100 and 900
+// Warning: 16-20 should be between 100 and 900
 #[font weight: 2700]
 
-// Error: 1:8-1:28 unexpected argument
+// Error: 8-28 unexpected argument
 #[font something: "invalid"]
 
 ---
diff --git a/tests/library/typ/hv.typ b/tests/library/typ/hv.typ
index 67c04a12f..15799c811 100644
--- a/tests/library/typ/hv.typ
+++ b/tests/library/typ/hv.typ
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Add #[h 10pt] #[h 10pt] up
 Relative #[h 100%] spacing
 
 // Missing spacing.
-// Error: 1:12-1:12 missing argument: spacing
+// Error: 12-12 missing argument: spacing
 Totally #[h] ignored
 
 // Swapped axes.
diff --git a/tests/library/typ/image.typ b/tests/library/typ/image.typ
index a1e886dd9..ced364b36 100644
--- a/tests/library/typ/image.typ
+++ b/tests/library/typ/image.typ
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
 // Load an RGB JPEG image.
 #[image "res/tiger.jpg"]
 
-// Error: 1:9-1:30 failed to load image
+// Error: 9-30 failed to load image
 #[image "path/does/not/exist"]
 
-// Error: 1:9-1:30 failed to load image
+// Error: 9-30 failed to load image
 #[image "typ/image-error.typ"]
 
 ---
diff --git a/tests/library/typ/page.typ b/tests/library/typ/page.typ
index 97100ae99..8a9604ad5 100644
--- a/tests/library/typ/page.typ
+++ b/tests/library/typ/page.typ
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@
 // Ensure that specific margins override general margins.
 #[page margins: 0pt, left: 20pt][Overriden]
 
-// Error: 1:8-1:19 unknown variable
+// Error: 8-19 unknown variable
 #[page nonexistant]
 
-// Error: 1:18-1:21 aligned axis
+// Error: 18-21 aligned axis
 #[page main-dir: ltr]
 
 // Flipped predefined paper.
diff --git a/tests/library/typ/rgb.typ b/tests/library/typ/rgb.typ
index e7b405184..06f7be52e 100644
--- a/tests/library/typ/rgb.typ
+++ b/tests/library/typ/rgb.typ
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 // Warning: 1:12-1:16 should be between 0.0 and 1.0
 #[rgb -30, 15.5, 0.5]
 
-// Error: 1:7-1:11 missing argument: blue component
+// Error: 7-11 missing argument: blue component
 #[rgb 0, 1]
 
 // Error: 3:6-3:6 missing argument: red component
diff --git a/tests/typeset.rs b/tests/typeset.rs
index 4b9d26a47..76436ae84 100644
--- a/tests/typeset.rs
+++ b/tests/typeset.rs
@@ -262,7 +262,9 @@ fn parse_metadata(src: &str, map: &LineMap) -> (bool, SpanVec<Diag>) {
         }
 
         let pos = |s: &mut Scanner| -> Pos {
-            let (delta, _, column) = (num(s), s.eat_assert(':'), num(s));
+            let first = num(s);
+            let (delta, column) =
+                if s.eat_if(':') { (first, num(s)) } else { (1, first) };
             let line = i as u32 + 1 + delta;
             map.pos(Location::new(line, column)).unwrap()
         };