diff --git a/src/geom/angle.rs b/src/geom/angle.rs
index 023b1d98e..b6fa3f41a 100644
--- a/src/geom/angle.rs
+++ b/src/geom/angle.rs
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ impl Angle {
     pub fn to_unit(self, unit: AngularUnit) -> f64 {
         self.to_raw() / unit.raw_scale()
     }
+
+    /// The absolute value of the this angle.
+    pub fn abs(self) -> Self {
+        Self::raw(self.to_raw().abs())
+    }
 }
 
 impl Debug for Angle {
diff --git a/src/geom/fr.rs b/src/geom/fr.rs
index ed0c83293..5f3e5534b 100644
--- a/src/geom/fr.rs
+++ b/src/geom/fr.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ impl Fractional {
     pub fn is_zero(self) -> bool {
         self.0 == 0.0
     }
+
+    /// The absolute value of the this fractional.
+    pub fn abs(self) -> Self {
+        Self::new(self.get().abs())
+    }
 }
 
 impl Debug for Fractional {
diff --git a/src/geom/length.rs b/src/geom/length.rs
index f8484f75d..b9eb7b753 100644
--- a/src/geom/length.rs
+++ b/src/geom/length.rs
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ impl Length {
         self.0.into_inner().is_infinite()
     }
 
+    /// The absolute value of the this length.
+    pub fn abs(self) -> Self {
+        Self::raw(self.to_raw().abs())
+    }
+
     /// The minimum of this and another length.
     pub fn min(self, other: Self) -> Self {
         Self(self.0.min(other.0))
diff --git a/src/geom/relative.rs b/src/geom/relative.rs
index 056af2066..9122af84a 100644
--- a/src/geom/relative.rs
+++ b/src/geom/relative.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ impl Relative {
     pub fn is_zero(self) -> bool {
         self.0 == 0.0
     }
+
+    /// The absolute value of the this relative.
+    pub fn abs(self) -> Self {
+        Self::new(self.get().abs())
+    }
 }
 
 impl Debug for Relative {
diff --git a/src/library/mod.rs b/src/library/mod.rs
index d02c9608f..ca99d43ba 100644
--- a/src/library/mod.rs
+++ b/src/library/mod.rs
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ pub fn new() -> Scope {
     std.def_func("repr", repr);
     std.def_func("len", len);
     std.def_func("rgb", rgb);
+    std.def_func("abs", abs);
     std.def_func("min", min);
     std.def_func("max", max);
     std.def_func("lower", lower);
diff --git a/src/library/utility.rs b/src/library/utility.rs
index b26ed1549..0ece88acd 100644
--- a/src/library/utility.rs
+++ b/src/library/utility.rs
@@ -45,6 +45,21 @@ pub fn rgb(_: &mut EvalContext, args: &mut Arguments) -> TypResult<Value> {
     )))
 }
 
+/// `abs`: The absolute value of a numeric value.
+pub fn abs(_: &mut EvalContext, args: &mut Arguments) -> TypResult<Value> {
+    let Spanned { v, span } = args.expect("numeric value")?;
+    Ok(match v {
+        Value::Int(v) => Value::Int(v.abs()),
+        Value::Float(v) => Value::Float(v.abs()),
+        Value::Length(v) => Value::Length(v.abs()),
+        Value::Angle(v) => Value::Angle(v.abs()),
+        Value::Relative(v) => Value::Relative(v.abs()),
+        Value::Fractional(v) => Value::Fractional(v.abs()),
+        Value::Linear(_) => bail!(span, "cannot take absolute value of a linear"),
+        _ => bail!(span, "expected numeric value"),
+    })
+}
+
 /// `min`: The minimum of a sequence of values.
 pub fn min(_: &mut EvalContext, args: &mut Arguments) -> TypResult<Value> {
     minmax(args, Ordering::Less)
diff --git a/tests/typ/utility/math.typ b/tests/typ/utility/math.typ
index 05c3639f5..aeb0d6adb 100644
--- a/tests/typ/utility/math.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/utility/math.typ
@@ -1,6 +1,24 @@
 // Test math functions.
 // Ref: false
 
+---
+// Test `abs` function.
+#test(abs(-3), 3)
+#test(abs(3), 3)
+#test(abs(-0.0), 0.0)
+#test(abs(0.0), -0.0)
+#test(abs(-3.14), 3.14)
+#test(abs(-12pt), 12pt)
+#test(abs(50%), 50%)
+
+---
+// Error: 6-16 cannot take absolute value of a linear
+#abs(10pt + 50%)
+
+---
+// Error: 6-17 expected numeric value
+#abs("no number")
+
 ---
 // Test `min` and `max` functions.
 #test(min(2, -4), -4)