How can I have different margins on first page vs. subsequent pages?

[ensko]

There is a new very similar topic on which there are a few relevant answers.

For the top margin, OP points out that newlines or #v(...) would do the trick. My proposed solution still does basically that, but I think in a bit of a cleaner way. Crucially, it also works for the bottom margin, so that Typst automatically inserts a page break earlier than it would – i.e. what a top/bottom margin causes:

Can I have different page margins on first and subsequent pages?

Actually, I think I have a cleaner solution. You can add a floating element at the bottom of the page that takes up the space of the background table: #set page( background: context { if here().page() != 1 { return } // on the first page, show the table show: pad.with(2cm) table( rows: (1fr, 3cm), columns: (1fr,), none, none, ) } ) // the paced element is also on the first page, at the bottom // `clearance: 0pt` is so that the `v` element contro…

The basic trick is to insert a floating element at the top or bottom:

// `clearance: 0pt` is so that the `v` element controls the height exactly
#place(bottom, float: true, clearance: 0pt, v(2.5cm))

The height of the v element can even be negative, making the regular page margin smaller.