How to add chapter names to header or footers?

[vmartel08]

Hi there @Andrew_Duncan, welcome to the Typst Forum.

Packages like chic-hdr – Typst Universe and hydra – Typst Universe will provide the functionality you are looking for.

Also, if you search on the forum for either footer or header, you will find lots of examples relating to your question, such as:

How to set headers and page numbers with alternating text on even and odd pages?

I want to set my book template to show even pages aligned left with “# | chapter number” and odd pages aligned right with “book title | #”, but I can’t quite figure out how within the header/page numbering documentation. most likely will need separate sections for each chapter, but that’s fine. also want the page numbers to start on the first chapter (page 7 in the file) and preferably be hidden on blank pages

Also: Page setup guide – Typst Documentation will give you hints on how to achieve this manually.