Cover Page

The cover page feature generates a professional title page for your documents with branding, metadata, and document information.

Enabling the Cover Page

Add cover_page: true to your document front matter:

---
title: Project Proposal
cover_page: true
format: texnative-pdf
---

Cover Page Content

The cover page displays the following metadata when provided:

Field Description
title Document title (displayed in uppercase)
subtitle Subtitle below the title
author Document author
date Document date
client.name Client name (if applicable)
contact_person Contact person for the document
type Document type (e.g., “Report”, “Proposal”)
document_number Document reference number
document_version Version number

Cover Illustration

Customize the cover page illustration with your own branding image:

---
cover_page: true
cover_illustration_img: images/cover.png
---

For dark theme documents, provide a separate dark-background version:

---
cover_page: true
dark_background: true
cover_illustration_img: images/cover-light.png
cover_illustration_img_darkbg: images/cover-dark.png
---

The illustration is centered at the top of the cover page at 70% column width.

Complete Example

---
title: Annual Report
subtitle: Financial Year 2024
author: Jane Dean
date: 2024-12-01
type: Report
document_number: AR-2024-001
document_version: 1.0

client:
  name: Acme Corporation
contact_person: John Smith

format: texnative-pdf
filters:
  - texnative

cover_page: true
dark_background: true
cover_illustration_img_darkbg: _extensions/your-org/assets/cover.png
---

Without Cover Page

If cover_page: false (or omitted), the document will display a simple inline title header instead of a full title page:

---
title: Quick Note
subtitle: Internal Memo
cover_page: false  # or simply omit this line
---

To suppress the title entirely, use:

---
no_title: true
---