typst/typst · error · SourceDiagnostic

too many cells or lines were given

Error message

too many cells or lines were given

What it means

Raised during grid layout resolution: the total number of resolved cells plus explicitly positioned lines exceeds the grid capacity implied by the specified column-count and any fixed positions, so the grid cannot accommodate everything given.

Source

Thrown at crates/typst-library/src/layout/grid/resolve.rs:1073

        // those (when the table child being processed is a single cell),
        // 'local_auto_index' will simply be an alias for 'auto_index', which
        // will be updated after that cell is placed, if it is an
        // automatically-positioned cell.
        let mut auto_index: usize = 0;

        // We have to rebuild the grid to account for fixed cell positions.
        //
        // Create at least 'children.len()' positions, since there could be at
        // least 'children.len()' cells (if no explicit lines were specified),
        // even though some of them might be placed in fixed positions and thus
        // cause the grid to expand.
        //
        // Additionally, make sure we allocate up to the next multiple of
        // 'columns', since each row will have 'columns' cells, even if the
        // last few cells weren't explicitly specified by the user.
        let children = children.into_iter();
        let Some(child_count) = children.len().checked_next_multiple_of(columns) else {
            bail!(self.span, "too many cells or lines were given")
        };

        // Rows in this bitset are occupied by an existing header.
        // This allows for efficiently checking whether a cell would collide
        // with a header at a certain row. (For footers, it's easy as there is
        // only one.)
        //
        // TODO(subfooters): how to add a footer here while avoiding
        // unnecessary allocations?
        let mut header_rows = SmallBitSet::new();
        let mut resolved_cells: Vec<Option<Entry>> = Vec::with_capacity(child_count);
        for child in children {
            self.resolve_grid_child(
                columns,
                &mut pending_hlines,
                &mut pending_vlines,
                &mut header_rows,
                &mut headers,

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Solutions

1. Increase the number of `columns` in the grid
2. Remove some cells or explicit hlines/vlines
3. Check that fixed cell positions (x/y) do not overflow the grid dimensions

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/typst-library/src/layout/grid/resolve.rs:1073 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of typst/typst@35417aa769 (2026-08-17). Data as JSON: /api/errors/0f94f5254df76320. Report an issue: GitHub.