# Inserting Typst functions in Markdown files
Typst supports manual formatting by inserting functions into a Typst document or template (e.g. `.typ` or `.typst`).
For example to insert a manual columnbreak when creating multi-column layouts in native Typst documents the `#colbreak()`-function must be used. [^1]
When converting `.md`-files to PDF using a Typst template, the same can be achieved by inserting a special codeblock using a marker that is interpreted by Typst.
````
```{=typst}
#colbreak()
```
````
#continue ***Add an example picture***
[^1]: Balanced columns are unfortunately not yet supported in Typst, but is planned in future releases - [Pull Request](https://github.com/typst/typst/pull/8207)
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## Related
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- **see** [[
## Sources
- **references** [Typst Docs](https://typst.app/docs/reference/layout/colbreak/) as the official documentation of columnbreaks
## Usage
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