7 files changed, 56 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/exec/context.rs b/src/exec/context.rs
index b5298313..93ffaf96 100644
--- a/src/exec/context.rs
+++ b/src/exec/context.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ impl<'a> ExecContext<'a> {
     }
 
     /// Execute a template and return the result as a stack node.
-    pub fn exec_group(&mut self, template: &TemplateValue) -> StackNode {
+    pub fn exec_template(&mut self, template: &TemplateValue) -> StackNode {
         let snapshot = self.state.clone();
         let page = self.page.take();
         let stack = mem::replace(&mut self.stack, StackBuilder::new(&self.state));
diff --git a/src/library/mod.rs b/src/library/mod.rs
index 6e7966a0..a6628315 100644
--- a/src/library/mod.rs
+++ b/src/library/mod.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ mod page;
 mod par;
 mod shapes;
 mod spacing;
+mod stack;
 
 pub use self::image::*;
 pub use align::*;
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ pub use page::*;
 pub use par::*;
 pub use shapes::*;
 pub use spacing::*;
+pub use stack::*;
 
 use std::fmt::{self, Display, Formatter};
 
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@ pub fn new() -> Scope {
     func!("repr", repr);
     func!("rgb", rgb);
     func!("square", square);
+    func!("stack", stack);
     func!("type", type_);
     func!("v", v);
 
diff --git a/src/library/pad.rs b/src/library/pad.rs
index bdc188a7..4b6236d0 100644
--- a/src/library/pad.rs
+++ b/src/library/pad.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ pub fn pad(ctx: &mut EvalContext, args: &mut FuncArgs) -> Value {
     );
 
     Value::template("pad", move |ctx| {
-        let child = ctx.exec_group(&body).into();
+        let child = ctx.exec_template(&body).into();
         ctx.push(PadNode { padding, child });
     })
 }
diff --git a/src/library/shapes.rs b/src/library/shapes.rs
index cbd9a211..ce8f634b 100644
--- a/src/library/shapes.rs
+++ b/src/library/shapes.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ fn rect_impl(
     body: TemplateValue,
 ) -> Value {
     Value::template(name, move |ctx| {
-        let mut stack = ctx.exec_group(&body);
+        let mut stack = ctx.exec_template(&body);
         stack.aspect = aspect;
 
         let fixed = FixedNode { width, height, child: stack.into() };
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ fn ellipse_impl(
         // perfectly into the ellipse.
         const PAD: f64 = 0.5 - SQRT_2 / 4.0;
 
-        let mut stack = ctx.exec_group(&body);
+        let mut stack = ctx.exec_template(&body);
         stack.aspect = aspect;
 
         let fixed = FixedNode {
diff --git a/src/library/stack.rs b/src/library/stack.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b6f92e16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/library/stack.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+use super::*;
+use crate::layout::{StackChild, StackNode};
+
+/// `stack`: Stack children along an axis.
+///
+/// # Positional parameters
+/// - Children: variadic, of type `template`.
+///
+/// # Named parameters
+/// - Stacking direction: `dir`, of type `direction`.
+///
+/// # Return value
+/// A template that places its children along the specified layouting axis.
+///
+/// # Relevant types and constants
+/// - Type `direction`
+///   - `ltr`
+///   - `rtl`
+///   - `ttb`
+///   - `btt`
+pub fn stack(ctx: &mut EvalContext, args: &mut FuncArgs) -> Value {
+    let dir = args.eat_named::<Dir>(ctx, "dir").unwrap_or(Dir::TTB);
+    let children = args.eat_all::<TemplateValue>(ctx);
+
+    Value::template("stack", move |ctx| {
+        let children = children
+            .iter()
+            .map(|child| {
+                let child = ctx.exec_template(child).into();
+                StackChild::Any(child, ctx.state.aligns)
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        ctx.push(StackNode {
+            dirs: Gen::new(ctx.state.lang.dir, dir),
+            aspect: None,
+            children,
+        });
+    })
+}
diff --git a/tests/ref/library/stack.png b/tests/ref/library/stack.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..684905f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ref/library/stack.png
diff --git a/tests/typ/library/stack.typ b/tests/typ/library/stack.typ
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c773ec79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/typ/library/stack.typ
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// Test the `stack` function.
+
+---
+#let rect(width, color) = rect(width: width, height: 1cm, fill: color)
+#stack(
+    rect(2cm, #2a631a),
+    rect(3cm, #43a127),
+    rect(1cm, #9feb52),
+)