4 files changed, 38 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/src/exec/context.rs b/src/exec/context.rs
index 821a2616..5ff55c00 100644
--- a/src/exec/context.rs
+++ b/src/exec/context.rs
@@ -259,6 +259,13 @@ impl<'a> ExecContext<'a> {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Set the font to monospace.
+    pub fn apply_monospace(&mut self) {
+        let families = self.state.font.families_mut();
+        families.list.insert(0, "monospace".to_string());
+        families.flatten();
+    }
+
     /// Apply a forced line break.
     pub fn apply_linebreak(&mut self) {
         self.end_par_group();
diff --git a/src/exec/mod.rs b/src/exec/mod.rs
index cafc55cd..3dbe8270 100644
--- a/src/exec/mod.rs
+++ b/src/exec/mod.rs
@@ -97,9 +97,7 @@ impl ExecWithMap for NodeHeading {
 impl Exec for NodeRaw {
     fn exec(&self, ctx: &mut ExecContext) {
         let prev = Rc::clone(&ctx.state.font.families);
-        let families = ctx.state.font.families_mut();
-        families.list.insert(0, "monospace".to_string());
-        families.flatten();
+        ctx.apply_monospace();
 
         let em = ctx.state.font.font_size();
         let line_spacing = ctx.state.par.line_spacing.resolve(em);
@@ -136,9 +134,19 @@ impl Exec for Value {
     fn exec(&self, ctx: &mut ExecContext) {
         match self {
             Value::None => {}
+            Value::Int(v) => ctx.push_text(pretty(v)),
+            Value::Float(v) => ctx.push_text(pretty(v)),
             Value::Str(s) => ctx.push_text(s),
             Value::Template(template) => template.exec(ctx),
-            other => ctx.push_text(pretty(other)),
+            Value::Error => {}
+            other => {
+                // For values which can't be shown "naturally", we print
+                // the representation in monospace.
+                let prev = Rc::clone(&ctx.state.font.families);
+                ctx.apply_monospace();
+                ctx.push_text(pretty(other));
+                ctx.state.font.families = prev;
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/library/extend.rs b/src/library/extend.rs
index 6396274e..cf69dbd0 100644
--- a/src/library/extend.rs
+++ b/src/library/extend.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::pretty::pretty;
 
 /// `type`: Find out the name of a value's type.
 ///
@@ -8,9 +9,22 @@ use crate::prelude::*;
 /// # Return value
 /// The name of the value's type as a string.
 pub fn type_(ctx: &mut EvalContext, args: &mut ValueArgs) -> Value {
-    if let Some(value) = args.require::<Value>(ctx, "value") {
-        value.type_name().into()
-    } else {
-        Value::Error
+    match args.require::<Value>(ctx, "value") {
+        Some(value) => value.type_name().into(),
+        None => Value::Error,
+    }
+}
+
+/// `repr`: Get the string representation of a value.
+///
+/// # Positional arguments
+/// - Any value.
+///
+/// # Return value
+/// The string representation of the value.
+pub fn repr(ctx: &mut EvalContext, args: &mut ValueArgs) -> Value {
+    match args.require::<Value>(ctx, "value") {
+        Some(value) => pretty(&value).into(),
+        None => Value::Error,
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/library/mod.rs b/src/library/mod.rs
index 48da093b..59198846 100644
--- a/src/library/mod.rs
+++ b/src/library/mod.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ pub fn new() -> Scope {
     set!(func: "image", image);
     set!(func: "page", page);
     set!(func: "pagebreak", pagebreak);
+    set!(func: "repr", repr);
     set!(func: "rgb", rgb);
     set!(func: "type", type_);
     set!(func: "v", v);