Since we use typst:no-figure on our tables (implemented in jgm/pandoc#9778), Pandoc may not enclose tables in blocks.

Unfortunately, when the Pandoc Typst writer encounters typst:text:fontor typst:text:size on a table, it emits #set text(...) before the table, which will affect the entire scope.

E.g.

---
format: typst
---

Normal paragraph text.

```{=html}
<table style="font-size: 8px;">
    <tr><td>A</td><td>B</td></tr>
</table>
```

Normal paragraph text.

produces

Normal paragraph text.

#set text(size: 6pt); #table(
  columns: 2,
  align: (auto,auto,),
  [A], [B],
)
Normal paragraph text.

Oops!

One way to correct the Typst output is to wrap the set text + table in #[...]:

Normal paragraph text.

#[#set text(size: 6pt); #table(
  columns: 2,
  align: (auto,auto,),
  [A], [B],
)]
Normal paragraph text.

Plan:

• Add temporary patch, wrapping in #[] block, to our Typst post-processing filter here:

• File bug on Pandoc illustrating the bug in pure Pandoc
• Submit fix upstream to Pandoc, using brackets only when the Typst output properties are used here.
• Remove temporary patch after fix is merged upstream and we are using that version of Pandoc.