CTAN update: abstract
Date: November 11, 2026 6:30:40 AM CET
The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the
abstract
package.
Version: 1.2b 2026-10-10
License: lppl1.3c
Summary description: Control the typesetting of the abstract environment
Announcement text:
Tag documentation; new maintainer (LaTeX Project)
This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/abstract More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/abstract
Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Manfred Lotz CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs .
Tag documentation; new maintainer (LaTeX Project)
This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/abstract More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/abstract
Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Manfred Lotz CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs .
Abstract – Control the typesetting of the abstract environment
The abstract package gives you control over the typesetting of the abstract environment, and in particular provides for a one column abstract in a two column paper.
| Package | Abstract |
| Version | 1.2b 2026-10-10 |
| Copyright | 2000–2009 Peter R. Wilson 2026 The LaTeX Project |
| Maintainer | The LaTeX Project Team Will Robertson Peter R. Wilson (inactive) |