Questions tagged [shapepar]

In many old books, the final paragraphs of chapters end in an inverted pyramid shape, like this: I think this is beautiful, so I would like to imitate this for my book. I've found the code for a triangle in this post how to create a triangle with…

In the documentation for shapepar a number of def files are mentioned, for example candleshape.def but there is no example of how to use them.

How to use \cutout command in shapepar package? I need a cut on the right side of the page (square format).

I am trying to write a string of text within a cross shape (as in a simple medical cross). I know that it's possible to create custom shapes in shapepar, but was wondering if someone already has the specifications to share. Thanks in advance.