STY File Documentation

Overview

Feature Value
File Extension .sty
Format Type Text
Purpose LaTeX Style Definitions
Used by LaTeX Document Preparation System
Content Macros, definitions, and setups for LaTeX documents
Text Encoding ASCII or UTF-8
Open source Yes
Editable With any text editor
Binary No
Main Usage Styling LaTeX documents
Can Include Color definitions, font settings, layout adjustments
Associated Commands usepackage{}
Standardized No
Version Control Friendly Yes
Common Tools for Creation TeX editors like TeXworks, TeXstudio
Compilation Required Yes, as part of a LaTeX document
Support for Comments Yes, using %
Interoperability High with LaTeX environments
License Varies by author
MIME Type application/x-latex
Commonly Used for Academic, scientific, and mathematical documents formatting