diff --git a/.config/kak/autoload/filetype.kak b/.config/kak/autoload/filetype.kak
index cf6d1534..7bb51812 100644
--- a/.config/kak/autoload/filetype.kak
+++ b/.config/kak/autoload/filetype.kak
@@ -133,6 +133,11 @@ hook global WinSetOption filetype=kak %{
 }
 
 hook global WinSetOption filetype=typst %{
+    declare-filetype-mode typst
+    map -docstring 'bold' global typst b ': surround-add-pair * *<ret>'
+    map -docstring 'emph' global typst i ': surround-add-pair _ _<ret>'
+    map -docstring 'unbold' global typst <a-b> ': surround-delete-key *<ret>'
+    map -docstring 'unemph' global typst <a-i> ': surround-delete-key _<ret>'
 	set-option buffer formatcmd "typstyle --wrap-text"
 	hook -group typst-auto-format window BufWritePre .* format
 	hook -once -always window WinSetOption filetype=.* %{