diff --git a/format-column.lua b/format-column.lua
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+-- Add a latex insecable space before ":" for words ending with ":"
+function Str(elem)
+  if elem.text:sub(-1) == ":" then
+    return pandoc.RawInline("latex", elem.text:gsub(":", "~:"))
+  else
+    return elem
+  end
+end
diff --git a/format-link.lua b/format-link.lua
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+++ b/format-link.lua
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+if FORMAT:match 'latex' then
+  function Link (elem)
+    
+    local abbrev = ''
+    if elem.c[3][1]:sub(2, 4) == 'fig' then
+      abbrev = 'fig.'
+    end
+    
+    if elem.c[3][1]:sub(2, 4) == 'sec' then
+      abbrev = 'section'
+    end
+    
+    if elem.c[1][2][1] == 'uri' then
+      return elem
+    else 
+    
+      if elem.c[2][1] ~= nil then 
+      
+        if elem.c[2][1].text == 'x' then
+          return {
+            pandoc.Str(abbrev),
+            pandoc.RawInline('latex', '~\\nameref{'),
+            pandoc.RawInline('latex', elem.c[3][1]:sub(2)),
+            pandoc.RawInline('latex', '}'),
+            pandoc.Str(', page'),
+            pandoc.RawInline('latex', '~\\pageref{'),
+            pandoc.RawInline('latex', elem.c[3][1]:sub(2)),
+            pandoc.RawInline('latex', '}')
+          }
+        end
+        
+        return {
+          elem,
+          pandoc.Str(' ('),
+          pandoc.Str(abbrev),
+          pandoc.RawInline('latex', '~\\ref{'),
+          pandoc.RawInline('latex', elem.c[3][1]:sub(2)),
+          pandoc.RawInline('latex', '}'),
+          pandoc.Str(', page'),
+          pandoc.RawInline('latex', '~\\pageref{'),
+          pandoc.RawInline('latex', elem.c[3][1]:sub(2)),
+          pandoc.RawInline('latex', '}'),
+          pandoc.Str(')'),
+        }
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+
+
diff --git a/format-quote.lua b/format-quote.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d7712c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/format-quote.lua
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+-- fully copied from https://gist.github.com/niklaskorz/c9d55b157078dd1e1f5badad15093a72
+local double_quotes = {"»", "«"}
+local single_quotes = {"›", "‹"}
+
+function get_preferences(m)
+    if m.double_quotes and m.double_quotes[1] and m.double_quotes[2] then
+        double_quotes = { m.double_quotes[1][1].c, m.double_quotes[2][1].c }
+    end
+    if m.single_quotes and m.single_quotes[1] and m.single_quotes[2] then
+        single_quotes = { m.single_quotes[1][1].c, m.single_quotes[2][1].c }
+    end
+end
+
+function replace_quotes(elem)
+    local quotes = double_quotes
+    if elem.quotetype == "SingleQuote" then
+        quotes = single_quotes
+    end
+    return {pandoc.Str(quotes[2]), pandoc.RawInline('latex', '~')} .. elem.content .. {pandoc.RawInline('latex', '~'), pandoc.Str(quotes[1])}
+end
+
+return {
+    { Meta = get_preferences },
+    { Quoted = replace_quotes },
+}
diff --git a/format-semi-column.lua b/format-semi-column.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..578d587
--- /dev/null
+++ b/format-semi-column.lua
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+-- Add a latex insecable space before ";" for words ending with ";"
+function Str(elem)
+  if elem.text:sub(-1) == ";" then
+    return pandoc.RawInline("latex", elem.text:gsub(";", "~;"))
+  else
+    return elem
+  end
+end