diff --git a/crates/formats/src/latex.rs b/crates/formats/src/latex.rs
index cc2157268..aec04c740 100644
--- a/crates/formats/src/latex.rs
+++ b/crates/formats/src/latex.rs
@@ -1669,11 +1669,12 @@ fn parse_color(model: Option<&str>, spec: &str) -> Option<Rgb> {
 
 /// A TeX length in points (`3cm`, `0.4\linewidth`), if it is one.
 fn length_pt(s: &str) -> Option<f32> {
-    let s = s.trim();
+    let s = s.trim().strip_prefix('+').unwrap_or(s.trim());
     let split = s.find(|c: char| !(c.is_ascii_digit() || c == '.' || c == '-')).unwrap_or(s.len());
     let (n, unit) = s.split_at(split);
     let n: f32 = if n.is_empty() { 1.0 } else { n.parse().ok()? };
-    let k = match unit.trim() {
+    let unit = unit.trim().to_ascii_lowercase();
+    let k = match unit.as_str() {
         "pt" => 1.0,
         "bp" => 72.27 / 72.0,
         "in" => 72.27,
@@ -2804,6 +2805,16 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(widths.len() <= wordcraft_doc::table::MAX_COLS);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn latex_length_pt_case_and_plus() {
+        assert_eq!(length_pt("12pt"), Some(12.0));
+        assert_eq!(length_pt("12PT"), Some(12.0));
+        assert_eq!(length_pt("+12pt"), Some(12.0));
+        assert_eq!(length_pt("1IN"), Some(72.27));
+        assert_eq!(length_pt("+2cm"), Some(56.9));
+        assert_eq!(length_pt("0.5\\TEXTWIDTH"), Some(LINE_WIDTH * 0.5));
+    }
+
     const ARTICLE: &str = r#"\documentclass[11pt]{article}
 \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
 \usepackage{amsmath} % maths