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Modify the table output options

Source: R/tab_options.R
tab_options.Rd

Modify the options available in a table. These options are named by the components, the subcomponents, and the element that can adjusted.

Usage

tab_options(
  data,
  table.width = NULL,
  table.layout = NULL,
  table.align = NULL,
  table.margin.left = NULL,
  table.margin.right = NULL,
  table.background.color = NULL,
  table.additional_css = NULL,
  table.font.names = NULL,
  table.font.size = NULL,
  table.font.weight = NULL,
  table.font.style = NULL,
  table.font.color = NULL,
  table.font.color.light = NULL,
  table.border.top.style = NULL,
  table.border.top.width = NULL,
  table.border.top.color = NULL,
  table.border.right.style = NULL,
  table.border.right.width = NULL,
  table.border.right.color = NULL,
  table.border.bottom.style = NULL,
  table.border.bottom.width = NULL,
  table.border.bottom.color = NULL,
  table.border.left.style = NULL,
  table.border.left.width = NULL,
  table.border.left.color = NULL,
  heading.background.color = NULL,
  heading.align = NULL,
  heading.title.font.size = NULL,
  heading.title.font.weight = NULL,
  heading.subtitle.font.size = NULL,
  heading.subtitle.font.weight = NULL,
  heading.padding = NULL,
  heading.padding.horizontal = NULL,
  heading.border.bottom.style = NULL,
  heading.border.bottom.width = NULL,
  heading.border.bottom.color = NULL,
  heading.border.lr.style = NULL,
  heading.border.lr.width = NULL,
  heading.border.lr.color = NULL,
  column_labels.background.color = NULL,
  column_labels.font.size = NULL,
  column_labels.font.weight = NULL,
  column_labels.text_transform = NULL,
  column_labels.padding = NULL,
  column_labels.padding.horizontal = NULL,
  column_labels.vlines.style = NULL,
  column_labels.vlines.width = NULL,
  column_labels.vlines.color = NULL,
  column_labels.border.top.style = NULL,
  column_labels.border.top.width = NULL,
  column_labels.border.top.color = NULL,
  column_labels.border.bottom.style = NULL,
  column_labels.border.bottom.width = NULL,
  column_labels.border.bottom.color = NULL,
  column_labels.border.lr.style = NULL,
  column_labels.border.lr.width = NULL,
  column_labels.border.lr.color = NULL,
  column_labels.hidden = NULL,
  column_labels.units_pattern = NULL,
  row_group.background.color = NULL,
  row_group.font.size = NULL,
  row_group.font.weight = NULL,
  row_group.text_transform = NULL,
  row_group.padding = NULL,
  row_group.padding.horizontal = NULL,
  row_group.border.top.style = NULL,
  row_group.border.top.width = NULL,
  row_group.border.top.color = NULL,
  row_group.border.bottom.style = NULL,
  row_group.border.bottom.width = NULL,
  row_group.border.bottom.color = NULL,
  row_group.border.left.style = NULL,
  row_group.border.left.width = NULL,
  row_group.border.left.color = NULL,
  row_group.border.right.style = NULL,
  row_group.border.right.width = NULL,
  row_group.border.right.color = NULL,
  row_group.default_label = NULL,
  row_group.as_column = NULL,
  table_body.hlines.style = NULL,
  table_body.hlines.width = NULL,
  table_body.hlines.color = NULL,
  table_body.vlines.style = NULL,
  table_body.vlines.width = NULL,
  table_body.vlines.color = NULL,
  table_body.border.top.style = NULL,
  table_body.border.top.width = NULL,
  table_body.border.top.color = NULL,
  table_body.border.bottom.style = NULL,
  table_body.border.bottom.width = NULL,
  table_body.border.bottom.color = NULL,
  stub.background.color = NULL,
  stub.font.size = NULL,
  stub.font.weight = NULL,
  stub.text_transform = NULL,
  stub.border.style = NULL,
  stub.border.width = NULL,
  stub.border.color = NULL,
  stub.indent_length = NULL,
  stub_row_group.font.size = NULL,
  stub_row_group.font.weight = NULL,
  stub_row_group.text_transform = NULL,
  stub_row_group.border.style = NULL,
  stub_row_group.border.width = NULL,
  stub_row_group.border.color = NULL,
  data_row.padding = NULL,
  data_row.padding.horizontal = NULL,
  summary_row.background.color = NULL,
  summary_row.text_transform = NULL,
  summary_row.padding = NULL,
  summary_row.padding.horizontal = NULL,
  summary_row.border.style = NULL,
  summary_row.border.width = NULL,
  summary_row.border.color = NULL,
  grand_summary_row.background.color = NULL,
  grand_summary_row.text_transform = NULL,
  grand_summary_row.padding = NULL,
  grand_summary_row.padding.horizontal = NULL,
  grand_summary_row.border.style = NULL,
  grand_summary_row.border.width = NULL,
  grand_summary_row.border.color = NULL,
  footnotes.background.color = NULL,
  footnotes.font.size = NULL,
  footnotes.padding = NULL,
  footnotes.padding.horizontal = NULL,
  footnotes.border.bottom.style = NULL,
  footnotes.border.bottom.width = NULL,
  footnotes.border.bottom.color = NULL,
  footnotes.border.lr.style = NULL,
  footnotes.border.lr.width = NULL,
  footnotes.border.lr.color = NULL,
  footnotes.marks = NULL,
  footnotes.spec_ref = NULL,
  footnotes.spec_ftr = NULL,
  footnotes.multiline = NULL,
  footnotes.sep = NULL,
  footnotes.order = NULL,
  source_notes.background.color = NULL,
  source_notes.font.size = NULL,
  source_notes.padding = NULL,
  source_notes.padding.horizontal = NULL,
  source_notes.border.bottom.style = NULL,
  source_notes.border.bottom.width = NULL,
  source_notes.border.bottom.color = NULL,
  source_notes.border.lr.style = NULL,
  source_notes.border.lr.width = NULL,
  source_notes.border.lr.color = NULL,
  source_notes.multiline = NULL,
  source_notes.sep = NULL,
  row.striping.background_color = NULL,
  row.striping.include_stub = NULL,
  row.striping.include_table_body = NULL,
  container.width = NULL,
  container.height = NULL,
  container.padding.x = NULL,
  container.padding.y = NULL,
  container.overflow.x = NULL,
  container.overflow.y = NULL,
  ihtml.active = NULL,
  ihtml.use_pagination = NULL,
  ihtml.use_pagination_info = NULL,
  ihtml.use_sorting = NULL,
  ihtml.use_search = NULL,
  ihtml.use_filters = NULL,
  ihtml.use_resizers = NULL,
  ihtml.use_highlight = NULL,
  ihtml.use_compact_mode = NULL,
  ihtml.use_text_wrapping = NULL,
  ihtml.use_page_size_select = NULL,
  ihtml.page_size_default = NULL,
  ihtml.page_size_values = NULL,
  ihtml.pagination_type = NULL,
  ihtml.height = NULL,
  ihtml.selection_mode = NULL,
  page.orientation = NULL,
  page.numbering = NULL,
  page.header.use_tbl_headings = NULL,
  page.footer.use_tbl_notes = NULL,
  page.width = NULL,
  page.height = NULL,
  page.margin.left = NULL,
  page.margin.right = NULL,
  page.margin.top = NULL,
  page.margin.bottom = NULL,
  page.header.height = NULL,
  page.footer.height = NULL,
  quarto.use_bootstrap = NULL,
  quarto.disable_processing = NULL,
  latex.use_longtable = NULL,
  latex.header_repeat = NULL,
  latex.toprule = NULL,
  latex.bottomrule = NULL,
  latex.tbl.pos = NULL,
  latex.unicode_conversion = NULL
)

Arguments

data

The gt table data object

obj:<gt_tbl> // required

This is the gt table object that is commonly created through use of the gt() function.

table.width

Table width

The table width can be specified as a single-length character with units of pixels or as a percentage. If provided as a single-length numeric vector, it is assumed that the value is given in units of pixels. The px() and pct() helper functions can also be used to pass in numeric values and obtain values as pixel or percent units.

table.layout

The table-layout property

This is the value for the table-layout CSS style in the HTML output context. By default, this is "fixed" but another valid option is "auto".

table.align

Horizontal alignment of table

The table.align option lets us set the horizontal alignment of the table in its container. By default, this is "center". Other options are "left" and "right". This will automatically set table.margin.left and table.margin.right to the appropriate values.

table.margin.left, table.margin.right

Left and right table margins

The size of the margins on the left and right of the table within the container can be set with table.margin.left and table.margin.right. Can be specified as a single-length character with units of pixels or as a percentage. If provided as a single-length numeric vector, it is assumed that the value is given in units of pixels. The px() and pct() helper functions can also be used to pass in numeric values and obtain values as pixel or percent units. Using table.margin.left or table.margin.right will overwrite any values set by table.align.

table.background.color, heading.background.color, column_labels.background.color, row_group.background.color, stub.background.color, summary_row.background.color, grand_summary_row.background.color, footnotes.background.color, source_notes.background.color

Background colors

These options govern background colors for the parent element table and the following child elements: heading, column_labels, row_group, stub, summary_row, grand_summary_row, footnotes, and source_notes. A color name or a hexadecimal color code should be provided.

table.additional_css

Additional CSS

The table.additional_css option can be used to supply an additional block of CSS rules to be applied after the automatically generated table CSS.

table.font.names

Default table fonts

The names of the fonts used for the table can be supplied through table.font.names. This is a vector of several font names. If the first font isn't available, then the next font is tried (and so on).

table.font.size, heading.title.font.size, heading.subtitle.font.size, column_labels.font.size, row_group.font.size, stub.font.size, footnotes.font.size, source_notes.font.size

Table font sizes

The font sizes for the parent text element table and the following child elements: heading.title, heading.subtitle, column_labels, row_group, footnotes, and source_notes. Can be specified as a single-length character vector with units of pixels (e.g., 12px) or as a percentage (e.g., 80%). If provided as a single-length numeric vector, it is assumed that the value is given in units of pixels. The px() and pct() helper functions can also be used to pass in numeric values and obtain values as pixel or percentage units.

table.font.weight, heading.title.font.weight, heading.subtitle.font.weight, column_labels.font.weight, row_group.font.weight, stub.font.weight

Table font weights

The font weights of the table, heading.title, heading.subtitle, column_labels, row_group, and stub text elements. Can be a text-based keyword such as "normal", "bold", "lighter", "bolder", or, a numeric value between 1 and 1000, inclusive. Note that only variable fonts may support the numeric mapping of weight.

table.font.style

Default table font style

This is the default font style for the table. Can be one of either "normal", "italic", or "oblique".

table.font.color, table.font.color.light

Default dark and light text for the table

These options define text colors used throughout the table. There are two variants: table.font.color is for text overlaid on lighter background colors, and table.font.color.light is automatically used when text needs to be overlaid on darker background colors. A color name or a hexadecimal color code should be provided.

table.border.top.style, table.border.top.width, table.border.top.color, table.border.right.style, table.border.right.width, table.border.right.color, table.border.bottom.style, table.border.bottom.width, table.border.bottom.color, table.border.left.style, table.border.left.width, table.border.left.color

Top border properties

The style, width, and color properties of the table's absolute top and absolute bottom borders.

heading.align

Horizontal alignment in the table header

Controls the horizontal alignment of the heading title and subtitle. We can either use "center", "left", or "right".

heading.padding, column_labels.padding, data_row.padding, row_group.padding, summary_row.padding, grand_summary_row.padding, footnotes.padding, source_notes.padding

Vertical padding throughout the table

The amount of vertical padding to incorporate in the heading (title and subtitle), the column_labels (this includes the column spanners), the row group labels (row_group.padding), in the body/stub rows (data_row.padding), in summary rows (summary_row.padding or grand_summary_row.padding), or in the footnotes and source notes (footnotes.padding and source_notes.padding).

heading.padding.horizontal, column_labels.padding.horizontal, data_row.padding.horizontal, row_group.padding.horizontal, summary_row.padding.horizontal, grand_summary_row.padding.horizontal, footnotes.padding.horizontal, source_notes.padding.horizontal

Horizontal padding throughout the table

The amount of horizontal padding to incorporate in the heading (title and subtitle), the column_labels (this includes the column spanners), the row group labels (row_group.padding.horizontal), in the body/stub rows (data_row.padding), in summary rows (summary_row.padding.horizontal or grand_summary_row.padding.horizontal), or in the footnotes and source notes (footnotes.padding.horizontal and source_notes.padding.horizontal).

heading.border.bottom.style, heading.border.bottom.width, heading.border.bottom.color

Properties of the header's bottom border

The style, width, and color properties of the header's bottom border. This border shares space with that of the column_labels location. If the width of this border is larger, then it will be the visible border.

heading.border.lr.style, heading.border.lr.width, heading.border.lr.color

Properties of the header's left and right borders

The style, width, and color properties for the left and right borders of the heading location.

column_labels.text_transform, row_group.text_transform, stub.text_transform, summary_row.text_transform, grand_summary_row.text_transform

Text transforms throughout the table

Options to apply text transformations to the column_labels, row_group, stub, summary_row, and grand_summary_row text elements. Either of the "uppercase", "lowercase", or "capitalize" keywords can be used.

column_labels.vlines.style, column_labels.vlines.width, column_labels.vlines.color

Properties of all vertical lines by the column labels

The style, width, and color properties for all vertical lines ('vlines') of the column_labels.

column_labels.border.top.style, column_labels.border.top.width, column_labels.border.top.color

Properties of the border above the column labels

The style, width, and color properties for the top border of the column_labels location. This border shares space with that of the heading location. If the width of this border is larger, then it will be the visible border.

column_labels.border.bottom.style, column_labels.border.bottom.width, column_labels.border.bottom.color

Properties of the border below the column labels

The style, width, and color properties for the bottom border of the column_labels location.

column_labels.border.lr.style, column_labels.border.lr.width, column_labels.border.lr.color

Properties of the left and right borders next to the column labels

The style, width, and color properties for the left and right borders of the column_labels location.

column_labels.hidden

Hiding all column labels

An option to hide the column labels. If providing TRUE then the entire column_labels location won't be seen and the table header (if present) will collapse downward.

column_labels.units_pattern

Pattern to combine column labels and units

The default pattern for combining column labels with any defined units for column labels. The pattern is initialized as "{1}, {2}", where "{1}" refers to the column label text and "{2}" is the text related to the associated units. When using cols_units(), there is the opportunity to provide a specific pattern that overrides the units pattern unit. Further to this, if specifying units directly in cols_label() (through the units syntax surrounded by "{{"/"}}") there is no need for a units pattern and any value here will be disregarded.

row_group.border.top.style, row_group.border.top.width, row_group.border.top.color, row_group.border.bottom.style, row_group.border.bottom.width, row_group.border.bottom.color, row_group.border.left.style, row_group.border.left.width, row_group.border.left.color, row_group.border.right.style, row_group.border.right.width, row_group.border.right.color

Border properties associated with the row_group location

The style, width, and color properties for all top, bottom, left, and right borders of the row_group location.

row_group.default_label

The default row group label

An option to set a default row group label for any rows not formally placed in a row group named by group in any call of tab_row_group(). If this is set as NA_character_ and there are rows that haven't been placed into a row group (where one or more row groups already exist), those rows will be automatically placed into a row group without a label.

row_group.as_column

Structure row groups with a column

How should row groups be structured? By default, they are separate rows that lie above the each of the groups. Setting this to TRUE will structure row group labels as a separate column in the table stub.

table_body.hlines.style, table_body.hlines.width, table_body.hlines.color, table_body.vlines.style, table_body.vlines.width, table_body.vlines.color

Properties of all horizontal and vertical lines in the table body

The style, width, and color properties for all horizontal lines ('hlines') and vertical lines ('vlines') in the table_body.

table_body.border.top.style, table_body.border.top.width, table_body.border.top.color, table_body.border.bottom.style, table_body.border.bottom.width, table_body.border.bottom.color

Properties of top and bottom borders in the table body

The style, width, and color properties for all top and bottom borders of the table_body location.

stub.border.style, stub.border.width, stub.border.color

Properties of the vertical border of the table stub

The style, width, and color properties for the vertical border of the table stub.

stub.indent_length

Width of each indentation

The width of each indentation level for row labels in the stub. The indentation can be set by using tab_stub_indent(). By default this is "5px".

stub_row_group.font.size, stub_row_group.font.weight, stub_row_group.text_transform, stub_row_group.border.style, stub_row_group.border.width, stub_row_group.border.color

Properties of the row group column in the table stub

Options for the row group column in the table stub (made possible when using row_group.as_column = TRUE). The defaults for these options mirror that of the stub.* variants (except for stub_row_group.border.width, which is "1px" instead of "2px").

summary_row.border.style, summary_row.border.width, summary_row.border.color

Properties of horizontal borders belonging to summary rows

The style, width, and color properties for all horizontal borders of the summary_row location.

grand_summary_row.border.style, grand_summary_row.border.width, grand_summary_row.border.color

Properties of horizontal borders belonging to grand summary rows

The style, width, and color properties for the top borders of the grand_summary_row location.

footnotes.border.bottom.style, footnotes.border.bottom.width, footnotes.border.bottom.color

Properties of the bottom border belonging to the footnotes

The style, width, and color properties for the bottom border of the footnotes location.

footnotes.border.lr.style, footnotes.border.lr.width, footnotes.border.lr.color

Properties of left and right borders belonging to the footnotes

The style, width, and color properties for the left and right borders of the footnotes location.

footnotes.marks

Sequence of footnote marks

The set of sequential marks used to reference and identify each of the footnotes (same input as opt_footnote_marks()). We can supply a vector that represents the series of footnote marks. This vector is recycled when its usage goes beyond the length of the set. At each cycle, the marks are simply combined (e.g., * -> ** -> ***). The option exists for providing keywords for certain types of footnote marks. The keyword "numbers" (the default, indicating that we want to use numeric marks). We can use lowercase "letters" or uppercase "LETTERS". There is the option for using a traditional symbol set where "standard" provides four symbols, and, "extended" adds two more symbols, making six.

footnotes.spec_ref, footnotes.spec_ftr

Specifications for formatting of footnote marks

Optional specifications for formatting of footnote references (footnotes.spec_ref) and their associated marks the footer section (footnotes.spec_ftr) (same input as opt_footnote_spec()). This is a string containing specification control characters. The default is the spec string "^i", which is superscript text set in italics. Other control characters that can be used are: (1) "b" for bold text, and (2) "(" / ")" for the enclosure of footnote marks in parentheses.

footnotes.multiline, source_notes.multiline

Typesetting of multiple footnotes and source notes

An option to either put footnotes and source notes in separate lines (the default, or TRUE) or render them as a continuous line of text with footnotes.sep providing the separator (by default " ") between notes.

footnotes.sep, source_notes.sep

Separator characters between adjacent footnotes and source notes

The separating characters between adjacent footnotes and source notes in their respective footer sections when rendered as a continuous line of text (when footnotes.multiline == FALSE). The default value is a single space character (" ").

footnotes.order

Order footnotes are displayed in output

The order in which footnotes are displayed in the output. By default "marks_last" with marked footnotes below unmarked ones, or alternatively "marks_first". To preserve the order supplied by tab_footnote, "preserve_order" can be used.

source_notes.border.bottom.style, source_notes.border.bottom.width, source_notes.border.bottom.color

Properties of the bottom border belonging to the source notes

The style, width, and color properties for the bottom border of the source_notes location.

source_notes.border.lr.style, source_notes.border.lr.width, source_notes.border.lr.color

Properties of left and right borders belonging to the source notes

The style, width, and color properties for the left and right borders of the source_notes location.

row.striping.background_color

Background color for row stripes

The background color for striped table body rows. A color name or a hexadecimal color code should be provided.

row.striping.include_stub

Inclusion of the table stub for row stripes

An option for whether to include the stub when striping rows.

row.striping.include_table_body

Inclusion of the table body for row stripes

An option for whether to include the table body when striping rows.

container.width, container.height, container.padding.x, container.padding.y

Table container dimensions and padding

The width and height of the table's container, and, the vertical and horizontal padding of the table's container. The container width and height can be specified with units of pixels or as a percentage. The padding is to be specified as a length with units of pixels. If provided as a numeric value, it is assumed that the value is given in units of pixels. The px() and pct() helper functions can also be used to pass in numeric values and obtain values as pixel or percent units.

container.overflow.x, container.overflow.y

Table container overflow

Options to enable scrolling in the horizontal and vertical directions when the table content overflows the container dimensions. Using TRUE (the default for both) means that horizontal or vertical scrolling is enabled to view the entire table in those directions. With FALSE, the table may be clipped if the table width or height exceeds the container.width or container.height.

ihtml.active

Display interactive HTML table

The option for displaying an interactive version of an HTML table (rather than an otherwise 'static' table). This enables the use of controls for pagination, global search, filtering, and sorting. The individual features are controlled by the other table.* options. By default, the pagination (ihtml.use_pagination) and sorting (ihtml.use_sorting) features are enabled. The ihtml.active option, however, is FALSE by default.

ihtml.use_pagination, ihtml.use_pagination_info

Use pagination

For interactive HTML output, the option for using pagination controls (below the table body) can be controlled with ihtml.use_pagination. By default, this is TRUE and it will allow the use to page through table content. The informational display text regarding the current page can be set with ihtml.use_pagination_info (which is TRUE by default).

ihtml.use_sorting

Provide column sorting controls

For interactive HTML output, the option to provide controls for sorting column values. By default, this is TRUE.

Provide a global search field

For interactive HTML output, an option that places a search field for globally filtering rows to the requested content. By default, this is FALSE.

ihtml.use_filters

Display filtering fields

For interactive HTML output, this places search fields below each column header and allows for filtering by column. By default, this is FALSE.

ihtml.use_resizers

Allow column resizing

For interactive HTML output, this allows for interactive resizing of columns. By default, this is FALSE.

ihtml.use_highlight

Enable row highlighting on hover

For interactive HTML output, this highlights individual rows upon hover. By default, this is FALSE.

ihtml.use_compact_mode

Use compact mode

For interactive HTML output, an option to reduce vertical padding and thus make the table consume less vertical space. By default, this is FALSE.

ihtml.use_text_wrapping

Use text wrapping

For interactive HTML output, an option to control text wrapping. By default (TRUE), text will be wrapped to multiple lines; if FALSE, text will be truncated to a single line.

ihtml.use_page_size_select, ihtml.page_size_default, ihtml.page_size_values

Change page size properties

For interactive HTML output, ihtml.use_page_size_select provides the option to display a dropdown menu for the number of rows to show per page of data. By default, this is the vector c(10, 25, 50, 100) which corresponds to options for 10, 25, 50, and 100 rows of data per page. To modify these page-size options, provide a numeric vector to ihtml.page_size_values. The default page size (initially set as 10) can be modified with ihtml.page_size_default and this works whether or not ihtml.use_page_size_select is set to TRUE.

ihtml.pagination_type

Change pagination mode

For interactive HTML output and when using pagination, one of three options for presentation pagination controls. The default is "numbers", where a series of page-number buttons is presented along with 'previous' and 'next' buttons. The "jump" option provides an input field with a stepper for the page number. With "simple", only the 'previous' and 'next' buttons are displayed.

ihtml.height

Height of interactive HTML table

Height of the table in pixels. Defaults to "auto" for automatic sizing.

ihtml.selection_mode

Allow row selection

For interactive HTML output, this allows users to select rows by clicking them. When this option is "single", clicking another value toggles selection of the previously selected row off. When this option is "multiple", multiple rows can be selected at once. Selected values are available in Shiny apps when ihtml.selection_mode is not NULL and the table is used in render_gt().

page.orientation

Set RTF page orientation

For RTF output, this provides two options for page orientation: "portrait" (the default) and "landscape".

page.numbering

Enable RTF page numbering

Within RTF output, should page numbering be displayed? By default, this is set to FALSE but if TRUE then page numbering text will be added to the document header.

page.header.use_tbl_headings

Place table headings in RTF page header

If TRUE then RTF output tables will migrate all table headings (including the table title and all column labels) to the page header. This page header content will repeat across pages. By default, this is FALSE.

page.footer.use_tbl_notes

Place table footer in RTF page footer

If TRUE then RTF output tables will migrate all table footer content (this includes footnotes and source notes) to the page footer. This page footer content will repeat across pages. By default, this is FALSE.

page.width, page.height

Set RTF page dimensions

The page width and height in the standard portrait orientation. This is for RTF table output and the default values (in inches) are 8.5in and 11.0in.

page.margin.left, page.margin.right, page.margin.top, page.margin.bottom

Set RTF page margins

For RTF table output, these options correspond to the left, right, top, and bottom page margins. The default values for each of these is 1.0in.

page.header.height, page.footer.height

Set RTF page header and footer distances

The heights of the page header and footer for RTF table outputs. Default values for both are 0.5in.

quarto.use_bootstrap, quarto.disable_processing

Modify Quarto properties

When rendering a gt table with Quarto, the table can undergo transformations to support advanced Quarto features. Setting quarto.use_bootstrap to TRUE (FALSE by default) will allow Quarto to add Bootstrap classes to the table, allowing those styles to permeate the table. Quarto performs other alterations as well but they can all be deactivated with quarto.disable_processing = TRUE (this option is FALSE by default).

latex.use_longtable

Use longtable latex environment

By default, tables produced using latex code will be embedded in the table floating environment. Setting this parameter to TRUE will instead use the longtable environment which will not float and may span multiple pages.

latex.header_repeat

  • Specify if the header should repeat or not across pages*

    For Long tables, it may be desirable to have the column headers repeat on every page. Setting this parameter to TRUE will add a \endhead command after the table headers so LaTeX knows where the headers end and will repeat them on every page.

latex.toprule, latex.bottomrule

  • Specify if an hrule should be put in the table at the top (latex.toprule) or bottom (latex.bottomrule)*

    By default the tables produced using latex code will include top and bottom lines in the table via \toprule and \bottomrule. Setting these parameters to FALSE will instead not have these commands added, which lets the tables be produced without the top and bottom lines.

latex.tbl.pos

Specify latex floating position

The latex position indicator for a floating environment (e.g., "tb", "h"). If not specified, latex position will default to "t". It should be specified without square brackets. Quarto users should instead set the floating position within the code chunk argument tbl-pos. The output table will only float if latex.use_longtable = FALSE.

latex.unicode_conversion

Specify where possible convert unicode to latex

Not all latex converters can handle unicode. or there may be a unicode value in the text that cannot be handled by the latex engine. In this case turn on this option by setting latex.unicode_conversion = TRUE and it will replace all unicode it can with equivalent latex calls.

Value

An object of class gt_tbl.

Examples

Use select columns from the exibble dataset to create a gt table with a number of table parts added (using functions like summary_rows(), grand_summary_rows(), and more). We can use this gt object going forward to demo some of tab_options() features.

tab_1 <-
  exibble |>
  dplyr::select(-c(fctr, date, time, datetime)) |>
  gt(
    rowname_col = "row",
    groupname_col = "group"
  ) |>
  tab_header(
    title = md("Data listing from **exibble**"),
    subtitle = md("`exibble` is an R dataset")
  ) |>
  fmt_number(columns = num) |>
  fmt_currency(columns = currency) |>
  tab_footnote(
    footnote = "Using commas for separators.",
    locations = cells_body(
      columns = num,
      rows = num > 1000
    )
  ) |>
  tab_footnote(
    footnote = "Using commas for separators.",
    locations = cells_body(
      columns = currency,
      rows = currency > 1000
    )
  ) |>
  tab_footnote(
    footnote = "Alphabetical fruit.",
    locations = cells_column_labels(columns = char)
  )

tab_1

This image of a table was generated from the first code example in the `tab_options()` help file.

We can modify the table width to be set as '100%'. In effect, this spans the table to entirely fill the content width area. This is done with the table.width option and we take advantage of the pct() helper function.

tab_1 |> tab_options(table.width = pct(100))

This image of a table was generated from the second code example in the `tab_options()` help file.

With the table.background.color option, we can modify the table's background color. Here, we want that to be "lightcyan".

tab_1 |> tab_options(table.background.color = "lightcyan")

This image of a table was generated from the third code example in the `tab_options()` help file.

We have footnotes residing in the footer section of tab_1. By default, each footnote takes up a new line of text. This can be changed with the footnotes.multiline option. Using FALSE with that means that all footnotes will be placed into one continuous span of text. Speaking of footnotes, we can change the 'marks' used to identify them. Here, we'll use letters as the marks for footnote references (instead of the default, which is numbers). This is accomplished with the footnotes.marks option, and we are going to supply the letters vector to that.

tab_1 |>
  tab_options(
    footnotes.multiline = FALSE,
    footnotes.marks = letters
  )

This image of a table was generated from the fourth code example in the `tab_options()` help file.

The data rows of a table typically take up the most physical space but we have some control over the extent of that. With the data_row.padding option, it's possible to modify the top and bottom padding of data rows. We'll do just that in the following example, reducing the padding to a value of 5 px (note that we are using the px() helper function here).

tab_1 |> tab_options(data_row.padding = px(5))

This image of a table was generated from the fifth code example in the `tab_options()` help file.

The size of the title and the subtitle text in the header of the table can be altered with the heading.title.font.size and heading.subtitle.font.size options. Here, we'll use the "small" keyword as a value for both options.

tab_1 |>
  tab_options(
    heading.title.font.size = "small",
    heading.subtitle.font.size = "small"
  )

This image of a table was generated from the sixth code example in the `tab_options()` help file.

Function ID

2-12

Function Introduced

v0.2.0.5 (March 31, 2020)

See also

Other part creation/modification functions: tab_caption(), tab_footnote(), tab_header(), tab_info(), tab_row_group(), tab_source_note(), tab_spanner(), tab_spanner_delim(), tab_stub_indent(), tab_stubhead(), tab_style(), tab_style_body()