tableElement
A table of items.
Tables are used to arrange content in cells. Cells can contain arbitrary content, including multiple paragraphs and are specified in row-major order. For a hands-on explanation of all the ways you can use and customize tables in Typst, check out the table guide.
Because tables are just grids with different defaults for some cell properties (notably stroke and inset), refer to the grid documentation for more information on how to size the table tracks and specify the cell appearance properties.
If you are unsure whether you should be using a table or a grid, consider whether the content you are arranging semantically belongs together as a set of related data points or similar or whether you are just want to enhance your presentation by arranging unrelated content in a grid. In the former case, a table is the right choice, while in the latter case, a grid is more appropriate. Furthermore, Typst will annotate its output in the future such that screenreaders will annouce content in table as tabular while a grid's content will be announced no different than multiple content blocks in the document flow.
Note that, to override a particular cell's properties or apply show rules on table cells, you can use the table.cell element. See its documentation for more information.
Although the table and the grid share most properties, set and show rules on one of them do not affect the other.
To give a table a caption and make it referenceable, put it into a figure.
Example
The example below demonstrates some of the most common table options.
#table(
columns: (1fr, auto, auto),
inset: 10pt,
align: horizon,
table.header(
[], [*Area*], [*Parameters*],
),
image("cylinder.svg"),
$ pi h (D^2 - d^2) / 4 $,
[
$h$: height \
$D$: outer radius \
$d$: inner radius
],
image("tetrahedron.svg"),
$ sqrt(2) / 12 a^3 $,
[$a$: edge length]
)
Much like with grids, you can use table.cell to customize the appearance and the position of each cell.
#set table(
stroke: none,
gutter: 0.2em,
fill: (x, y) =>
if x == 0 or y == 0 { gray },
inset: (right: 1.5em),
)
#show table.cell: it => {
if it.x == 0 or it.y == 0 {
set text(white)
strong(it)
} else if it.body == [] {
// Replace empty cells with 'N/A'
pad(..it.inset)[_N/A_]
} else {
it
}
}
#let a = table.cell(
fill: green.lighten(60%),
)[A]
#let b = table.cell(
fill: aqua.lighten(60%),
)[B]
#table(
columns: 4,
[], [Exam 1], [Exam 2], [Exam 3],
[John], [], a, [],
[Mary], [], a, a,
[Robert], b, a, b,
)
Parameters
columns
The column sizes. See the grid documentation for more information on track sizing.
Default: ()
rows
The row sizes. See the grid documentation for more information on track sizing.
Default: ()
gutter
The gaps between rows and columns. See the grid documentation for more information on gutters.
Default: ()
column-gutter
The gaps between columns. Takes precedence over gutter. See the grid documentation for more information on gutters.
Default: ()
row-gutter
The gaps between rows. Takes precedence over gutter. See the grid documentation for more information on gutters.
Default: ()
fill
How to fill the cells.
This can be a color or a function that returns a color. The function receives the cells' column and row indices, starting from zero. This can be used to implement striped tables.
Default: none
View example
#table(
fill: (x, _) =>
if calc.odd(x) { luma(240) }
else { white },
align: (x, y) =>
if y == 0 { center }
else if x == 0 { left }
else { right },
columns: 4,
[], [*Q1*], [*Q2*], [*Q3*],
[Revenue:], [1000 €], [2000 €], [3000 €],
[Expenses:], [500 €], [1000 €], [1500 €],
[Profit:], [500 €], [1000 €], [1500 €],
)
align
How to align the cells' content.
This can either be a single alignment, an array of alignments (corresponding to each column) or a function that returns an alignment. The function receives the cells' column and row indices, starting from zero. If set to auto, the outer alignment is used.
Default: auto
View example
#table(
columns: 3,
align: (left, center, right),
[Hello], [Hello], [Hello],
[A], [B], [C],
)
stroke
How to stroke the cells.
Strokes can be disabled by setting this to none.
If it is necessary to place lines which can cross spacing between cells produced by the gutter option, or to override the stroke between multiple specific cells, consider specifying one or more of table.hline and table.vline alongside your table cells.
See the grid documentation for more information on strokes.
Default: 1pt + black
inset
How much to pad the cells' content.
Default: 5pt
View example
#table(
inset: 10pt,
[Hello],
[World],
)
#table(
columns: 2,
inset: (
x: 20pt,
y: 10pt,
),
[Hello],
[World],
)
children
The contents of the table cells, plus any extra table lines specified with the table.hline and table.vline elements.
Definitions
cellElement
A cell in the table. Use this to position a cell manually or to apply styling. To do the latter, you can either use the function to override the properties for a particular cell, or use it in show rules to apply certain styles to multiple cells at once.
Perhaps the most important use case of table.cell is to make a cell span multiple columns and/or rows with the colspan and rowspan fields.
#table(
columns: 3,
table.header(
[Substance],
[Subcritical °C],
[Supercritical °C],
),
[Hydrochloric Acid],
[12.0], [92.1],
[Sodium Myreth Sulfate],
[16.6], [104],
[Potassium Hydroxide],
table.cell(colspan: 2)[24.7],
)
For example, you can override the fill, alignment or inset for a single cell:
// You can also import those.
#import table: cell, header
#table(
columns: 2,
align: center,
header(
[*Trip progress*],
[*Itinerary*],
),
cell(
align: right,
fill: fuchsia.lighten(80%),
[🚗],
),
[Get in, folks!],
[🚗], [Eat curbside hotdog],
cell(align: left)[🌴🚗],
cell(
inset: 0.06em,
text(1.62em)[🛖🌅🌊],
),
)
You may also apply a show rule on table.cell to style all cells at once. Combined with selectors, this allows you to apply styles based on a cell's position:
#show table.cell.where(x: 0): strong
#table(
columns: 3,
gutter: 3pt,
[Name], [Age], [Strength],
[Hannes], [36], [Grace],
[Irma], [50], [Resourcefulness],
[Vikram], [49], [Perseverance],
)
body
The cell's body.
x
The cell's column (zero-indexed). Functions identically to the x field in grid.cell.
Default: auto
y
The cell's row (zero-indexed). Functions identically to the y field in grid.cell.
Default: auto
colspan
The amount of columns spanned by this cell.
Default: 1
rowspan
The amount of rows spanned by this cell.
Default: 1
fill
The cell's fill override.
Default: auto
align
The cell's alignment override.
Default: auto
inset
The cell's inset override.
Default: auto
stroke
The cell's stroke override.
Default: (:)
breakable
Whether rows spanned by this cell can be placed in different pages. When equal to auto, a cell spanning only fixed-size rows is unbreakable, while a cell spanning at least one auto-sized row is breakable.
Default: auto
hlineElement
A horizontal line in the table.
Overrides any per-cell stroke, including stroke specified through the table's stroke field. Can cross spacing between cells created through the table's column-gutter option.
Use this function instead of the table's stroke field if you want to manually place a horizontal line at a specific position in a single table. Consider using table's stroke field or table.cell's stroke field instead if the line you want to place is part of all your tables' designs.
#set table.hline(stroke: .6pt)
#table(
stroke: none,
columns: (auto, 1fr),
[09:00], [Badge pick up],
[09:45], [Opening Keynote],
[10:30], [Talk: Typst's Future],
[11:15], [Session: Good PRs],
table.hline(start: 1),
[Noon], [_Lunch break_],
table.hline(start: 1),
[14:00], [Talk: Tracked Layout],
[15:00], [Talk: Automations],
[16:00], [Workshop: Tables],
table.hline(),
[19:00], [Day 1 Attendee Mixer],
)
y
The row above which the horizontal line is placed (zero-indexed). Functions identically to the y field in grid.hline.
Default: auto
start
The column at which the horizontal line starts (zero-indexed, inclusive).
Default: 0
end
The column before which the horizontal line ends (zero-indexed, exclusive).
Default: none
stroke
The line's stroke.
Specifying none removes any lines previously placed across this line's range, including hlines or per-cell stroke below it.
Default: 1pt + black
position
The position at which the line is placed, given its row (y) - either top to draw above it or bottom to draw below it.
This setting is only relevant when row gutter is enabled (and shouldn't be used otherwise - prefer just increasing the y field by one instead), since then the position below a row becomes different from the position above the next row due to the spacing between both.
Default: top
vlineElement
A vertical line in the table. See the docs for grid.vline for more information regarding how to use this element's fields.
Overrides any per-cell stroke, including stroke specified through the table's stroke field. Can cross spacing between cells created through the table's row-gutter option.
Similar to table.hline, use this function if you want to manually place a vertical line at a specific position in a single table and use the table's stroke field or table.cell's stroke field instead if the line you want to place is part of all your tables' designs.
x
The column before which the horizontal line is placed (zero-indexed). Functions identically to the x field in grid.vline.
Default: auto
start
The row at which the vertical line starts (zero-indexed, inclusive).
Default: 0
end
The row on top of which the vertical line ends (zero-indexed, exclusive).
Default: none
stroke
The line's stroke.
Specifying none removes any lines previously placed across this line's range, including vlines or per-cell stroke below it.
Default: 1pt + black
position
The position at which the line is placed, given its column (x) - either start to draw before it or end to draw after it.
The values left and right are also accepted, but discouraged as they cause your table to be inconsistent between left-to-right and right-to-left documents.
This setting is only relevant when column gutter is enabled (and shouldn't be used otherwise - prefer just increasing the x field by one instead), since then the position after a column becomes different from the position before the next column due to the spacing between both.
Default: start
headerElement
A repeatable table header.
You should wrap your tables' heading rows in this function even if you do not plan to wrap your table across pages because Typst will use this function to attach accessibility metadata to tables in the future and ensure universal access to your document.
You can use the repeat parameter to control whether your table's header will be repeated across pages.
#set page(height: 11.5em)
#set table(
fill: (x, y) =>
if x == 0 or y == 0 {
gray.lighten(40%)
},
align: right,
)
#show table.cell.where(x: 0): strong
#show table.cell.where(y: 0): strong
#table(
columns: 4,
table.header(
[], [Blue chip],
[Fresh IPO], [Penny st'k],
),
table.cell(
rowspan: 6,
align: horizon,
rotate(-90deg, reflow: true)[
*USD / day*
],
),
[0.20], [104], [5],
[3.17], [108], [4],
[1.59], [84], [1],
[0.26], [98], [15],
[0.01], [195], [4],
[7.34], [57], [2],
)
repeat
Whether this header should be repeated across pages.
Default: true
children
The cells and lines within the header.
footerElement
A repeatable table footer.
Just like the table.header element, the footer can repeat itself on every page of the table. This is useful for improving legibility by adding the column labels in both the header and footer of a large table, totals, or other information that should be visible on every page.
No other table cells may be placed after the footer.
repeat
Whether this footer should be repeated across pages.
Default: true
children
The cells and lines within the footer.