fmt_pad_num: Format numeric columns to align at decimal point without...

In gtExtras: Extending 'gt' for Beautiful HTML Tables

Format numeric columns to align at decimal point without trailing zeroes

Description

This function removes repeating trailing zeroes and adds blank white space to align at the decimal point.

Usage

fmt_pad_num(gt_object, columns, sep = ".", nsmall = 2, pad0 = FALSE)

Arguments

gt_object	An existing gt table object of class gt_tbl
columns	The columns to format. Can either be a series of column names provided in c(), a vector of column indices, or a helper function focused on selections. The select helper functions are: starts_with(), ends_with(), contains(), matches(), one_of(), num_range(), and everything().
sep	A character for the separator, typically "." or ","
nsmall	The max number of decimal places to round at/display
pad0	A logical, indicating whether to pad the values with trailing zeros.

Value

An object of class gt_tbl.

Figures

Function ID

2-2

See Also

pad_fn()

Other Utilities: add_text_img(), fa_icon_repeat(), fmt_pct_extra(), fmt_symbol_first(), generate_df(), gt_add_divider(), gt_badge(), gt_double_table(), gt_duplicate_column(), gt_fa_rank_change(), gt_fa_rating(), gt_highlight_cols(), gt_highlight_rows(), gt_img_border(), gt_img_circle(), gt_img_multi_rows(), gt_img_rows(), gt_index(), gt_merge_stack(), gt_merge_stack_color(), gt_two_column_layout(), gtsave_extra(), img_header(), pad_fn(), tab_style_by_grp()

Examples

library(gt)
padded_tab <- data.frame(numbers = c(1.2345, 12.345, 123.45, 1234.5, 12345)) %>%
  gt() %>%
  fmt_pad_num(columns = numbers, nsmall = 4)

gtExtras documentation built on Nov. 5, 2025, 7:25 p.m.