Minimal-ink theme for gt tables — gt_theme

A spare, Tufte-inspired look. An old-style serif on a warm white ground, italic column labels, and a single hairline under them. There are no vertical rules, no rules between rows, and no fills. A faint hairline closes the body.

Usage

gt_theme_tufte(
  gt_object,
  accent = "#111111",
  density = c("comfortable", "compact", "social"),
  ...
)

Arguments

gt_object: A gt table object to modify.
accent: Character. A hex color for the header hairline and the row-group labels. Defaults to "#111111", near-black. A muted red or rust gives the Tufte marginal accent.
density: Character. The type and padding scale. One of "comfortable", "compact", or "social". See Density. Defaults to "comfortable".
...: Additional arguments passed to gt::tab_options, applied last so they override anything the theme sets.

Value

Returns a modified gt table with the theme applied.

Details

accent recolors the header hairline and the row-group labels.

Density

density sets the type and padding scale together. "comfortable" uses a 14px body with roomy rows, "compact" a 12px body with tight rows, and "social" a 17px body with generous rows and a larger title, at the scale gt_save_crop() and gt_social_crop() export at.

Figures

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
library(gt)

gt(head(mtcars[c("mpg", "hp", "wt")], 8)) %>% gt_theme_tufte()

# a muted rust accent on the hairline
gt(head(airquality, 8)) %>% gt_theme_tufte(accent = "#7B3F2B")
} # }

Minimal-ink theme for `gt` tables