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

library(gt)

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


  mpg
      hp
      wt
    
21.0
110
2.620
21.0
110
2.875
22.8
93
2.320
21.4
110
3.215
18.7
175
3.440
18.1
105
3.460
14.3
245
3.570
24.4
62
3.190

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


  Ozone
      Solar.R
      Wind
      Temp
      Month
      Day
    
41
190
7.4
67
5
1
36
118
8.0
72
5
2
12
149
12.6
74
5
3
18
313
11.5
62
5
4
NA
NA
14.3
56
5
5
28
NA
14.9
66
5
6
23
299
8.6
65
5
7
19
99
13.8
59
5
8

Minimal-ink theme for `gt` tables