Tables – How to Center the Column Label in a Table in LaTeX

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I am trying to align to the center (horizontal) the labels: "Registro" and " Datos faltantes". I used \begin(center) Registro \end(center) and \ centering(Registro), But I didn't work. Anyone could help me? Thanks

This is my code:

\documentclass[12pt,letterpaper,openany,spanish]{book}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[spanish]{babel}
\usepackage[left=2.3cm,right=2.3cm,top=2.1cm,bottom=2.3cm]{geometry}
\usepackage{amsmath, amsthm, amssymb} % Paquetes matemáticos
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} % Codificación .tex
\usepackage{booktabs,siunitx}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage[flushleft]{threeparttable}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{multirow}
\usepackage{graphicx} % Para insertar imágenes
\usepackage{lipsum} % Para texto falso
\usepackage{caption}


\begin{document}

\begin{table}[h]
\centering
\captionsetup{singlelinecheck = false, justification=justified,margin=0 mm}
\caption{Características}
\footnotesize{
\begin{tabular}{p{0.6 in}p{1.3in}p{0.8in}p{0.6in}p{2.1in}}
\toprule[1.8pt] \\[-10pt]
\multirow{2}[3]{*}{\textbf{Estación}} &
\multicolumn{1}{c}{\textbf{Ubicación}}  &
\multirow{2}[3]{*}{\textbf{Profundidad}} &
\multirow{2}{*}{{\textbf{Registro}}} &
\multirow{2}[3]{*}{\textbf{Datos faltantes}}  \\[0.1cm] \cmidrule(lr){2-2}
\\[-0.3cm] 
\multicolumn{1}{c}{} &
\multicolumn{1}{c}{\textbf{Latitud Longitud}} &
\multicolumn{1}{c}{\textbf{(m)}} &
\multicolumn{1}{c}{\textbf{(mes/día/año)}} & 
\multicolumn{1}{c}{\textbf{(mes/día/año)}} 
\\
\midrule[1pt] \\ [-0.4cm]
\multicolumn{5}{c}{{Nivel del mar}}\\ [0.1cm]
\hline \\ [-0.3cm]
\textsc{m. aca} $^{1}$ &  &   \centering{$ ^{4}$}  & mm/dd/aaaa &
\\[0.3cm]
\textsc{m. mzn} $^{2}$ & &   \centering{$ ^{4}$}   & mm/dd/aaaa &
\\[0.3cm]
\textsc{m. zht} $^{3}$ & &    \centering{$ ^{4}$}  & mm/dd/aaaa &
\\[0.1cm]  
\bottomrule[1pt]
\end{tabular}}
\end{table}

\end{document}

Best Answer

I propose these code simplifications with the makecell package:

    \documentclass[12pt,letterpaper,openany,spanish]{book}
    \usepackage[spanish]{babel}
    \usepackage[left=2.3cm,right=2.3cm,top=2.1cm,bottom=2.3cm]{geometry}
    \usepackage{amsmath, amsthm, amssymb} % Paquetes matemáticos
    \usepackage{booktabs,siunitx}
    \usepackage{graphicx}
    \usepackage[flushleft]{threeparttable}
    \usepackage{booktabs}
    \usepackage{multirow}
    \usepackage{graphicx} % Para insertar imágenes
    \usepackage{lipsum} % Para texto falso
    \usepackage{caption}

    \usepackage{makecell}
    \renewcommand{\theadfont}{\small\bfseries}

    \begin{document}

    \begin{table}[h]
    \centering
    \captionsetup{singlelinecheck = false, justification=justified,margin=0 mm}
    \caption{Características}
    \footnotesize{
    \begin{tabular}{p{0.6 in}p{1.3in}p{0.8in}p{0.6in}p{2.1in}}
    \toprule[1.8pt]\addlinespace[-1.5ex]
    \thead{Estación } & \thead{Ubicación \\ Latitud Longitud} & \thead{Profundidad \\ (m)}
     & \thead{Registro \\ (mes/día/año)} & \thead[t]{ \\ Datos faltantes \\ (mes/día/año)}
    \\ \midrule[1pt]%
    \multicolumn{5}{c}{{Nivel del mar}}\\ [0.1cm]
    \hline \\ [-0.3cm]
    \textsc{m. aca} $^{1}$ & & \centering{$ ^{4}$} & mm/dd/aaaa &
    \\[0.3cm]
    \textsc{m. mzn} $^{2}$ & & \centering{$ ^{4}$} & mm/dd/aaaa &
    \\[0.3cm]
    \textsc{m. zht} $^{3}$ & & \centering{$ ^{4}$} & mm/dd/aaaa &
    \\[0.1cm]
    \bottomrule[1pt]
    \end{tabular}}
    \end{table}

    \end{document}

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[Tex/LaTex] tabu package – gaps in vertical lines

One way is to shift up the skip prior to the mid-height \tabucline with a \\[-1pt]. See below for 2nd approach.

%Dokumentclass
\documentclass[landscape]{letter}

%Packages
\usepackage[landscape]{geometry}
\usepackage[utf8]     {inputenc}
\usepackage           {multirow}
\usepackage           {tabu}

%Formatting
\pagestyle{empty} %Remove numbering

\begin{document}
  \begin{tabu}{ |[1pt] l | l l | l | l |[1pt] }
                                                                                                                 \tabucline[1 pt]{1-5}
    \multicolumn{2}{ |[1pt] l }{ } & \multicolumn{3}{ |[1pt] l |[1pt]}{ }                                     \\                       \hline
    &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } & \multicolumn{2}{  l |[1pt] }{ }   \\                       \hline
 y   &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } & \multicolumn{2}{  l |[1pt] }{ }   \\[-1pt]   \tabucline[1 pt]{3-5} 
\hline
 x   &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } &                                 & \\                       \hline
    &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } &                                 & \\                       \hline
    &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } &                                 & \\                       \hline
    &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } &                                 & \\ \tabucline[1 pt]{1-5}
  \end{tabu}
\end{document}

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Alternately, if you want the thin line to bisect the thick line, then the approach: \\[-1pt] \tabucline[1 pt]{3-5}\\[-12.5pt]\hline works.

%Dokumentclass
\documentclass[landscape]{letter}

%Packages
\usepackage[landscape]{geometry}
\usepackage[utf8]     {inputenc}
\usepackage           {multirow}
\usepackage           {tabu}

%Formatting
\pagestyle{empty} %Remove numbering

\begin{document}
  \begin{tabu}{ |[1pt] l | l l | l | l |[1pt] }
                                                                                                                 \tabucline[1 pt]{1-5}
    \multicolumn{2}{ |[1pt] l }{ } & \multicolumn{3}{ |[1pt] l |[1pt]}{ }                                     \\                       \hline
    &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } & \multicolumn{2}{  l |[1pt] }{ }   \\                       \hline
 y   &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } & \multicolumn{2}{  l |[1pt] }{ }   \\[-1pt]   \tabucline[1 pt]{3-5}\\[-12.5pt]
\hline
 x   &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } &                                 & \\                       \hline
    &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } &                                 & \\                       \hline
    &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } &                                 & \\                       \hline
    &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } &                                 & \\ \tabucline[1 pt]{1-5}
  \end{tabu}
\end{document}

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[Tex/LaTex] How to put the label in a table’s column

The following setup provides a way to insert a \tabularcaption{<cols>}{<colspec>}{<caption>}. It uses \multicolumn{<cols>}{<colspec>}{<stuff>} to insert the appropriate content, formatted the way you specify it using the caption package:

\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{caption}

\makeatletter
\newcommand{\tabularcaption}[3]{%
  \multicolumn{#1}{#2}{%
    \refstepcounter{table}% Step the table counter
    \captionfont% Set the caption font
    {\captionlabelfont\tablename\ \thetable}% Set the caption label
    \caption@lsep% Set the caption separation
    {\captiontextfont #3}% Set the caption text
    \addcontentsline{lot}{table}{\protect\numberline{\thetable}#3}% Add caption to LoT
  }%
}
\makeatother

% Whatever formatting you need for the captions
\captionsetup{%
  font = sl,
  labelfont = bf,
  textfont = it
}

\begin{document}

\listoftables

\begin{table}
  \centering
  \begin{tabular}{ | *{7}{l|} }
    \hline
    \tabularcaption{7}{|l|}{A table} \\
    \hline
    A   & B   & C     & D    & E    & F   & G     \\
    \hline
    1   & 2   & 3     & 4    & 5    & 6   & 7     \\
    One & Two & Three & Four & Five & Six & Seven \\
    \hline
  \end{tabular}
\end{table}

\end{document}

Ideally one would like to just use something like \tabularcaption{<caption>}, but you'd need the flexibility to adjust the caption layout based on the content of the tabular. As such, the first two arguments are mandatory, requiring you to specify both the number of columns the caption should span, as well as the column specification/layout.

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