italic()

Set italic font decoration on selected rows and columns of a flextable.

italic() changes the font decoration (italic style) of a selection of cells in a flextable.

Function signature

italic(x, i = NULL, j = NULL, italic = TRUE, part = "body")

Parameters

x · flextable · required

A flextable object.

i · integer | formula | logical

Row selector. Accepts integer indices, a one-sided formula (e.g., ~ col > 5), or a logical vector. NULL selects all rows in the specified part.

j · integer | character | formula

Column selector. Accepts integer indices, column names, a formula, or a logical vector. NULL selects all columns.

italic · logical · default: "TRUE"

TRUE to apply italic, FALSE to remove it.

part · string · default: "body"

Which part of the table to target: "body", "header", "footer", or "all".

Return value

The modified flextable object.

Examples

Make the header row italic:

ft <- flextable(head(mtcars))
ft <- italic(ft, italic = TRUE, part = "header")
ft

Italicise specific rows using a formula:

ft <- flextable(head(iris))
ft <- italic(ft, i = ~ Sepal.Length > 5, j = "Species")
ft

See also

• bold()
• fontsize()
• color()
• style() — apply multiple formatting properties at once