Option for tabular numbers

[Syphdias]

Use case or problem

I recently read about the “tabular numbers” option in fonts and I would like this as an option in the default theme. In a nutshell, it enables monospace numerals for non-monospace fonts to help vertically align numbers.

Danny Lin (@[email protected])

I am not sure if all fonts support this. It is supported, see workaround.
My understanding is, this CSS property would be needed to enable it:
font-feature-settings: "tnum"

Proposed solution

Add an option to enable tabular numbers under Appearance > Font

Current workaround (optional)

• create vault/.obsidian/snippets/tabular-numbers.css with

* {
  font-feature-settings: "tnum"
}

• enable custom CSS in settings Appearance > CSS Snippets

[Craig]

Hi @Syphdias ,

Thanks so much for bringing this up, and for posting the CSS for it.

I wasn’t aware of the tabular numbers font option, but I work with lists of dates and numbers all the time, and having them line up with this option is a huge improvement in readability.

Thanks again!

Craig

[IsaacR]

Have a similar issue.
Please Obsidian Team, fix this, my brain can’t deal with this kind of stuff and much more if I personally can’t change it. Thanks.

[CawlinTeffid]

It may seem similar but it’s unrelated. You’ll need to post your own feature request (or upvote if an existing one matches). Good luck!

[peeragetalkers]

The Minimal Theme offers such display option via the Style Settings plugin.