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Using a simple keyboard macro, I copied the Font Awesome Cheat Sheet into an org table. However, I experience some weird inconsistencies when it comes to the formatting - see the picture below:

org table formatting issue

Any ideas how that happens and how to fix it?

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  • If you put the cursor in the table and TAB, the columns should automatically align. That's the default behavior for org-mode.
    – Emacs User
    Jun 11, 2016 at 15:21
  • @EmacsUser I did that. The above is the alignment I got. (Prior to that, it looked way worse.)
    – Stefan Mesken
    Jun 11, 2016 at 15:29
  • In case anyone wants to try it themselves, here is a link to the org file on Google Drives.
    – Stefan Mesken
    Jun 11, 2016 at 15:36
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    @iluvatar Are all symbols displayed correctly? (I ask, because it's certainly aligned if you don't have awesome fonts installed.)
    – Stefan Mesken
    Jun 11, 2016 at 19:08
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    What is interesting is that the table is aligned when running emacs on a terminal (no gui) but not aligned when running on the gui. I do not know why.
    – iluvatar
    Jun 13, 2016 at 18:32

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Org-mode table formatting assumes a true fixed-width font.

Many Unicode glyphs have odd sizes; check for example fa-chevron-left by setting the cursor there and comparing its size to other standard characters.

I personally don't know of a fixed-width font across all characters.

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    That's what I expected. Is there a workaround?
    – Stefan Mesken
    Jun 11, 2016 at 19:08
  • On my Linux system I tried both the Ubuntu Mono font and the Fira Mono font and in both cases only the final column of |s looks ragged. The vertical bars between the columns are ok (although the vertical bars don't align with the horizontal top line. However, these fonts definitely don't cover all symbols.
    – ph0t0nix
    Jun 12, 2016 at 20:12

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