## GT.cols_align()
Set the alignment of one or more columns.
Usage
``` python
GT.cols_align(
align="left",
columns=None,
)
```
The [cols_align()](GT.cols_align.md#great_tables.GT.cols_align) method sets the alignment of one or more columns. The `align` argument can be set to one of `"left"`, `"center"`, or `"right"` and the `columns` argument can be used to specify which columns to apply the alignment to. If `columns` is not specified, the alignment is applied to all columns.
## Parameters
`align: str = ``"left"`
The alignment to apply. Must be one of `"left"`, `"center"`, or `"right"`.
`columns: SelectExpr = None`
The columns to target. Can either be a single column name or a series of column names provided in a list. If `None`, the alignment is applied to all columns.
## Returns
`GT`
The GT object is returned. This is the same object that the method is called on so that we can facilitate method chaining.
## Examples
Let's use the [countrypops](data.countrypops.md#great_tables.data.countrypops) to create a small table. We can change the alignment of the `population` column with [cols_align()](GT.cols_align.md#great_tables.GT.cols_align). In this example, the column label and body cells of `population` will be aligned to the left.
``` python
from great_tables import GT
from great_tables.data import countrypops
countrypops_mini = countrypops.loc[countrypops["country_name"] == "San Marino"][
["country_name", "year", "population"]
].tail(5)
(
GT(countrypops_mini, rowname_col="year", groupname_col="country_name")
.cols_align(align="left", columns="population")
)
```
|
population |
| San Marino |
| 2018 |
34156 |
| 2019 |
34178 |
| 2020 |
34007 |
| 2021 |
33745 |
| 2022 |
33660 |