Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Vertical alignment of tabular environment inside list item

[gernot]

Hi all,

creating a tabular environment inside a list item seems to cause the bullet/number/description to become vertically centered (relative to the table).

How can I make the first line of a table appear on the same line/height as the the description item?

Thank you.

Example:

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\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\begin{description}
	\item[vertically centered]
		\begin{tabular}{ l l }
			123 & 123 \\
			123 & 123 \\
			123 & 123 \\
			123 & 123 \\
		\end{tabular}
\end{description}
\end{document}

[gmedina]

Hi,

use the optional argument of tabular:

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\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\begin{description}
   \item[vertically centered]
      \begin{tabular}[t]{ l l }
         123 & 123 \\
         123 & 123 \\
         123 & 123 \\
         123 & 123 \\
      \end{tabular}
\end{description}
\end{document}