horizontally center table

Question

Strangely in this MWE the table is shifted to the left but in my original document I have exactly the same code but the table is centered. Can anyone solve the mystery?

\documentclass{article}

\begin{document}

\begin{table}[H]
\caption{Robustness checks---Organised events}
\begin{tabular}{lc} \hline
VARIABLES & Org. event \\ \hline
 &  \\
Price shock & -0.212 \\
 & (0.177) \\
 &  \\
Observations & 2,226 \\
Number of city\_group & 37 \\
R-squared & -0.021 \\ \hline
\multicolumn{2}{c}{ Robust standard errors in parentheses} \\
\multicolumn{2}{c}{ *** p$<$0.01, ** p$<$0.05, * p$<$0.1} \\
\end{tabular}
\end{table}

\end{document}

As far as why the table is centered in your original document, perhaps you are suing a solution similar to How can I center all tables in a document?, but without seeing the code it is difficult to know for sure. — Peter Grill, Jun 11 '12 at 06:38

score 35 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 10 '20 at 12:32

Adding \centering after \begin{table} will center the table:

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Notes:

The showframe package was used to add the margins so that the centering effect can be seen.
Using centering is preferred over the center environment as the environment adds additional vertical space.

Code:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{showframe}
\begin{document}
\begin{table}[H]
\centering
\caption{Robustness checks---Organised events}
\begin{tabular}{lc} \hline
VARIABLES & Org. event \ \hline
 &  \
Price shock & -0.212 \
 & (0.177) \
 &  \
Observations & 2,226 \
Number of city_group & 37 \
R-squared & -0.021 \ \hline
\multicolumn{2}{c}{ Robust standard errors in parentheses} \
\multicolumn{2}{c}{ *** p$<$0.01, ** p$<$0.05, * p$<$0.1} \
\end{tabular}
\end{table}
\end{document}

Thanks @PeterGrill, for now I'll use centering to solve this. In a rush for a deadline. I'll come back to this mystery a bit later. Cheers — Abhimanyu Arora, Jun 11 '12 at 07:13

horizontally center table

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