diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 217ccb1..3e4430a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+- Per-column horizontal text alignment for tables (#26)
+  - Builder: `template.ColumnAlign(aligns ...document.TextAlign)` — sets the horizontal alignment for each column in both the header and body. Columns without a provided alignment fall back to the default left alignment.
+  - JSON / GoTemplate schema: `table.columnAlign: ["left", "center", "right"]`
+- Example tests: `_examples/{builder,json,gotemplate}/38_table_column_align_test.go` with shared golden
+
 ## [1.0.9] - 2026-05-06
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 383e324..16dc9a3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 [![Go Reference](https://pkg.go.dev/badge/github.com/gpdf-dev/gpdf.svg)](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/gpdf-dev/gpdf)
 [![CI](https://github.com/gpdf-dev/gpdf/actions/workflows/check-code.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/gpdf-dev/gpdf/actions/workflows/check-code.yml)
-![coverage](https://img.shields.io/badge/coverage-84.3%25-green)
+![coverage](https://img.shields.io/badge/coverage-84.2%25-green)
 [![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/gpdf-dev/gpdf)](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/gpdf-dev/gpdf)
 [![Go Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/Go-%3E%3D1.22-blue)](https://go.dev/)
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diff --git a/_examples/builder/38_table_column_align_test.go b/_examples/builder/38_table_column_align_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e2ad87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_examples/builder/38_table_column_align_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+package builder_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/gpdf-dev/gpdf/_examples/testutil"
+	"github.com/gpdf-dev/gpdf/document"
+	"github.com/gpdf-dev/gpdf/pdf"
+	"github.com/gpdf-dev/gpdf/template"
+)
+
+func TestExample_38_TableColumnAlign(t *testing.T) {
+	doc := template.New(
+		template.WithPageSize(document.A4),
+		template.WithMargins(document.UniformEdges(document.Mm(20))),
+	)
+
+	page := doc.AddPage()
+	page.AutoRow(func(r *template.RowBuilder) {
+		r.Col(12, func(c *template.ColBuilder) {
+			c.Text("Table Column Align Demo", template.FontSize(20), template.Bold())
+			c.Spacer(document.Mm(8))
+
+			c.Text("Right-aligned numeric and currency columns:", template.Bold())
+			c.Spacer(document.Mm(3))
+			c.Table(
+				[]string{"Item", "Qty", "Price"},
+				[][]string{
+					{"Apple", "3", "$1.50"},
+					{"Banana", "12", "$0.30"},
+					{"Cherry", "120", "$5.00"},
+				},
+				template.TableHeaderStyle(
+					template.BgColor(pdf.RGBHex(0x1565C0)),
+					template.TextColor(pdf.White),
+				),
+				template.ColumnAlign(
+					document.AlignLeft,
+					document.AlignRight,
+					document.AlignRight,
+				),
+			)
+			c.Spacer(document.Mm(8))
+
+			c.Text("Mixed alignments (left / center / right):", template.Bold())
+			c.Spacer(document.Mm(3))
+			c.Table(
+				[]string{"Name", "Status", "Amount"},
+				[][]string{
+					{"Alice", "active", "$100.00"},
+					{"Bob", "pending", "$42.50"},
+				},
+				template.TableHeaderStyle(
+					template.BgColor(pdf.RGBHex(0x2E7D32)),
+					template.TextColor(pdf.White),
+				),
+				template.ColumnAlign(
+					document.AlignLeft,
+					document.AlignCenter,
+					document.AlignRight,
+				),
+			)
+		})
+	})
+
+	testutil.GeneratePDFSharedGolden(t, "38_table_column_align.pdf", doc)
+}
diff --git a/_examples/gotemplate/38_table_column_align_test.go b/_examples/gotemplate/38_table_column_align_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..549f774
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_examples/gotemplate/38_table_column_align_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+package gotemplate_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/gpdf-dev/gpdf/_examples/testutil"
+	"github.com/gpdf-dev/gpdf/template"
+)
+
+func TestTmpl_38_TableColumnAlign(t *testing.T) {
+	schema := []byte(`{
+		"page": {"size": "A4", "margins": "20mm"},
+		"body": [
+			{"row": {"cols": [
+				{"span": 12, "elements": [
+					{"type": "text", "content": "{{.Title}}", "style": {"size": 20, "bold": true}},
+					{"type": "spacer", "height": "8mm"},
+					{"type": "text", "content": "Right-aligned numeric and currency columns:", "style": {"bold": true}},
+					{"type": "spacer", "height": "3mm"},
+					{"type": "table", "table": {
+						"header": ["Item", "Qty", "Price"],
+						"rows": {{toJSON .Items}},
+						"headerStyle": {"bold": true, "color": "white", "background": "#1565C0"},
+						"columnAlign": ["left", "right", "right"]
+					}},
+					{"type": "spacer", "height": "8mm"},
+					{"type": "text", "content": "Mixed alignments (left / center / right):", "style": {"bold": true}},
+					{"type": "spacer", "height": "3mm"},
+					{"type": "table", "table": {
+						"header": ["Name", "Status", "Amount"],
+						"rows": {{toJSON .People}},
+						"headerStyle": {"bold": true, "color": "white", "background": "#2E7D32"},
+						"columnAlign": ["left", "center", "right"]
+					}}
+				]}
+			]}}
+		]
+	}`)
+
+	data := map[string]any{
+		"Title": "Table Column Align Demo",
+		"Items": [][]string{
+			{"Apple", "3", "$1.50"},
+			{"Banana", "12", "$0.30"},
+			{"Cherry", "120", "$5.00"},
+		},
+		"People": [][]string{
+			{"Alice", "active", "$100.00"},
+			{"Bob", "pending", "$42.50"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	doc, err := template.FromJSON(schema, data)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("FromJSON error: %v", err)
+	}
+	testutil.GeneratePDFSharedGolden(t, "38_table_column_align.pdf", doc)
+}
diff --git a/_examples/json/38_table_column_align_test.go b/_examples/json/38_table_column_align_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..001174b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_examples/json/38_table_column_align_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package json_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/gpdf-dev/gpdf/_examples/testutil"
+	"github.com/gpdf-dev/gpdf/template"
+)
+
+func TestJSON_38_TableColumnAlign(t *testing.T) {
+	schema := []byte(`{
+		"page": {"size": "A4", "margins": "20mm"},
+		"body": [
+			{"row": {"cols": [
+				{"span": 12, "elements": [
+					{"type": "text", "content": "Table Column Align Demo", "style": {"size": 20, "bold": true}},
+					{"type": "spacer", "height": "8mm"},
+					{"type": "text", "content": "Right-aligned numeric and currency columns:", "style": {"bold": true}},
+					{"type": "spacer", "height": "3mm"},
+					{"type": "table", "table": {
+						"header": ["Item", "Qty", "Price"],
+						"rows": [
+							["Apple", "3", "$1.50"],
+							["Banana", "12", "$0.30"],
+							["Cherry", "120", "$5.00"]
+						],
+						"headerStyle": {"bold": true, "color": "white", "background": "#1565C0"},
+						"columnAlign": ["left", "right", "right"]
+					}},
+					{"type": "spacer", "height": "8mm"},
+					{"type": "text", "content": "Mixed alignments (left / center / right):", "style": {"bold": true}},
+					{"type": "spacer", "height": "3mm"},
+					{"type": "table", "table": {
+						"header": ["Name", "Status", "Amount"],
+						"rows": [
+							["Alice", "active", "$100.00"],
+							["Bob", "pending", "$42.50"]
+						],
+						"headerStyle": {"bold": true, "color": "white", "background": "#2E7D32"},
+						"columnAlign": ["left", "center", "right"]
+					}}
+				]}
+			]}}
+		]
+	}`)
+
+	doc, err := template.FromJSON(schema, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("FromJSON error: %v", err)
+	}
+	testutil.GeneratePDFSharedGolden(t, "38_table_column_align.pdf", doc)
+}
diff --git a/_examples/testdata/golden/38_table_column_align.pdf b/_examples/testdata/golden/38_table_column_align.pdf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35b14b9
Binary files /dev/null and b/_examples/testdata/golden/38_table_column_align.pdf differ
diff --git a/docs/03-json-schema.md b/docs/03-json-schema.md
index 238b9ae..da920ec 100644
--- a/docs/03-json-schema.md
+++ b/docs/03-json-schema.md
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ The `style` object can be applied to text elements:
         ["Bob", "25", "New York"]
     ],
     "columnWidths": [40, 30, 30],
+    "columnAlign": ["left", "right", "left"],
     "headerStyle": {"bold": true, "color": "#FFFFFF", "background": "#1A237E"},
     "stripeColor": "#F5F5F5"
 }
diff --git a/docs/05-elements.md b/docs/05-elements.md
index 700677b..b8a9c60 100644
--- a/docs/05-elements.md
+++ b/docs/05-elements.md
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ c.Table(
 | Option | Description |
 |---|---|
 | `ColumnWidths(widths...)` | Column width percentages (should sum to 100) |
+| `ColumnAlign(aligns...)` | Per-column horizontal alignment (`AlignLeft`, `AlignCenter`, `AlignRight`); applies to header and body cells |
 | `TableHeaderStyle(opts...)` | Header text/background styling (takes `TextOption`s) |
 | `TableStripe(color)` | Alternating row background color |
 | `TableCellVAlign(align)` | Vertical alignment for body cells (`VAlignTop`, `VAlignMiddle`, `VAlignBottom`) |
diff --git a/internal/buildinfo/version.go b/internal/buildinfo/version.go
index bda1b21..86ec36d 100644
--- a/internal/buildinfo/version.go
+++ b/internal/buildinfo/version.go
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ package buildinfo
 
 // Version is the library version. It is the single source of truth used by
 // the public gpdf.Version constant and the default PDF Producer metadata.
-const Version = "1.0.9"
+const Version = "1.0.10"
diff --git a/template/component.go b/template/component.go
index 8eaebe4..02f3bad 100644
--- a/template/component.go
+++ b/template/component.go
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ type tableConfig struct {
 	headerTextColor *pdf.Color
 	stripeColor     *pdf.Color
 	columnWidths    []float64
+	columnAligns    []document.TextAlign
 	cellVAlign      document.VerticalAlign
 	hasCellVAlign   bool
 	border          *BorderSpec
@@ -219,6 +220,25 @@ func TableCellVAlign(align document.VerticalAlign) TableOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// ColumnAlign sets the horizontal text alignment for each table column. Each
+// argument applies to the column at the same index in both the header and
+// body rows; columns without a provided alignment fall back to the default
+// left alignment. Typical use case is right-aligning numeric or currency
+// columns:
+//
+//	c.Table(header, rows,
+//	    template.ColumnAlign(
+//	        document.AlignLeft,   // Item
+//	        document.AlignRight,  // Qty
+//	        document.AlignRight,  // Price
+//	    ),
+//	)
+func ColumnAlign(aligns ...document.TextAlign) TableOption {
+	return func(cfg *tableConfig) {
+		cfg.columnAligns = aligns
+	}
+}
+
 // WithTableBorder draws a border around the table using the given [BorderSpec].
 func WithTableBorder(spec BorderSpec) TableOption {
 	return func(cfg *tableConfig) {
diff --git a/template/grid.go b/template/grid.go
index fa4ad22..759156d 100644
--- a/template/grid.go
+++ b/template/grid.go
@@ -288,18 +288,10 @@ func (c *ColBuilder) Table(header []string, rows [][]string, opts ...TableOption
 	// Build header row.
 	if len(header) > 0 {
 		headerRow := document.TableRow{}
-		for _, h := range header {
-			cellStyle := c.defaultStyle()
-			cellStyle.FontWeight = document.WeightBold
-			if tblCfg.headerBgColor != nil {
-				cellStyle.Background = tblCfg.headerBgColor
-			}
-			if tblCfg.headerTextColor != nil {
-				cellStyle.Color = *tblCfg.headerTextColor
-			}
+		for j, h := range header {
 			headerRow.Cells = append(headerRow.Cells, document.TableCell{
 				Content: []document.DocumentNode{
-					&document.Text{Content: h, TextStyle: cellStyle},
+					&document.Text{Content: h, TextStyle: c.tableHeaderCellStyle(&tblCfg, j)},
 				},
 				ColSpan:   1,
 				RowSpan:   1,
@@ -312,17 +304,10 @@ func (c *ColBuilder) Table(header []string, rows [][]string, opts ...TableOption
 	// Build body rows.
 	for i, row := range rows {
 		bodyRow := document.TableRow{}
-		for _, cell := range row {
-			cellStyle := c.defaultStyle()
-			if tblCfg.stripeColor != nil && i%2 == 1 {
-				cellStyle.Background = tblCfg.stripeColor
-			}
-			if tblCfg.hasCellVAlign {
-				cellStyle.VerticalAlign = tblCfg.cellVAlign
-			}
+		for j, cell := range row {
 			bodyRow.Cells = append(bodyRow.Cells, document.TableCell{
 				Content: []document.DocumentNode{
-					&document.Text{Content: cell, TextStyle: cellStyle},
+					&document.Text{Content: cell, TextStyle: c.tableBodyCellStyle(&tblCfg, i, j)},
 				},
 				ColSpan:   1,
 				RowSpan:   1,
@@ -346,6 +331,40 @@ func (c *ColBuilder) Table(header []string, rows [][]string, opts ...TableOption
 	c.nodes = append(c.nodes, tbl)
 }
 
+// tableHeaderCellStyle builds the per-cell text Style for a header cell at
+// column j, applying header background/text color and per-column alignment.
+func (c *ColBuilder) tableHeaderCellStyle(cfg *tableConfig, j int) document.Style {
+	s := c.defaultStyle()
+	s.FontWeight = document.WeightBold
+	if cfg.headerBgColor != nil {
+		s.Background = cfg.headerBgColor
+	}
+	if cfg.headerTextColor != nil {
+		s.Color = *cfg.headerTextColor
+	}
+	if j < len(cfg.columnAligns) {
+		s.TextAlign = cfg.columnAligns[j]
+	}
+	return s
+}
+
+// tableBodyCellStyle builds the per-cell text Style for a body cell at row i,
+// column j, applying stripe color, vertical alignment, and per-column
+// horizontal alignment.
+func (c *ColBuilder) tableBodyCellStyle(cfg *tableConfig, i, j int) document.Style {
+	s := c.defaultStyle()
+	if cfg.stripeColor != nil && i%2 == 1 {
+		s.Background = cfg.stripeColor
+	}
+	if cfg.hasCellVAlign {
+		s.VerticalAlign = cfg.cellVAlign
+	}
+	if j < len(cfg.columnAligns) {
+		s.TextAlign = cfg.columnAligns[j]
+	}
+	return s
+}
+
 // applyTableDecoration copies border, background, and border-collapse
 // settings from a tableConfig onto the constructed Table node.
 func applyTableDecoration(tbl *document.Table, cfg *tableConfig) {
diff --git a/template/schema.go b/template/schema.go
index 0c9b1b2..1f84e1f 100644
--- a/template/schema.go
+++ b/template/schema.go
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ type SchemaTable struct {
 	Header         []string      `json:"header"`
 	Rows           [][]string    `json:"rows"`
 	ColumnWidths   []float64     `json:"columnWidths,omitempty"`
+	ColumnAlign    []string      `json:"columnAlign,omitempty"` // per-column horizontal alignment: "left", "center", "right"
 	HeaderStyle    *SchemaStyle  `json:"headerStyle,omitempty"`
 	StripeColor    string        `json:"stripeColor,omitempty"`
 	CellVAlign     string        `json:"cellVAlign,omitempty"` // "top", "middle", "bottom"
@@ -842,6 +843,22 @@ func parseImageAlign(s string) (document.TextAlign, bool) {
 	}
 }
 
+// parseSchemaColumnAligns converts per-column alignment strings into TextAlign
+// values. Unrecognized entries fall back to AlignLeft. Returns nil for an
+// empty input so callers can skip applying the option entirely.
+func parseSchemaColumnAligns(s []string) []document.TextAlign {
+	if len(s) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	aligns := make([]document.TextAlign, len(s))
+	for i, a := range s {
+		if align, ok := parseImageAlign(a); ok {
+			aligns[i] = align
+		}
+	}
+	return aligns
+}
+
 func buildSchemaTable(c *ColBuilder, tbl *SchemaTable) {
 	if tbl == nil {
 		return
@@ -864,6 +881,9 @@ func buildSchemaTable(c *ColBuilder, tbl *SchemaTable) {
 			opts = append(opts, TableCellVAlign(align))
 		}
 	}
+	if aligns := parseSchemaColumnAligns(tbl.ColumnAlign); len(aligns) > 0 {
+		opts = append(opts, ColumnAlign(aligns...))
+	}
 	if spec, ok := parseSchemaBorder(tbl.Border); ok {
 		opts = append(opts, WithTableBorder(spec))
 	}
diff --git a/template/template_test.go b/template/template_test.go
index beb2508..2f32b2f 100644
--- a/template/template_test.go
+++ b/template/template_test.go
@@ -931,6 +931,20 @@ func TestColumnWidthsOption(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestColumnAlignOption(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := tableConfig{}
+	ColumnAlign(document.AlignLeft, document.AlignRight, document.AlignCenter)(&cfg)
+	if len(cfg.columnAligns) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("column aligns len: got %d, want 3", len(cfg.columnAligns))
+	}
+	expected := []document.TextAlign{document.AlignLeft, document.AlignRight, document.AlignCenter}
+	for i, a := range cfg.columnAligns {
+		if a != expected[i] {
+			t.Errorf("column align[%d]: got %v, want %v", i, a, expected[i])
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestLineColorOption(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg := lineConfig{}
 	c := pdf.Green