Discussion with figure caption centering in Word output

[JTCDCTWB]

Description

When generating a Word document using a reference docx template, the figure caption (fig-cap) is not properly centered in the output, despite the "Image Caption" style being set to center alignment in the reference document.

Expected behavior: The figure caption should be centered according to the "Image Caption" style in the reference docx template.

Actual behavior: The figure caption maintains left alignment regardless of the style settings in the reference document.

[mcanouil]

Please use the search before opening new threads. Thanks you!

• code in figures are centered in docx documents #11937

[JTCDCTWB]

Thank you for your reply!

I found that using {style="text-align:center;"} inside a div block can center the image caption in the HTML output, but it doesn't work in Word.

As the official documentation notes:

Note that figure captions are left aligned to accommodate longer caption text (which looks odd when center aligned).

It would still be helpful to have control over the alignment, especially since it's possible in HTML.

In Word, image captions use the built-in "Image Caption" style. It seems that Quarto currently doesn't allow overriding the alignment of this style through custom reference documents or other methods.

Would it be possible to support custom styling (e.g., center alignment) for captions in Word outputs, perhaps by letting users modify the "Image Caption" style via a custom reference .docx?

Thanks again for your help!

[mcanouil]

Again, see and read the issue that I've linked and the various already existing discussions showing solutions/workaround t align the captions in various formats.

[JTCDCTWB]

I've reviewed the discussion in the linked thread, but I couldn't find a working solution.

In Word output, image captions use the "Image Caption" style from the reference document. While font settings (e.g., font family, size) are applied correctly, paragraph settings like alignment, indentation, or spacing don't seem to take effect.

Is this a known limitation? Does Quarto currently not support applying paragraph-level formatting from the "Image Caption" style in reference .docx files?

It would be very helpful if full style inheritance — including both font and paragraph properties — could be supported.

Thank you for your help!