add italics
diff --git a/R/kable_styling.R b/R/kable_styling.R
index 1dce2be..a721c34 100644
--- a/R/kable_styling.R
+++ b/R/kable_styling.R
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
position = c("center", "left", "right",
"float_left", "float_right"),
font_size = NULL,
- repeat_header_text = "(continued)") {
+ repeat_header_text = "\\textit{(continued)}") {
latex_options <- match.arg(
latex_options,
diff --git a/tests/visual_tests/longtable.Rmd b/tests/visual_tests/longtable.Rmd
index 382e81e..fa0668a 100644
--- a/tests/visual_tests/longtable.Rmd
+++ b/tests/visual_tests/longtable.Rmd
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
```
```{r}
-aaa <- kable(dt, "latex", longtable = T, caption="table2", booktabs = T) %>%
+kable(dt, "latex", longtable = T, caption="table2", booktabs = T) %>%
add_header_above(c(" ", "a" = 6, "b" = 5)) %>%
kable_styling(latex_options = "repeat_header", repeat_header_text = "(...)")
```