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,