diff --git a/templates/pandoc_skeleton.css b/templates/pandoc_skeleton.css
index 5f19bc9..9974c8d 100644
--- a/templates/pandoc_skeleton.css
+++ b/templates/pandoc_skeleton.css
@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
 <style type="text/css">
 @font-face {
-  font-family: 'Garamond';
   font-style: normal;
   font-weight: 300;
 }
 @font-face {
-  font-family: 'Garamond';
   font-style: normal;
   font-weight: 400;
 }
 @font-face {
-  font-family: 'Garamond';
   font-style: normal;
   font-weight: 600;
 }
@@ -184,6 +181,8 @@ optgroup {
   font-weight: bold;
 }
 table {
+  font-family: monospace, monospace;
+  font-size : 0.8em;
   border-collapse: collapse;
   border-spacing: 0;
 }
@@ -191,7 +190,13 @@ td,
 th {
   padding: 0;
 }
-
+thead th {
+    border-bottom: 1px solid black;
+    background-color: white;
+}
+tr:nth-child(odd){
+  background-color: rgb(248,248,248);
+}
 
 /*
 * Skeleton V2.0.4
@@ -503,7 +508,7 @@ pre.sourceCode.julia {
   display: block;
   padding: 9.5px;
   margin: 0 0 10px;
-  font-size: 13px;
+  font-size: 12px;
   line-height: 1.42857143;
   color: #333;
   word-break: break-all;
@@ -520,16 +525,11 @@ samp {
   font-family: Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;
 }
 code {
-  padding: 2px 4px;
-  font-size: 90%;
-
   background-color: #ffffff;
   border-radius: 4px;
 }
 
 code.sourceCode.julia {
-  padding: 2px 4px;
-  font-size: 90%;
   background-color: #f5f5f5;
   border-radius: 4px;
 }
diff --git a/templates/skeleton_css.css b/templates/skeleton_css.css
index 8d316fc..cf8be32 100644
--- a/templates/skeleton_css.css
+++ b/templates/skeleton_css.css
@@ -189,6 +189,13 @@ td,
 th {
   padding: 0;
 }
+thead th {
+    border-bottom: 1px solid black;
+    background-color: white;
+}
+tr:nth-child(odd){
+  background-color: rgb(248,248,248);
+}
 
 
 /*