diff --git a/examples/basic.ts b/examples/basic.ts
index 5694008..28d8669 100644
--- a/examples/basic.ts
+++ b/examples/basic.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import ansis from 'ansis'
-import {pathToFileURL} from 'node:url'
 import terminalLink from 'terminal-link'
 
 import {makeTable} from '../src/index.js'
@@ -870,9 +869,10 @@ const versions = [
   },
 ].map((v) => ({
   ...v,
-  location: v.location.startsWith('http')
-    ? terminalLink(new URL(v.location).pathname.split('/').at(-1) ?? v.location, v.location)
-    : v.location,
+  // location: v.location.startsWith('http')
+  //   ? terminalLink(new URL(v.location).pathname.split('/').at(-1) ?? v.location, v.location)
+  //   : v.location,
+  num: 1,
 }))
 
 const deployResult = [
@@ -1844,7 +1844,7 @@ const deployResult = [
 
 makeTable({
   borderStyle: 'headers-only-with-underline',
-  columns: ['version', 'location', 'channel'],
+  columns: ['version', 'channel', 'location'],
   data: versions,
   // filter: (row) => /^.+$/.test(row.channel),
   headerOptions: {
@@ -1853,15 +1853,26 @@ makeTable({
     formatter: 'capitalCase',
   },
   overflow: 'wrap',
-  // sort: {
-  //   channel: 'desc',
-  // },
+  sort: {
+    channel(a, b) {
+      // sort in this order: latest, latest-rc, nightly, qa, undefined
+      if (!a) return 1
+      if (!b) return -1
+
+      const order = ['latest', 'latest-rc', 'nightly', 'qa']
+      return order.indexOf(a) - order.indexOf(b)
+    },
+    num(a, b) {
+      return a - b
+    },
+  },
 })
-// console.log()
+console.log()
 makeTable({
-  align: 'left',
+  // align: 'center',
   borderStyle: 'headers-only-with-underline',
-  columns: ['state', 'fullName', 'type'],
+  // borderStyle: 'all',
+  columns: ['state', 'fullName', 'type', {key: 'filePath', name: 'Path'}],
   data: deployResult,
   filter: (row) => row.state === 'Changed' && row.type.startsWith('A'),
   headerOptions: {
diff --git a/examples/styles.ts b/examples/styles.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..900e634
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/styles.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import ansis from 'ansis'
+
+import {makeTable} from '../src/index.js'
+import {BORDER_STYLES} from '../src/skeletons.js'
+
+const data = [
+  {
+    age: 20,
+    id: '36329',
+    name: 'Alice',
+  },
+  {
+    age: 21,
+    id: '49032',
+    name: 'Bob',
+  },
+  {
+    age: 22,
+    id: '51786',
+    name: 'Charlie',
+  },
+]
+
+for (const borderStyle of BORDER_STYLES) {
+  console.log(ansis.bold(borderStyle))
+  makeTable({
+    align: 'center',
+    borderStyle,
+    columns: ['id', {key: 'name', name: 'First Name'}, 'age'],
+    data,
+    headerOptions: {
+      formatter: 'capitalCase',
+    },
+  })
+  console.log()
+}
diff --git a/src/skeletons.ts b/src/skeletons.ts
index e9131d1..320c607 100644
--- a/src/skeletons.ts
+++ b/src/skeletons.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
-export type BorderStyle =
-  | 'all'
-  | 'headers-only-with-outline'
-  | 'headers-only-with-underline'
-  | 'headers-only'
-  | 'horizontal-with-outline'
-  | 'horizontal'
-  | 'none'
-  | 'outline'
-  | 'vertical-with-outline'
-  | 'vertical'
+export const BORDER_STYLES = [
+  'all',
+  'headers-only-with-outline',
+  'headers-only-with-underline',
+  'headers-only',
+  'horizontal-with-outline',
+  'horizontal',
+  'none',
+  'outline',
+  'vertical-with-outline',
+  'vertical',
+] as const
+
+export type BorderStyle = (typeof BORDER_STYLES)[number]
 
 type Skeleton = {
   cross: string
diff --git a/src/table.tsx b/src/table.tsx
index 787a52e..a256fc2 100644
--- a/src/table.tsx
+++ b/src/table.tsx
@@ -7,9 +7,29 @@ import React from 'react'
 import stripAnsi from 'strip-ansi'
 
 import {BORDER_SKELETONS} from './skeletons.js'
-import {CellProps, Column, Config, Percentage, RowConfig, RowProps, ScalarDict, TableProps} from './types.js';
+import {
+  CellProps,
+  Column,
+  Config,
+  HeaderOptions,
+  Percentage,
+  RowConfig,
+  RowProps,
+  ScalarDict,
+  TableProps
+} from './types.js';
 import {allKeysInCollection, getColumns, getHeadings, intersperse, sortData, truncate, wrap} from './utils.js';
 
+/**
+ * Determines the configured width based on the provided width value.
+ * If no width is provided, it returns the width of the current terminal.
+ * If the provided width is a percentage, it calculates the width based on the percentage of the terminal width.
+ * If the provided width is a number, it returns the provided width.
+ * If the calculated width is greater than the terminal width, it returns the terminal width.
+ *
+ * @param providedWidth - The width value provided.
+ * @returns The determined configured width.
+ */
 function determineConfiguredWidth(providedWidth: number | Percentage | undefined): number {
   if (!providedWidth) return process.stdout.columns
 
@@ -37,74 +57,80 @@ function determineWidthToUse<T>(columns: Column<T>[], configuredWidth: number):
   return tableWidth < configuredWidth ? configuredWidth : tableWidth
 }
 
-export function Table<T extends ScalarDict>(props: Pick<TableProps<T>, 'data'> & Partial<TableProps<T>>) {
+export function Table<T extends ScalarDict>(props: TableProps<T>) {
   const {
     align = 'left',
     borderStyle = 'all',
     data,
     filter,
-    headerOptions = {bold: true, color: 'blue'},
     maxWidth,
     overflow = 'truncate',
     padding = 1,
     sort,
   } = props
 
+  const headerOptions = {bold: true, color: 'blue', ...props.headerOptions} satisfies HeaderOptions
+  const processedData = sortData(filter ? data.filter((row) => filter(row)) : data, sort)
   const config: Config<T> = {
-    align,
     borderStyle,
     columns: props.columns ?? allKeysInCollection(data),
-    data,
+    data: processedData,
     headerOptions,
     maxWidth: determineConfiguredWidth(maxWidth),
     overflow,
     padding,
   }
+
   const columns = getColumns(config)
   const headings = getHeadings(config)
-  const processedData = sortData(filter ? data.filter((row) => filter(row)) : data, sort)
 
   const dataComponent = row<T>({
+    align,
     cell: Cell,
-    overflow: config.overflow,
-    padding: config.padding,
+    overflow,
+    padding,
     skeleton: BORDER_SKELETONS[config.borderStyle].data,
   })
 
   const footerComponent = row<T>({
+    align,
     cell: Skeleton,
-    overflow: config.overflow,
-    padding: config.padding,
+    overflow,
+    padding,
     skeleton: BORDER_SKELETONS[config.borderStyle].footer,
   })
 
   const headerComponent = row<T>({
+    align,
     cell: Skeleton,
-    overflow: config.overflow,
-    padding: config.padding,
+    overflow,
+    padding,
     skeleton: BORDER_SKELETONS[config.borderStyle].header,
   })
 
   const {headerFooter} = BORDER_SKELETONS[config.borderStyle]
   const headerFooterComponent = headerFooter ? row<T>({
+    align,
     cell: Skeleton,
-    overflow: config.overflow,
-    padding: config.padding,
+    overflow,
+    padding,
     skeleton: headerFooter,
   }) : () => false
 
   const headingComponent = row<T>({
+    align,
     cell: Header,
-    overflow: config.overflow,
-    padding: config.padding,
+    overflow,
+    padding,
     props: config.headerOptions,
     skeleton: BORDER_SKELETONS[config.borderStyle].heading,
   })
 
   const separatorComponent = row<T>({
+    align,
     cell: Skeleton,
-    overflow: config.overflow,
-    padding: config.padding,
+    overflow,
+    padding,
     skeleton: BORDER_SKELETONS[config.borderStyle].separator,
   })
 
@@ -135,7 +161,7 @@ export function Table<T extends ScalarDict>(props: Pick<TableProps<T>, 'data'> &
  */
 function row<T extends ScalarDict>(config: RowConfig): (props: RowProps<T>) => React.ReactNode {
   // This is a component builder. We return a function.
-  const {overflow, padding, skeleton} = config
+  const {align, overflow, padding, skeleton} = config
 
   return (props) => {
     const data = props.columns.map((column, colI) => {
@@ -164,12 +190,13 @@ function row<T extends ScalarDict>(config: RowConfig): (props: RowProps<T>) => R
         overflow === 'wrap'
           ? column.width - stripAnsi(v).split('\n')[0].trim().length
           : column.width - stripAnsi(v).length
+
       let marginLeft: number
       let marginRight: number
-      if (column.align === 'left') {
+      if (align === 'left') {
         marginLeft = padding
         marginRight = spaces - marginLeft
-      } else if (column.align === 'center') {
+      } else if (align === 'center') {
         marginLeft = Math.floor(spaces / 2)
         marginRight = Math.ceil(spaces / 2)
       } else {
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 5ba5ade..ff13775 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,14 @@ export type HeaderOptions = {
   formatter?: HeaderFormatter
 }
 
+type Overflow = 'wrap' | 'truncate'
+
+type SortOrder<T> = 'asc' | 'desc' | ((valueA: T, valueB: T) => number)
+
+export type Sort<T> = {
+  [K in keyof T]?: SortOrder<T[K]>
+}
+
 export type TableProps<T extends ScalarDict> = {
   /**
    * List of values (rows).
@@ -94,7 +102,7 @@ export type TableProps<T extends ScalarDict> = {
   /**
    * Overflow behavior for cells. Defaults to 'truncate'.
    */
-  overflow?: 'wrap' | 'truncate'
+  overflow?: Overflow
   /**
    * Styling options for the column headers
    */
@@ -114,7 +122,7 @@ export type TableProps<T extends ScalarDict> = {
   /**
    * Sort the data in the table.
    *
-   * Each key in the object should correspond to a column in the table. The value can be 'asc' or 'desc'.
+   * Each key in the object should correspond to a column in the table. The value can be 'asc', 'desc', or a custom sort function.
    *
    * The order of the keys determines the order of the sorting. The first key is the primary sort key, the second key is the secondary sort key, and so on.
    *
@@ -134,18 +142,20 @@ export type TableProps<T extends ScalarDict> = {
    *
    * // sort by name in ascending order and age in descending order
    * makeTable({data, sort: {name: 'asc', age: 'desc'}})
+   *
+   * // sort by name in ascending order and age in descending order using a custom sort function
+   * makeTable({data, sort: {name: 'asc', age: (a, b) => b - a}})
    * ```
    */
-  sort?: Partial<Record<keyof T, 'asc' | 'desc'>>
+  sort?: Sort<T>
 }
 
 export type Config<T> = {
-  align: ColumnAlignment
   columns: (keyof T | AllColumnProps<T>)[]
   data: T[]
   padding: number
   maxWidth: number
-  overflow: 'wrap' | 'truncate'
+  overflow: Overflow
   headerOptions: HeaderOptions
   borderStyle: BorderStyle
 }
@@ -174,8 +184,9 @@ export type RowConfig = {
     cross: string
     line: string
   }
-  overflow?: 'wrap' | 'truncate'
+  overflow?: Overflow
   props?: Record<string, unknown>
+  align?: ColumnAlignment
 }
 
 export type RowProps<T extends ScalarDict> = {
@@ -188,5 +199,4 @@ export type Column<T> = {
   key: string
   column: keyof T
   width: number
-  align: ColumnAlignment
 }
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index cfca8bb..b5a62fd 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import {camelCase, capitalCase, constantCase, kebabCase, pascalCase, sentenceCas
 import {orderBy} from 'natural-orderby'
 import stripAnsi from 'strip-ansi'
 
-import {Column, ColumnProps, Config, ScalarDict} from './types.js'
+import {Column, ColumnProps, Config, ScalarDict, Sort} from './types.js'
 
 /**
  * Intersperses a list of elements with another element.
@@ -27,13 +27,10 @@ export function intersperse<T, I>(intersperser: (index: number) => I, elements:
   return interspersed
 }
 
-export function sortData<T extends ScalarDict>(
-  data: T[],
-  sort?: Partial<Record<keyof T, 'asc' | 'desc'>> | undefined,
-): T[] {
+export function sortData<T extends ScalarDict>(data: T[], sort?: Sort<T> | undefined): T[] {
   if (!sort) return data
   const identifiers = Object.keys(sort)
-  const orders = identifiers.map((i) => sort[i]) as ['asc' | 'desc']
+  const orders = Object.values(sort)
   return orderBy(data, identifiers, orders)
 }
 
@@ -72,7 +69,7 @@ export function allKeysInCollection<T extends ScalarDict>(data: T[]): (keyof T)[
 }
 
 export function getColumns<T extends ScalarDict>(config: Config<T>): Column<T>[] {
-  const {align, columns, maxWidth, padding} = config
+  const {columns, maxWidth, padding} = config
 
   const widths: Column<T>[] = columns.map((propsOrKey) => {
     const props: ColumnProps<keyof T> = typeof propsOrKey === 'object' ? propsOrKey : {key: propsOrKey}
@@ -90,7 +87,6 @@ export function getColumns<T extends ScalarDict>(config: Config<T>): Column<T>[]
     const width = Math.max(...data, header) + padding * 2
 
     return {
-      align: align ?? 'left',
       column: key,
       key: String(key),
       width,