How do I make a specific table in LaTeX?

Question

How do I make a table using \begin{table*} in LaTeX?

The table I am trying to create is slightly complicated, and it should look like this:

Sorry for the crooked lines of the image.

So far, I have been only able to make something simple:

\begin{table*}[t]
    \centering

\begin{tabular}{ *1c | *3c | *3c | *2c | }

        & & & & & & & & & & & & \\

% Keep adding as many numbers of rows, etc.

\end{tabular}
\end{table}

With this code, I have the following columns - Name, Text 1, Text 2, Text 3, Text 4, Text 5, Text 6, Text 7, and Text 8. And I can add as many rows as I want across the table.

I do not have the Category 1, Category 2 and Category 3 pat on the left and top side of the image.

Answer 1

Here is a starting point. The spacing can and should be adjusted, but this makes only sense once you have filled the table.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{rotating}
\newcommand\sw[1]{\begin{sideways}#1\end{sideways}}
\usepackage{multirow}
\begin{document}
\begin{tabular}{r|l|*8{c|}}
  \multicolumn{2}{c|}{}
    & \multicolumn{3}{c|}{Category 1}
          & \multicolumn{3}{c|}{Category 2}
                & \multicolumn{2}{c|}{Category 3}
\\\cline{3-10}
  & Name
    & \sw{Text1}
      & \sw{Text2}
        & \sw{Text3}
          & \sw{Text4}
            & \sw{Text5}
              & \sw{Text6}
                & \sw{Text7}
                  & \sw{Text8}
\\\hline
  \multirow{4}{*}{\sw{\small Category 1}}
  & & & & & & & & &
\\\cline{2-10}
  & & & & & & & & &
\\\cline{2-10}
  & & & & & & & & &
\\\cline{2-10}
  & & & & & & & & &
\\\hline
  \multirow{4}{*}{\sw{\small Category 2}}
  & & & & & & & & &
\\\cline{2-10}
  & & & & & & & & &
\\\cline{2-10}
  & & & & & & & & &
\\\cline{2-10}
  & & & & & & & & &
\\\hline
\end{tabular}

\end{document}

Edit: How to increase the number of columns in Category 3 from 2 to 6, as asked in the comments:

• Change the line starting the table to

  \begin{tabular}{r|l|*{12}{c|}}
  

• Change the \multicolumn for the headline to

  \multicolumn{6}{c|}{Category 3}
  

• Change the \cline commands to \cline{3-14} and \cline{2-14}, respectively.

• You need to add columns in all rows, even if they remain empty, to have vertical lines. This means adding

              & \sw{Text9}
                & \sw{Text10}
                  & \sw{Text11}
                    & \sw{Text12}
  

for the column headings and extending the other lines to

  & & & & & & & & & & & & &

Answer 2

You might prefer to use booktabs.

\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{rotating}
\newcommand\sw[1]{\small\begin{sideways}#1 \end{sideways}}
\usepackage{multirow}
\begin{document}
\def\arraystretch{1.25}
\begin{tabular}{rl*8{c}}
\toprule
  \multicolumn{2}{c}{}
    & \multicolumn{3}{c}{Category 1}
          & \multicolumn{3}{c}{Category 2}
                & \multicolumn{2}{c}{Category 3}
\\ 
  & Name
    & \sw{Text1}
      & \sw{Text2}
       & \sw{Text3}
          & \sw{Text4}
            & \sw{Text5}
              & \sw{Text6}
                & \sw{Text7}
                  & \sw{Text8}
\\ \midrule
  \multirow{4}{*}{\sw{Category 1}}
  & a & A & & & & & & &
\\
  & b & B & & & & & & &
\\
  & c & C & & & & & & &
\\
  & d & D & & & & & & &
\\ 
  \multirow{4}{*}{\sw{Category 2}}
  & a & A & & & & & & &
\\
  & b & B & & & & & & &
\\
  & c & C & & & & & & &
\\
  & d & D & & & & & & &
\\ \bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{document}

Answer 3

You can use \rotatebox{angle}{text} to rotate text (requires the rotating package).

You can use \multicolumn{num_cols}{alignment}{contents} to create cells spanning over several columns.

You can use \cline{from-to} for horizontal rules which do not span all columns.

You can use \multirow{num_rows}{width}{contents} to create cells spanning over several rows (requires the multirow package).

The argument of the tabular *{11}{c|} is a shortcut for eleven times the c|, allowed by the array package.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{array}
\usepackage{rotating}% https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Rotations
\usepackage{multirow}% https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/73285/120953

\newcommand{\cat}[1]{#1}
\newcommand{\thead}[1]{#1}
\newcommand{\catver}[1]{\rotatebox{90}{\cat{#1}}}
\newcommand{\theadver}[1]{\rotatebox{90}{\thead{#1}\hspace{.7em}}}
\begin{document}
\begin{tabular}{*{11}{c|}}
\multicolumn{2}{l|}{}
& \multicolumn{3}{l|}{\cat{Category~1}}
& \multicolumn{3}{l|}{\cat{Category~2}}
& \multicolumn{3}{l|}{\cat{Category~3}}
% https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/8555/120953
\\\cline{3-11}
& \thead{Name}
& \theadver{Text~1}
& \theadver{Text~2}
& \theadver{Text~3}
& \theadver{Text~4}
& \theadver{Text~5}
& \theadver{Text~6}
& \theadver{Text~7}
& \theadver{Text~8}
& \theadver{Text~9}
\\\hline
\multirow{5}{*}{\catver{Category~1}} &&&&&&&&&&\\\cline{2-11}
&&&&&&&&&&\\\cline{2-11}
&&&&&&&&&&\\\cline{2-11}
&&&&&&&&&&\\\cline{2-11}
&&&&&&&&&&\\\hline
\multirow{5}{*}{\catver{Category~2}} &&&&&&&&&&\\\cline{2-11}
&&&&&&&&&&\\\cline{2-11}
&&&&&&&&&&\\\cline{2-11}
&&&&&&&&&&\\\cline{2-11}
&&&&&&&&&&\\\hline
\multirow{5}{*}{\catver{Category~3}} &&&&&&&&&&\\\cline{2-11}
&&&&&&&&&&\\\cline{2-11}
&&&&&&&&&&\\\cline{2-11}
&&&&&&&&&&\\\cline{2-11}
&&&&&&&&&&\\\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{document}

Furthermore you might be interested in this question regarding vertically centering the contents of a multirow cell.

Answer 4

With {NiceTabular} of nicematrix.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{nicematrix}

\begin{document}

\renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.2}
\begin{NiceTabular}{*{10}{c}|}[columns-width=8mm,hvlines-except-borders]
\Block{2-2}{}
&      & \Block{1-3}{Category 1} &&& \Block{1-3}{Category 2} &&& \Block{1-2}{Category 3} \\
& \Block[borders = left]{}{} Name 
       & \RowStyle[cell-space-top-limit=2pt]{\rotate}
         Text1 & Text2 & Text3 & Text4 & Text5 & Text6 & Text7 & Text8 \\
\Block{4-1}{\rotate Category 1}
\\
\\
\\
\\
\Block{4-1}{\rotate Category 2}
\\
\\
\\
\\
\Hline
\end{NiceTabular}

\end{document}