diff --git a/templates/longtable.tex.jinja b/templates/longtable.tex.jinja
index 219ef6b..0558217 100644
--- a/templates/longtable.tex.jinja
+++ b/templates/longtable.tex.jinja
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 <% set total_width = table.colwidths|sum %>
 <% set colspec_parts = [] %>
 <% for width in table.colwidths %>
-  <% set part = 'p{{{:.4f}\\textwidth}}'.format((width * 0.92) / total_width) %>
+  <% set part = '>{{\\raggedright\\arraybackslash}}p{{{:.4f}\\textwidth}}'.format((width * 0.92) / total_width) %>
   <% set colspec_parts = colspec_parts.append(part) %>
 <% endfor  %>
 <% set colspec_string = ''.join(colspec_parts) %>
diff --git a/templates/tabular.tex.jinja b/templates/tabular.tex.jinja
index e41a921..ed1a4c9 100644
--- a/templates/tabular.tex.jinja
+++ b/templates/tabular.tex.jinja
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 <% set total_width = table.colwidths|sum %>
 <% set colspec_parts = [] %>
 <% for width in table.colwidths %>
-  <% set part = 'p{{{:.4f}\\textwidth}}'.format((width * 0.92) / total_width) %>
+  <% set part = '>{{\\raggedright\\arraybackslash}}p{{{:.4f}\\textwidth}}'.format((width * 0.92) / total_width) %>
   <% set colspec_parts = colspec_parts.append(part) %>
 <% endfor  %>
 <% set colspec_string = ''.join(colspec_parts) %>
diff --git a/templates/tabulary.tex.jinja b/templates/tabulary.tex.jinja
index 219ef6b..0558217 100644
--- a/templates/tabulary.tex.jinja
+++ b/templates/tabulary.tex.jinja
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 <% set total_width = table.colwidths|sum %>
 <% set colspec_parts = [] %>
 <% for width in table.colwidths %>
-  <% set part = 'p{{{:.4f}\\textwidth}}'.format((width * 0.92) / total_width) %>
+  <% set part = '>{{\\raggedright\\arraybackslash}}p{{{:.4f}\\textwidth}}'.format((width * 0.92) / total_width) %>
   <% set colspec_parts = colspec_parts.append(part) %>
 <% endfor  %>
 <% set colspec_string = ''.join(colspec_parts) %>