matplotlib
diff --git a/‎doc/_static/mpl.css‎
Lines changed: 5 additions & 0 deletions b/‎doc/_static/mpl.css‎
Lines changed: 5 additions & 0 deletions
diff --git a/‎doc/sphinxext/rcparams.py‎
Lines changed: 17 additions & 1 deletion b/‎doc/sphinxext/rcparams.py‎
Lines changed: 17 additions & 1 deletion
@@ -220,3 +220,8 @@ div.wide-table table th.stub {
 .sidebar-cheatsheets > img {
     width: 100%;
 }
+
+.rcparams-section .classifier {
+  font-style: normal;
+  font-weight: normal;
+}
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import typing
+
 from docutils.parsers.rst import Directive
 
 from matplotlib import rcsetup
@@ -10,6 +12,16 @@ class RcParamsDirective(Directive):
     final_argument_whitespace = False
     option_spec = {}
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def format_type(etype: typing.Any) -> str:
+        if etype is None:
+            return ""
+        if isinstance(etype, type):
+            return etype.__name__
+        if isinstance(etype, typing._LiteralGenericAlias):
+            return " | ".join(repr(v) for v in etype.__args__)
+        return str(etype)
+
     def run(self):
         """
         Generate rst documentation for rcParams.
@@ -23,6 +35,8 @@ def run(self):
             if isinstance(elem, (rcsetup._Section, rcsetup._Subsection)):
                 title_char = '-' if isinstance(elem, rcsetup._Section) else '~'
                 lines += [
+                    '',
+                    '.. rst-class:: rcparams-section',
                     '',
                     elem.title,
                     title_char * len(elem.title),
@@ -33,11 +47,13 @@ def run(self):
             elif isinstance(elem, rcsetup._Param):
                 if elem.name[0] == '_':
                     continue
+                typestr = self.format_type(elem.type)
                 lines += [
                     f'.. _rcparam_{elem.name.replace(".", "_")}:',
                     '',
-                    f'{elem.name}: ``{elem.default!r}``',
+                    f'{elem.name} : {typestr} = ``{elem.default!r}``',
                     f'   {elem.description if elem.description else "*no description*"}'
+                    '',
                 ]
         self.state_machine.insert_input(lines, 'rcParams table')
         return []
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`@@ -220,3 +220,8 @@ div.wide-table table th.stub {`
`220`	`220`	`.sidebar-cheatsheets > img {`
`221`	`221`	`width: 100%;`
`222`	`222`	`}`
	`223`	`+`
	`224`	`+.rcparams-section .classifier {`
	`225`	`+ font-style: normal;`
	`226`	`+ font-weight: normal;`
	`227`	`+}`