diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index de9e288..ca0e1c6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ output = table2ascii(
     body=[["10", "30", "40", "35"], ["20", "10", "20", "5"]],
     style=PresetStyle.plain,
     cell_padding=0,
-    alignments=[Alignment.LEFT] * 4,
+    alignments=Alignment.LEFT,
 )
 
 print(output)
@@ -203,18 +203,18 @@ All parameters are optional. At least one of `header`, `body`, and `footer` must
 
 Refer to the [documentation](https://table2ascii.readthedocs.io/en/stable/api.html#table2ascii) for more information.
 
-|       Option        |              Type              |        Default        |                                             Description                                              |
-| :-----------------: | :----------------------------: | :-------------------: | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |
-|      `header`       |    `Sequence[SupportsStr]`     |        `None`         |           First table row seperated by header row separator. Values should support `str()`           |
-|       `body`        | `Sequence[Sequence[Sequence]]` |        `None`         |           2D List of rows for the main section of the table. Values should support `str()`           |
-|      `footer`       |      `Sequence[Sequence]`      |        `None`         |           Last table row seperated by header row separator. Values should support `str()`            |
-|   `column_widths`   |   `Sequence[Optional[int]]`    |  `None` (automatic)   |                         List of column widths in characters for each column                          |
-|    `alignments`     |     `Sequence[Alignment]`      | `None` (all centered) | Column alignments<br/>(ex. `[Alignment.LEFT, Alignment.CENTER, Alignment.RIGHT, Alignment.DECIMAL]`) |
-|       `style`       |          `TableStyle`          | `double_thin_compact` |                                  Table style to use for the table\*                                  |
-| `first_col_heading` |             `bool`             |        `False`        |                   Whether to add a heading column separator after the first column                   |
-| `last_col_heading`  |             `bool`             |        `False`        |                   Whether to add a heading column separator before the last column                   |
-|   `cell_padding`    |             `int`              |          `1`          |           The minimum number of spaces to add between the cell content and the cell border           |
-|    `use_wcwidth`    |             `bool`             |        `True`         |             Whether to use [wcwidth][wcwidth] instead of `len()` to calculate cell width             |
+|       Option        |                                 Supported Types                                 |                                             Description                                              |
+| :-----------------: | :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------: | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |
+|      `header`       |              `Sequence[SupportsStr]`, `None`<br/>(Default: `None`)              |           First table row seperated by header row separator. Values should support `str()`           |
+|       `body`        |         `Sequence[Sequence[SupportsStr]]`, `None`<br/>(Default: `None`)         |           2D List of rows for the main section of the table. Values should support `str()`           |
+|      `footer`       |              `Sequence[SupportsStr]`, `None`<br/>(Default: `None`)              |           Last table row seperated by header row separator. Values should support `str()`            |
+|   `column_widths`   |       `Sequence[Optional[int]]`, `None`<br/>(Default: `None` / automatic)       |                         List of column widths in characters for each column                          |
+|    `alignments`     | `Sequence[Alignment]`, `Alignment`, `None`<br/>(Default: `None` / all centered) | Column alignments<br/>(ex. `[Alignment.LEFT, Alignment.CENTER, Alignment.RIGHT, Alignment.DECIMAL]`) |
+|       `style`       |                `TableStyle`<br/>(Default: `double_thin_compact`)                |                                  Table style to use for the table\*                                  |
+| `first_col_heading` |                          `bool`<br/>(Default: `False`)                          |                   Whether to add a heading column separator after the first column                   |
+| `last_col_heading`  |                          `bool`<br/>(Default: `False`)                          |                   Whether to add a heading column separator before the last column                   |
+|   `cell_padding`    |                            `int`<br/>(Default: `1`)                             |           The minimum number of spaces to add between the cell content and the cell border           |
+|    `use_wcwidth`    |                          `bool`<br/>(Default: `True`)                           |             Whether to use [wcwidth][wcwidth] instead of `len()` to calculate cell width             |
 
 [wcwidth]: https://pypi.org/project/wcwidth/
 
diff --git a/docs/source/usage.rst b/docs/source/usage.rst
index 823c23e..d1eb820 100644
--- a/docs/source/usage.rst
+++ b/docs/source/usage.rst
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ Use a preset style
         body=[["10", "30", "40", "35"], ["20", "10", "20", "5"]],
         style=PresetStyle.plain,
         cell_padding=0,
-        alignments=[Alignment.LEFT] * 4,
+        alignments=Alignment.LEFT,
     )
 
     print(output)
diff --git a/table2ascii/alignment.py b/table2ascii/alignment.py
index 2ae487f..041d167 100644
--- a/table2ascii/alignment.py
+++ b/table2ascii/alignment.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 class Alignment(IntEnum):
     """Enum for text alignment types within a table cell
 
-    Example::
+    A list of alignment types can be used to align each column individually::
 
         from table2ascii import Alignment, table2ascii
 
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ class Alignment(IntEnum):
                 ["Cheese", "Dairy", "$10.99", "8.2"],
                 ["Apples", "Produce", "$0.99", "10.00"],
             ],
+            # Align the first column to the left, the second to the center,
+            # the third to the right, and the fourth to the decimal point
             alignments=[Alignment.LEFT, Alignment.CENTER, Alignment.RIGHT, Alignment.DECIMAL],
         )
 
@@ -28,6 +30,27 @@ class Alignment(IntEnum):
         ╚════════════════════════════════════════╝
         \"\"\"
 
+    A single alignment type can be used for all columns::
+
+        table2ascii(
+            header=["First Name", "Last Name", "Age"],
+            body=[
+                ["John", "Smith", 30],
+                ["Jane", "Doe", 28],
+            ],
+            # Align all columns to the left
+            alignments=Alignment.LEFT,
+        )
+
+        \"\"\"
+        ╔══════════════════════════════╗
+        ║ First Name   Last Name   Age ║
+        ╟──────────────────────────────╢
+        ║ John         Smith       30  ║
+        ║ Jane         Doe         28  ║
+        ╚══════════════════════════════╝
+        \"\"\"
+
     .. note::
 
         If the :attr:`DECIMAL` alignment type is used, any cell values that are
diff --git a/table2ascii/options.py b/table2ascii/options.py
index 36f6ee0..e88bd44 100644
--- a/table2ascii/options.py
+++ b/table2ascii/options.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class Options:
     first_col_heading: bool
     last_col_heading: bool
     column_widths: Sequence[int | None] | None
-    alignments: Sequence[Alignment] | None
+    alignments: Sequence[Alignment] | Alignment | None
     cell_padding: int
     style: TableStyle
     use_wcwidth: bool
diff --git a/table2ascii/table_to_ascii.py b/table2ascii/table_to_ascii.py
index 0510bd1..46603d7 100644
--- a/table2ascii/table_to_ascii.py
+++ b/table2ascii/table_to_ascii.py
@@ -67,11 +67,16 @@ def __init__(
         if not header and not body and not footer:
             raise NoHeaderBodyOrFooterError()
 
-        self.__alignments = options.alignments or [Alignment.CENTER] * self.__columns
+        alignments = options.alignments if options.alignments is not None else Alignment.CENTER
+
+        # if alignments is a single Alignment, convert it to a list of that Alignment
+        self.__alignments: list[Alignment] = (
+            [alignments] * self.__columns if isinstance(alignments, Alignment) else list(alignments)
+        )
 
         # check if alignments specified have a different number of columns
-        if options.alignments and len(options.alignments) != self.__columns:
-            raise AlignmentCountMismatchError(options.alignments, self.__columns)
+        if len(self.__alignments) != self.__columns:
+            raise AlignmentCountMismatchError(self.__alignments, self.__columns)
 
         # keep track of the number widths and positions of the decimal points for decimal alignment
         decimal_widths, decimal_positions = self.__calculate_decimal_widths_and_positions()
@@ -634,16 +639,13 @@ def table2ascii(
     first_col_heading: bool = False,
     last_col_heading: bool = False,
     column_widths: Sequence[int | None] | None = None,
-    alignments: Sequence[Alignment] | None = None,
+    alignments: Sequence[Alignment] | Alignment | None = None,
     cell_padding: int = 1,
     style: TableStyle = PresetStyle.double_thin_compact,
     use_wcwidth: bool = True,
 ) -> str:
     """Convert a 2D Python table to ASCII text
 
-    .. versionchanged:: 1.0.0
-        Added the ``use_wcwidth`` parameter defaulting to :py:obj:`True`.
-
     Args:
         header: List of column values in the table's header row. All values should be :class:`str`
             or support :class:`str` conversion. If not specified, the table will not have a header row.
@@ -660,8 +662,10 @@ def table2ascii(
             is passed instead of a :class:`~collections.abc.Sequence`, all columns will be automatically
             sized. Defaults to :py:obj:`None`.
         alignments: List of alignments for each column
-            (ex. ``[Alignment.LEFT, Alignment.CENTER, Alignment.RIGHT]``). If not specified or set to
-            :py:obj:`None`, all columns will be center-aligned. Defaults to :py:obj:`None`.
+            (ex. ``[Alignment.LEFT, Alignment.CENTER, Alignment.RIGHT, Alignment.DECIMAL]``)
+            or a single alignment to apply to all columns (ex. ``Alignment.LEFT``).
+            If not specified or set to :py:obj:`None`, all columns will be center-aligned.
+            Defaults to :py:obj:`None`.
         cell_padding: The minimum number of spaces to add between the cell content and the column
             separator. If set to ``0``, the cell content will be flush against the column separator.
             Defaults to ``1``.
@@ -673,6 +677,14 @@ def table2ascii(
             zero-width space, etc.), whereas :func:`len` determines the width solely based on the number of
             characters in the string. Defaults to :py:obj:`True`.
 
+    .. versionchanged:: 1.1.0
+
+        ``alignments`` can now also be specified as a single :class:`Alignment` value to apply to all columns.
+
+    .. versionchanged:: 1.0.0
+
+        Added the ``use_wcwidth`` parameter defaulting to :py:obj:`True`.
+
     Returns:
         The generated ASCII table
     """
diff --git a/tests/test_alignments.py b/tests/test_alignments.py
index 107c32b..ff684e1 100644
--- a/tests/test_alignments.py
+++ b/tests/test_alignments.py
@@ -120,3 +120,37 @@ def test_decimal_alignment():
         "╚═════════════╩═══════╧═════════════╧════╧════╧═════════╝"
     )
     assert text == expected
+
+
+def test_single_decimal_alignment():
+    text = t2a(
+        header=["1.1.1", "G", "Long Header"],
+        body=[[100.00001, 2, 3.14], [10.0001, 22.0, 2.718]],
+        alignments=Alignment.DECIMAL,
+    )
+    expected = (
+        "╔════════════════════════════════╗\n"
+        "║   1.1.1      G     Long Header ║\n"
+        "╟────────────────────────────────╢\n"
+        "║ 100.00001    2        3.14     ║\n"
+        "║  10.0001    22.0      2.718    ║\n"
+        "╚════════════════════════════════╝"
+    )
+    assert text == expected
+
+
+def test_single_left_alignment():
+    text = t2a(
+        header=["1.1.1", "G", "Long Header"],
+        body=[[100.00001, 2, 3.14], [10.0001, 22.0, 2.718]],
+        alignments=Alignment.LEFT,
+    )
+    expected = (
+        "╔════════════════════════════════╗\n"
+        "║ 1.1.1       G      Long Header ║\n"
+        "╟────────────────────────────────╢\n"
+        "║ 100.00001   2      3.14        ║\n"
+        "║ 10.0001     22.0   2.718       ║\n"
+        "╚════════════════════════════════╝"
+    )
+    assert text == expected

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