diff --git a/beakerx/beakerx/tabledisplay/tableitems.py b/beakerx/beakerx/tabledisplay/tableitems.py
index a216a91504..f858098cf2 100644
--- a/beakerx/beakerx/tabledisplay/tableitems.py
+++ b/beakerx/beakerx/tabledisplay/tableitems.py
@@ -57,21 +57,27 @@ def __init__(self, x):
 
 class DecimalStringFormat:
     type = "decimal"
-    minDecimals = 4
-    maxDecimals = 4
 
-    def __init__(self, min=4, max=4):
-        self.minDecimals = min
-        self.maxDecimals = max
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        self.minDecimals = kwargs.get('min', 4)
+        self.maxDecimals = kwargs.get('max', 4)
 
 
 class ImageFormat:
     type = "image"
 
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        if 'width' in kwargs:
+            self.width = kwargs.get('width')
+
 
 class HTMLFormat:
     type = "html"
 
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        if 'width' in kwargs:
+            self.width = kwargs.get('width')
+
 
 class HighlightStyle(Enum):
     FULL_ROW = 1
@@ -80,6 +86,7 @@ class HighlightStyle(Enum):
 
 class HeatmapHighlighter:
     type = "HeatmapHighlighter"
+
     def __init__(self, colName, style, minVal, maxVal, minColor, maxColor):
         self.colName = colName
         self.style = style.name
@@ -98,16 +105,16 @@ def getDataBarsRenderer(include_text=True):
 class TableDisplayStringFormat:
 
     @staticmethod
-    def getDecimalFormat(min, max):
-        return DecimalStringFormat(min, max)
+    def getDecimalFormat(**kwargs):
+        return DecimalStringFormat(**kwargs)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def getHTMLFormat():
-        return HTMLFormat()
+    def getHTMLFormat(**kwargs):
+        return HTMLFormat(**kwargs)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def getImageFormat():
-        return ImageFormat()
+    def getImageFormat(**kwargs):
+        return ImageFormat(**kwargs)
 
 class TableDisplayCellHighlighter:
     FULL_ROW = HighlightStyle.FULL_ROW
diff --git a/kernel/base/src/main/java/com/twosigma/beakerx/table/format/HTMLStringFormat.java b/kernel/base/src/main/java/com/twosigma/beakerx/table/format/HTMLStringFormat.java
index 04a9ad806f..ffc4febd48 100644
--- a/kernel/base/src/main/java/com/twosigma/beakerx/table/format/HTMLStringFormat.java
+++ b/kernel/base/src/main/java/com/twosigma/beakerx/table/format/HTMLStringFormat.java
@@ -17,7 +17,20 @@
 
 public class HTMLStringFormat extends TableDisplayStringFormat {
 
+  private Integer width;
+
   public HTMLStringFormat() {
   }
 
+  public HTMLStringFormat(Integer width) {
+    this.width = width;
+  }
+
+  public Integer getWidth() {
+    return width;
+  }
+
+  public void setWidth(Integer width) {
+    this.width = width;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/kernel/base/src/main/java/com/twosigma/beakerx/table/format/ImageStringFormat.java b/kernel/base/src/main/java/com/twosigma/beakerx/table/format/ImageStringFormat.java
index 0725c8df10..1229e1febb 100644
--- a/kernel/base/src/main/java/com/twosigma/beakerx/table/format/ImageStringFormat.java
+++ b/kernel/base/src/main/java/com/twosigma/beakerx/table/format/ImageStringFormat.java
@@ -17,6 +17,20 @@
 
 public class ImageStringFormat extends TableDisplayStringFormat {
 
+    private Integer width;
+
     public ImageStringFormat() {
     }
+
+    public ImageStringFormat(Integer width) {
+        this.width = width;
+    }
+
+    public Integer getWidth() {
+        return width;
+    }
+
+    public void setWidth(Integer width) {
+        this.width = width;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/kernel/base/src/main/java/com/twosigma/beakerx/table/format/TableDisplayStringFormat.java b/kernel/base/src/main/java/com/twosigma/beakerx/table/format/TableDisplayStringFormat.java
index 4297de95ea..35d7366cd3 100644
--- a/kernel/base/src/main/java/com/twosigma/beakerx/table/format/TableDisplayStringFormat.java
+++ b/kernel/base/src/main/java/com/twosigma/beakerx/table/format/TableDisplayStringFormat.java
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ public static TableDisplayStringFormat getHTMLFormat() {
     return new HTMLStringFormat();
   }
 
+  // Get a formatter that shows strings as formatted HTML with specified width
+  public static TableDisplayStringFormat getHTMLFormat(int width) {
+    return new HTMLStringFormat(width);
+  }
+
   // Get a formatter that will show Date in a timestamp format with millisecond precision
   public static TableDisplayStringFormat getTimeFormat() {
     return new TimeStringFormat();
@@ -54,4 +59,9 @@ public static TableDisplayStringFormat getImageFormat() {
     return new ImageStringFormat();
   }
 
+  // Get a formatter that will show derived source as an image with specified width
+  public static TableDisplayStringFormat getImageFormat(int width) {
+    return new ImageStringFormat(width);
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/kernel/base/src/main/java/com/twosigma/beakerx/table/serializer/HTMLStringFormatSerializer.java b/kernel/base/src/main/java/com/twosigma/beakerx/table/serializer/HTMLStringFormatSerializer.java
index 54c53232c8..35af9915db 100644
--- a/kernel/base/src/main/java/com/twosigma/beakerx/table/serializer/HTMLStringFormatSerializer.java
+++ b/kernel/base/src/main/java/com/twosigma/beakerx/table/serializer/HTMLStringFormatSerializer.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ public class HTMLStringFormatSerializer extends JsonSerializer<HTMLStringFormat>
 
   public static final String TYPE = "type";
   public static final String VALUE_HTML = "html";
+  public static final String WIDTH = "width";
 
   @Override
   public void serialize(HTMLStringFormat value,
@@ -37,6 +38,9 @@ public void serialize(HTMLStringFormat value,
     synchronized (value) {
       jgen.writeStartObject();
       jgen.writeObjectField(TYPE, VALUE_HTML);
+      if (value.getWidth() != null) {
+        jgen.writeObjectField(WIDTH, value.getWidth());
+      }
       jgen.writeEndObject();
     }
   }
diff --git a/kernel/base/src/main/java/com/twosigma/beakerx/table/serializer/ImageStringFormatSerializer.java b/kernel/base/src/main/java/com/twosigma/beakerx/table/serializer/ImageStringFormatSerializer.java
index 225891d381..3967a1fa5f 100644
--- a/kernel/base/src/main/java/com/twosigma/beakerx/table/serializer/ImageStringFormatSerializer.java
+++ b/kernel/base/src/main/java/com/twosigma/beakerx/table/serializer/ImageStringFormatSerializer.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ public class ImageStringFormatSerializer extends JsonSerializer<ImageStringForma
 
     public static final String TYPE = "type";
     public static final String VALUE_IMAGE = "image";
+    public static final String WIDTH = "width";
 
     @Override
     public void serialize(ImageStringFormat value,
@@ -37,6 +38,9 @@ public void serialize(ImageStringFormat value,
         synchronized (value) {
             jgen.writeStartObject();
             jgen.writeObjectField(TYPE, VALUE_IMAGE);
+            if (value.getWidth() != null) {
+                jgen.writeObjectField(WIDTH, value.getWidth());
+            }
             jgen.writeEndObject();
         }
     }