diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9eb2a84..296eb9d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
     "@rollup/plugin-json": "4",
     "@rollup/plugin-node-resolve": "13",
     "@rollup/plugin-replace": "3",
+    "apache-arrow": "17",
     "clean-css": "5",
     "d3": "7",
     "eslint": "8",
diff --git a/src/table.js b/src/table.js
index bd2df74..1f708d8 100644
--- a/src/table.js
+++ b/src/table.js
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ function alignof(base = {}, data, columns) {
 }
 
 function type(data, column) {
+  if (isArrowTable(data)) return getArrowType(data, column);
   for (const d of data) {
     if (d == null) continue;
     const value = d[column];
@@ -365,6 +366,31 @@ function type(data, column) {
   }
 }
 
+// https://github.com/observablehq/stdlib/blob/746ca2e69135df6178e4f3a17244def35d8d6b20/src/arrow.js#L4-L16
+function isArrowTable(value) {
+  return (
+    typeof value.getChild === "function" &&
+    typeof value.toArray === "function" &&
+    value.schema &&
+    Array.isArray(value.schema.fields)
+  );
+}
+
+// https://github.com/apache/arrow/blob/89f9a0948961f6e94f1ef5e4f310b707d22a3c11/js/src/enum.ts#L140-L141
+function getArrowType(value, column) {
+  const field = value.schema.fields.find((d) => d.name === column);
+  switch (field?.type.typeId) {
+    case 8: // Date
+    case 10: // Timestamp
+      return field.type.unit === 1 ? "date" : "number"; // millisecond
+    case 2: // Int
+    case 3: // Float
+    case 7: // Decimal
+    case 9: // Time
+      return "number";
+  }
+}
+
 function lengthof(data) {
   if (typeof data.length === "number") return data.length; // array or array-like
   if (typeof data.size === "number") return data.size; // map, set
diff --git a/test/arrow-test.js b/test/arrow-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7667c64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/arrow-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import assert from "assert";
+import {table} from "@observablehq/inputs";
+import {tableFromJSON} from "apache-arrow";
+import {autoType, csv} from "d3";
+import it from "./jsdom.js";
+
+it("Inputs.table() detects dates in Arrow tables", async () => {
+  const athletes = tableFromJSON(await csv("data/athletes.csv", autoType));
+  const t = table(athletes);
+  const id = t.querySelector("td:nth-of-type(2)").innerHTML;
+  assert.strictEqual(id, "736,041,664");
+  const name = t.querySelector("td:nth-of-type(3)").innerHTML;
+  assert.strictEqual(name, "A Jesus Garcia");
+  const date = t.querySelector("td:nth-of-type(6)").innerHTML;
+  assert.strictEqual(date, "1969-10-17");
+});
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 81cedfa..b542807 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 # yarn lockfile v1
 
 
+"@75lb/deep-merge@^1.1.1":
+  version "1.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@75lb/deep-merge/-/deep-merge-1.1.1.tgz#3b06155b90d34f5f8cc2107d796f1853ba02fd6d"
+  integrity sha512-xvgv6pkMGBA6GwdyJbNAnDmfAIR/DfWhrj9jgWh3TY7gRm3KO46x/GPjRg6wJ0nOepwqrNxFfojebh0Df4h4Tw==
+  dependencies:
+    lodash.assignwith "^4.2.0"
+    typical "^7.1.1"
+
 "@babel/code-frame@^7.0.0", "@babel/code-frame@^7.10.4":
   version "7.16.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/code-frame/-/code-frame-7.16.0.tgz#0dfc80309beec8411e65e706461c408b0bb9b431"
@@ -274,6 +282,13 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@sindresorhus/is/-/is-4.2.0.tgz#667bfc6186ae7c9e0b45a08960c551437176e1ca"
   integrity sha512-VkE3KLBmJwcCaVARtQpfuKcKv8gcBmUubrfHGF84dXuuW6jgsRYxPtzcIhPyK9WAPpRt2/xY6zkD9MnRaJzSyw==
 
+"@swc/helpers@^0.5.11":
+  version "0.5.12"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@swc/helpers/-/helpers-0.5.12.tgz#37aaca95284019eb5d2207101249435659709f4b"
+  integrity sha512-KMZNXiGibsW9kvZAO1Pam2JPTDBm+KSHMMHWdsyI/1DbIZjT2A6Gy3hblVXUMEDvUAKq+e0vL0X0o54owWji7g==
+  dependencies:
+    tslib "^2.4.0"
+
 "@szmarczak/http-timer@^4.0.5":
   version "4.0.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@szmarczak/http-timer/-/http-timer-4.0.6.tgz#b4a914bb62e7c272d4e5989fe4440f812ab1d807"
@@ -301,6 +316,16 @@
     "@types/node" "*"
     "@types/responselike" "*"
 
+"@types/command-line-args@^5.2.3":
+  version "5.2.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/command-line-args/-/command-line-args-5.2.3.tgz#553ce2fd5acf160b448d307649b38ffc60d39639"
+  integrity sha512-uv0aG6R0Y8WHZLTamZwtfsDLVRnOa+n+n5rEvFWL5Na5gZ8V2Teab/duDPFzIIIhs9qizDpcavCusCLJZu62Kw==
+
+"@types/command-line-usage@^5.0.4":
+  version "5.0.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/command-line-usage/-/command-line-usage-5.0.4.tgz#374e4c62d78fbc5a670a0f36da10235af879a0d5"
+  integrity sha512-BwR5KP3Es/CSht0xqBcUXS3qCAUVXwpRKsV2+arxeb65atasuXG9LykC9Ab10Cw3s2raH92ZqOeILaQbsB2ACg==
+
 "@types/estree@*":
   version "0.0.50"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/estree/-/estree-0.0.50.tgz#1e0caa9364d3fccd2931c3ed96fdbeaa5d4cca83"
@@ -328,6 +353,13 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-16.11.11.tgz#6ea7342dfb379ea1210835bada87b3c512120234"
   integrity sha512-KB0sixD67CeecHC33MYn+eYARkqTheIRNuu97y2XMjR7Wu3XibO1vaY6VBV6O/a89SPI81cEUIYT87UqUWlZNw==
 
+"@types/node@^20.13.0":
+  version "20.14.12"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-20.14.12.tgz#129d7c3a822cb49fc7ff661235f19cfefd422b49"
+  integrity sha512-r7wNXakLeSsGT0H1AU863vS2wa5wBOK4bWMjZz2wj+8nBx+m5PeIn0k8AloSLpRuiwdRQZwarZqHE4FNArPuJQ==
+  dependencies:
+    undici-types "~5.26.4"
+
 "@types/parse-json@^4.0.0":
   version "4.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/parse-json/-/parse-json-4.0.0.tgz#2f8bb441434d163b35fb8ffdccd7138927ffb8c0"
@@ -466,6 +498,21 @@ anymatch@~3.1.2:
     normalize-path "^3.0.0"
     picomatch "^2.0.4"
 
+apache-arrow@17:
+  version "17.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apache-arrow/-/apache-arrow-17.0.0.tgz#73d98566c86352c9a0314c03890dbd7211073827"
+  integrity sha512-X0p7auzdnGuhYMVKYINdQssS4EcKec9TCXyez/qtJt32DrIMGbzqiaMiQ0X6fQlQpw8Fl0Qygcv4dfRAr5Gu9Q==
+  dependencies:
+    "@swc/helpers" "^0.5.11"
+    "@types/command-line-args" "^5.2.3"
+    "@types/command-line-usage" "^5.0.4"
+    "@types/node" "^20.13.0"
+    command-line-args "^5.2.1"
+    command-line-usage "^7.0.1"
+    flatbuffers "^24.3.25"
+    json-bignum "^0.0.3"
+    tslib "^2.6.2"
+
 aproba@^1.0.3:
   version "1.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/aproba/-/aproba-1.2.0.tgz#6802e6264efd18c790a1b0d517f0f2627bf2c94a"
@@ -484,6 +531,16 @@ argparse@^2.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/argparse/-/argparse-2.0.1.tgz#246f50f3ca78a3240f6c997e8a9bd1eac49e4b38"
   integrity sha512-8+9WqebbFzpX9OR+Wa6O29asIogeRMzcGtAINdpMHHyAg10f05aSFVBbcEqGf/PXw1EjAZ+q2/bEBg3DvurK3Q==
 
+array-back@^3.0.1, array-back@^3.1.0:
+  version "3.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/array-back/-/array-back-3.1.0.tgz#b8859d7a508871c9a7b2cf42f99428f65e96bfb0"
+  integrity sha512-TkuxA4UCOvxuDK6NZYXCalszEzj+TLszyASooky+i742l9TqsOdYCMJJupxRic61hwquNtppB3hgcuq9SVSH1Q==
+
+array-back@^6.2.2:
+  version "6.2.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/array-back/-/array-back-6.2.2.tgz#f567d99e9af88a6d3d2f9dfcc21db6f9ba9fd157"
+  integrity sha512-gUAZ7HPyb4SJczXAMUXMGAvI976JoK3qEx9v1FTmeYuJj0IBiaKttG1ydtGKdkfqWkIkouke7nG8ufGy77+Cvw==
+
 asap@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/asap/-/asap-2.0.6.tgz#e50347611d7e690943208bbdafebcbc2fb866d46"
@@ -684,6 +741,13 @@ caseless@~0.12.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/caseless/-/caseless-0.12.0.tgz#1b681c21ff84033c826543090689420d187151dc"
   integrity sha1-G2gcIf+EAzyCZUMJBolCDRhxUdw=
 
+chalk-template@^0.4.0:
+  version "0.4.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chalk-template/-/chalk-template-0.4.0.tgz#692c034d0ed62436b9062c1707fadcd0f753204b"
+  integrity sha512-/ghrgmhfY8RaSdeo43hNXxpoHAtxdbskUHjPpfqUWGttFgycUhYPGx3YZBCnUCvOa7Doivn1IZec3DEGFoMgLg==
+  dependencies:
+    chalk "^4.1.2"
+
 chalk@^2.0.0:
   version "2.4.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chalk/-/chalk-2.4.2.tgz#cd42541677a54333cf541a49108c1432b44c9424"
@@ -693,7 +757,7 @@ chalk@^2.0.0:
     escape-string-regexp "^1.0.5"
     supports-color "^5.3.0"
 
-chalk@^4.0.0, chalk@^4.1.0:
+chalk@^4.0.0, chalk@^4.1.0, chalk@^4.1.2:
   version "4.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chalk/-/chalk-4.1.2.tgz#aac4e2b7734a740867aeb16bf02aad556a1e7a01"
   integrity sha512-oKnbhFyRIXpUuez8iBMmyEa4nbj4IOQyuhc/wy9kY7/WVPcwIO9VA668Pu8RkO7+0G76SLROeyw9CpQ061i4mA==
@@ -826,6 +890,26 @@ combined-stream@^1.0.6, combined-stream@^1.0.8, combined-stream@~1.0.6:
   dependencies:
     delayed-stream "~1.0.0"
 
+command-line-args@^5.2.1:
+  version "5.2.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/command-line-args/-/command-line-args-5.2.1.tgz#c44c32e437a57d7c51157696893c5909e9cec42e"
+  integrity sha512-H4UfQhZyakIjC74I9d34fGYDwk3XpSr17QhEd0Q3I9Xq1CETHo4Hcuo87WyWHpAF1aSLjLRf5lD9ZGX2qStUvg==
+  dependencies:
+    array-back "^3.1.0"
+    find-replace "^3.0.0"
+    lodash.camelcase "^4.3.0"
+    typical "^4.0.0"
+
+command-line-usage@^7.0.0, command-line-usage@^7.0.1:
+  version "7.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/command-line-usage/-/command-line-usage-7.0.1.tgz#e540afef4a4f3bc501b124ffde33956309100655"
+  integrity sha512-NCyznE//MuTjwi3y84QVUGEOT+P5oto1e1Pk/jFPVdPPfsG03qpTIl3yw6etR+v73d0lXsoojRpvbru2sqePxQ==
+  dependencies:
+    array-back "^6.2.2"
+    chalk-template "^0.4.0"
+    table-layout "^3.0.0"
+    typical "^7.1.1"
+
 commander@7:
   version "7.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/commander/-/commander-7.2.0.tgz#a36cb57d0b501ce108e4d20559a150a391d97ab7"
@@ -1697,6 +1781,13 @@ find-cache-dir@^3.3.1:
     make-dir "^3.0.2"
     pkg-dir "^4.1.0"
 
+find-replace@^3.0.0:
+  version "3.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/find-replace/-/find-replace-3.0.0.tgz#3e7e23d3b05167a76f770c9fbd5258b0def68c38"
+  integrity sha512-6Tb2myMioCAgv5kfvP5/PkZZ/ntTpVK39fHY7WkWBgvbeE+VHd/tZuZ4mrC+bxh4cfOZeYKVPaJIZtZXV7GNCQ==
+  dependencies:
+    array-back "^3.0.1"
+
 find-up@5.0.0, find-up@^5.0.0:
   version "5.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/find-up/-/find-up-5.0.0.tgz#4c92819ecb7083561e4f4a240a86be5198f536fc"
@@ -1726,6 +1817,11 @@ flat@^5.0.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/flat/-/flat-5.0.2.tgz#8ca6fe332069ffa9d324c327198c598259ceb241"
   integrity sha512-b6suED+5/3rTpUBdG1gupIl8MPFCAMA0QXwmljLhvCUKcUvdE4gWky9zpuGCcXHOsz4J9wPGNWq6OKpmIzz3hQ==
 
+flatbuffers@^24.3.25:
+  version "24.3.25"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/flatbuffers/-/flatbuffers-24.3.25.tgz#e2f92259ba8aa53acd0af7844afb7c7eb95e7089"
+  integrity sha512-3HDgPbgiwWMI9zVB7VYBHaMrbOO7Gm0v+yD2FV/sCKj+9NDeVL7BOBYUuhWAQGKWOzBo8S9WdMvV0eixO233XQ==
+
 flatted@^3.1.0:
   version "3.2.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/flatted/-/flatted-3.2.4.tgz#28d9969ea90661b5134259f312ab6aa7929ac5e2"
@@ -2335,6 +2431,11 @@ jsesc@3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jsesc/-/jsesc-3.0.2.tgz#bb8b09a6597ba426425f2e4a07245c3d00b9343e"
   integrity sha512-xKqzzWXDttJuOcawBt4KnKHHIf5oQ/Cxax+0PWFG+DFDgHNAdi+TXECADI+RYiFUMmx8792xsMbbgXj4CwnP4g==
 
+json-bignum@^0.0.3:
+  version "0.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/json-bignum/-/json-bignum-0.0.3.tgz#41163b50436c773d82424dbc20ed70db7604b8d7"
+  integrity sha512-2WHyXj3OfHSgNyuzDbSxI1w2jgw5gkWSWhS7Qg4bWXx1nLk3jnbwfUeS0PSba3IzpTUWdHxBieELUzXRjQB2zg==
+
 json-buffer@3.0.1:
   version "3.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/json-buffer/-/json-buffer-3.0.1.tgz#9338802a30d3b6605fbe0613e094008ca8c05a13"
@@ -2463,6 +2564,11 @@ locate-path@^6.0.0:
   dependencies:
     p-locate "^5.0.0"
 
+lodash.assignwith@^4.2.0:
+  version "4.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.assignwith/-/lodash.assignwith-4.2.0.tgz#127a97f02adc41751a954d24b0de17e100e038eb"
+  integrity sha512-ZznplvbvtjK2gMvnQ1BR/zqPFZmS6jbK4p+6Up4xcRYA7yMIwxHCfbTcrYxXKzzqLsQ05eJPVznEW3tuwV7k1g==
+
 lodash.camelcase@^4.3.0:
   version "4.3.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.camelcase/-/lodash.camelcase-4.3.0.tgz#b28aa6288a2b9fc651035c7711f65ab6190331a6"
@@ -3667,6 +3773,11 @@ ssri@^8.0.0, ssri@^8.0.1:
   dependencies:
     minipass "^3.1.1"
 
+stream-read-all@^3.0.1:
+  version "3.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/stream-read-all/-/stream-read-all-3.0.1.tgz#60762ae45e61d93ba0978cda7f3913790052ad96"
+  integrity sha512-EWZT9XOceBPlVJRrYcykW8jyRSZYbkb/0ZK36uLEmoWVO5gxBOnntNTseNzfREsqxqdfEGQrD8SXQ3QWbBmq8A==
+
 string-hash@^1.1.1:
   version "1.1.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string-hash/-/string-hash-1.1.3.tgz#e8aafc0ac1855b4666929ed7dd1275df5d6c811b"
@@ -3752,6 +3863,19 @@ symbol-tree@^3.2.4:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/symbol-tree/-/symbol-tree-3.2.4.tgz#430637d248ba77e078883951fb9aa0eed7c63fa2"
   integrity sha512-9QNk5KwDF+Bvz+PyObkmSYjI5ksVUYtjW7AU22r2NKcfLJcXp96hkDWU3+XndOsUb+AQ9QhfzfCT2O+CNWT5Tw==
 
+table-layout@^3.0.0:
+  version "3.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/table-layout/-/table-layout-3.0.2.tgz#69c2be44388a5139b48c59cf21e73b488021769a"
+  integrity sha512-rpyNZYRw+/C+dYkcQ3Pr+rLxW4CfHpXjPDnG7lYhdRoUcZTUt+KEsX+94RGp/aVp/MQU35JCITv2T/beY4m+hw==
+  dependencies:
+    "@75lb/deep-merge" "^1.1.1"
+    array-back "^6.2.2"
+    command-line-args "^5.2.1"
+    command-line-usage "^7.0.0"
+    stream-read-all "^3.0.1"
+    typical "^7.1.1"
+    wordwrapjs "^5.1.0"
+
 tar@^6.0.2, tar@^6.1.0:
   version "6.1.11"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tar/-/tar-6.1.11.tgz#6760a38f003afa1b2ffd0ffe9e9abbd0eab3d621"
@@ -3819,6 +3943,11 @@ tslib@^2.2.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tslib/-/tslib-2.3.1.tgz#e8a335add5ceae51aa261d32a490158ef042ef01"
   integrity sha512-77EbyPPpMz+FRFRuAFlWMtmgUWGe9UOG2Z25NqCwiIjRhOf5iKGuzSe5P2w1laq+FkRy4p+PCuVkJSGkzTEKVw==
 
+tslib@^2.4.0, tslib@^2.6.2:
+  version "2.6.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tslib/-/tslib-2.6.2.tgz#703ac29425e7b37cd6fd456e92404d46d1f3e4ae"
+  integrity sha512-AEYxH93jGFPn/a2iVAwW87VuUIkR1FVUKB77NwMF7nBTDkDrrT/Hpt/IrCJ0QXhW27jTBDcf5ZY7w6RiqTMw2Q==
+
 tunnel-agent@^0.6.0:
   version "0.6.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tunnel-agent/-/tunnel-agent-0.6.0.tgz#27a5dea06b36b04a0a9966774b290868f0fc40fd"
@@ -3857,6 +3986,21 @@ typedarray-to-buffer@^3.1.5:
   dependencies:
     is-typedarray "^1.0.0"
 
+typical@^4.0.0:
+  version "4.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/typical/-/typical-4.0.0.tgz#cbeaff3b9d7ae1e2bbfaf5a4e6f11eccfde94fc4"
+  integrity sha512-VAH4IvQ7BDFYglMd7BPRDfLgxZZX4O4TFcRDA6EN5X7erNJJq+McIEp8np9aVtxrCJ6qx4GTYVfOWNjcqwZgRw==
+
+typical@^7.1.1:
+  version "7.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/typical/-/typical-7.1.1.tgz#ba177ab7ab103b78534463ffa4c0c9754523ac1f"
+  integrity sha512-T+tKVNs6Wu7IWiAce5BgMd7OZfNYUndHwc5MknN+UHOudi7sGZzuHdCadllRuqJ3fPtgFtIH9+lt9qRv6lmpfA==
+
+undici-types@~5.26.4:
+  version "5.26.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/undici-types/-/undici-types-5.26.5.tgz#bcd539893d00b56e964fd2657a4866b221a65617"
+  integrity sha512-JlCMO+ehdEIKqlFxk6IfVoAUVmgz7cU7zD/h9XZ0qzeosSHmUJVOzSQvvYSYWXkFXC+IfLKSIffhv0sVZup6pA==
+
 unique-filename@^1.1.1:
   version "1.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/unique-filename/-/unique-filename-1.1.1.tgz#1d69769369ada0583103a1e6ae87681b56573230"
@@ -4003,6 +4147,11 @@ word-wrap@^1.2.3, word-wrap@~1.2.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/word-wrap/-/word-wrap-1.2.3.tgz#610636f6b1f703891bd34771ccb17fb93b47079c"
   integrity sha512-Hz/mrNwitNRh/HUAtM/VT/5VH+ygD6DV7mYKZAtHOrbs8U7lvPS6xf7EJKMF0uW1KJCl0H701g3ZGus+muE5vQ==
 
+wordwrapjs@^5.1.0:
+  version "5.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/wordwrapjs/-/wordwrapjs-5.1.0.tgz#4c4d20446dcc670b14fa115ef4f8fd9947af2b3a"
+  integrity sha512-JNjcULU2e4KJwUNv6CHgI46UvDGitb6dGryHajXTDiLgg1/RiGoPSDw4kZfYnwGtEXf2ZMeIewDQgFGzkCB2Sg==
+
 workerpool@6.1.5:
   version "6.1.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/workerpool/-/workerpool-6.1.5.tgz#0f7cf076b6215fd7e1da903ff6f22ddd1886b581"