diff --git a/src/myfasthtml/controls/DataGrid.py b/src/myfasthtml/controls/DataGrid.py
index acbd91a..98cc4fd 100644
--- a/src/myfasthtml/controls/DataGrid.py
+++ b/src/myfasthtml/controls/DataGrid.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import html
 import logging
 import re
+from dataclasses import dataclass
 from functools import lru_cache
 from typing import Optional
 
@@ -21,6 +22,8 @@ from myfasthtml.controls.helpers import mk, icons
 from myfasthtml.core.commands import Command
 from myfasthtml.core.constants import ColumnType, ROW_INDEX_ID, FooterAggregation, DATAGRID_PAGE_SIZE, FILTER_INPUT_CID
 from myfasthtml.core.dbmanager import DbObject
+from myfasthtml.core.formatting.dataclasses import FormatRule, Style, Condition, ConstantFormatter
+from myfasthtml.core.formatting.engine import FormattingEngine
 from myfasthtml.core.instances import MultipleInstance
 from myfasthtml.core.optimized_ft import OptimizedDiv
 from myfasthtml.core.utils import make_safe_id
@@ -47,6 +50,12 @@ def _mk_bool_cached(_value):
   ))
 
 
+@dataclass
+class DatagridConf:
+  namespace: Optional[str] = None
+  name: Optional[str] = None
+
+
 class DatagridState(DbObject):
   def __init__(self, owner, save_state):
     with self.initializing():
@@ -66,14 +75,17 @@ class DatagridState(DbObject):
       self.ne_df = None
       
       self.ns_fast_access = None
+      self.ns_row_data = None
       self.ns_total_rows = None
 
 
 class DatagridSettings(DbObject):
-  def __init__(self, owner, save_state):
+  def __init__(self, owner, save_state, name, namespace):
     with self.initializing():
       super().__init__(owner, name=f"{owner.get_full_id()}#settings", save_state=save_state)
       self.save_state = save_state is True
+      self.namespace: Optional[str] = namespace
+      self.name: Optional[str] = name
       self.file_name: Optional[str] = None
       self.selected_sheet_name: Optional[str] = None
       self.header_visible: bool = True
@@ -148,10 +160,12 @@ class Commands(BaseCommands):
 
 
 class DataGrid(MultipleInstance):
-  def __init__(self, parent, settings=None, save_state=None, _id=None):
+  def __init__(self, parent, conf=None, save_state=None, _id=None):
     super().__init__(parent, _id=_id)
-    self._settings = settings or DatagridSettings(self, save_state=save_state)
+    name, namespace = (conf.name, conf.namespace) if conf else ("No name", "__default__")
+    self._settings = DatagridSettings(self, save_state=save_state, name=name, namespace=namespace)
     self._state = DatagridState(self, save_state=self._settings.save_state)
+    self._formatting_engine = FormattingEngine()
     self.commands = Commands(self)
     self.init_from_dataframe(self._state.ne_df, init_state=False)  # state comes from DatagridState
     
@@ -187,6 +201,8 @@ class DataGrid(MultipleInstance):
         "ctrl+click": {"command": self.commands.on_click(), "hx_vals": "js:getCellId()"},
         "shift+click": {"command": self.commands.on_click(), "hx_vals": "js:getCellId()"},
     }
+    
+    logger.debug(f"DataGrid '{self._get_full_name()}' with id='{self._id}' created.")
   
   @property
   def _df(self):
@@ -262,6 +278,9 @@ class DataGrid(MultipleInstance):
     self._state.selection.selected = pos
     self._state.save()
   
+  def _get_full_name(self):
+    return f"{self._settings.namespace}.{self._settings.name}" if self._settings.namespace else self._settings.name
+  
   def init_from_dataframe(self, df, init_state=True):
     
     def _get_column_type(dtype):
@@ -310,6 +329,24 @@ class DataGrid(MultipleInstance):
       res[ROW_INDEX_ID] = _df.index.to_numpy()
       return res
     
+    def _init_row_data(_df):
+      """
+      Generates a list of row data dictionaries for column references in formatting conditions.
+
+      Each dict contains {col_id: value} for a single row, used by FormattingEngine
+      to evaluate conditions that reference other columns (e.g., {"col": "budget"}).
+
+      Args:
+          _df (DataFrame): The input pandas DataFrame.
+
+      Returns:
+          list[dict]: A list where each element is a dict of column values for that row.
+      """
+      if _df is None:
+        return []
+      
+      return _df.to_dict(orient='records')
+    
     if df is not None:
       self._state.ne_df = df
       if init_state:
@@ -317,10 +354,55 @@ class DataGrid(MultipleInstance):
         self._state.rows = [DataGridRowState(row_id) for row_id in self._df.index]
         self._state.columns = _init_columns(df)  # use df not self._df to keep the original title
       self._state.ns_fast_access = _init_fast_access(self._df)
+      self._state.ns_row_data = _init_row_data(self._df)
       self._state.ns_total_rows = len(self._df) if self._df is not None else 0
     
     return self
   
+  def _get_format_rules(self, col_pos, row_index, col_def):
+    """
+    Get format rules for a cell, returning only the most specific level defined.
+
+    Priority (most specific wins):
+    1. Cell-level: self._state.cell_formats[cell_id]
+    2. Row-level: row_state.format (if row has specific state)
+    3. Column-level: col_def.format
+
+    Args:
+        col_pos: Column position index
+        row_index: Row index
+        col_def: DataGridColumnState for the column
+
+    Returns:
+        list[FormatRule] or None if no formatting defined
+    """
+    
+    # hack to test
+    if col_def.col_id == "age":
+      return [
+          FormatRule(style=Style(color="green")),
+          FormatRule(condition=Condition(operator=">", value=18), style=Style(color="red")),
+      ]
+    
+    return [
+        FormatRule(condition=Condition(operator="isnan"), formatter=ConstantFormatter(value="-")),
+    ]
+    
+    cell_id = self._get_element_id_from_pos("cell", (row_index, col_pos))
+    
+    if cell_id in self._state.cell_formats:
+      return self._state.cell_formats[cell_id]
+    
+    if row_index < len(self._state.rows):
+      row_state = self._state.rows[row_index]
+      if row_state.format:
+        return row_state.format
+    
+    if col_def.format:
+      return col_def.format
+    
+    return None
+  
   def set_column_width(self, col_id: str, width: str):
     """Update column width after resize. Called via Command from JS."""
     logger.debug(f"set_column_width: {col_id=} {width=}")
@@ -431,35 +513,35 @@ class DataGrid(MultipleInstance):
   
   def mk_body_cell_content(self, col_pos, row_index, col_def: DataGridColumnState, filter_keyword_lower=None):
     """
-    OPTIMIZED: Generate cell content with minimal object creation.
-    - Uses plain strings instead of Label objects when possible
-    - Accepts pre-computed filter_keyword_lower to avoid repeated dict lookups
-    - Avoids html.escape when not necessary
-    - Uses cached boolean HTML (_mk_bool_cached)
+    Generate cell content with formatting and optional search highlighting.
+
+    Processing order:
+    1. Apply formatter (transforms value for display)
+    2. Apply style (CSS inline style)
+    3. Apply search highlighting (on top of formatted value)
     """
     
-    def mk_highlighted_text(value_str, css_class):
+    def mk_highlighted_text(value_str, css_class, style=None):
       """Return highlighted text as raw HTML string or tuple of Spans."""
+      style_attr = f' style="{style}"' if style else ''
+      
       if not filter_keyword_lower:
-        # OPTIMIZATION: Return plain HTML string instead of Label object
-        # Include "truncate text-sm" to match mk.label() behavior (ellipsis + font size)
-        return NotStr(f'<span class="{css_class} truncate">{value_str}</span>')
+        return NotStr(f'<span class="{css_class} truncate"{style_attr}>{value_str}</span>')
       
       index = value_str.lower().find(filter_keyword_lower)
       if index < 0:
-        return NotStr(f'<span class="{css_class} truncate">{value_str}</span>')
+        return NotStr(f'<span class="{css_class} truncate"{style_attr}>{value_str}</span>')
       
       # Has highlighting - need to use Span objects
-      # Add "truncate text-sm" to match mk.label() behavior
       len_keyword = len(filter_keyword_lower)
       res = []
       if index > 0:
         res.append(Span(value_str[:index], cls=f"{css_class}"))
-      res.append(Span(value_str[index:index + len_keyword], cls=f"dt2-highlight-1"))
+      res.append(Span(value_str[index:index + len_keyword], cls="dt2-highlight-1"))
       if index + len_keyword < len(value_str):
         res.append(Span(value_str[index + len_keyword:], cls=f"{css_class}"))
       
-      return Span(*res, cls=f"{css_class} truncate") if len(res) > 1 else res[0]
+      return Span(*res, cls=f"{css_class} truncate", style=style) if len(res) > 1 else res[0]
     
     column_type = col_def.type
     value = self._state.ns_fast_access[col_def.col_id][row_index]
@@ -472,8 +554,16 @@ class DataGrid(MultipleInstance):
     if column_type == ColumnType.RowIndex:
       return NotStr(f'<span class="dt2-cell-content-number truncate">{row_index}</span>')
     
-    # Convert value to string
-    value_str = str(value)
+    # Get format rules and apply formatting
+    css_string = None
+    formatted_value = None
+    rules = self._get_format_rules(col_pos, row_index, col_def)
+    if rules:
+      row_data = self._state.ns_row_data[row_index] if row_index < len(self._state.ns_row_data) else None
+      css_string, formatted_value = self._formatting_engine.apply_format(rules, value, row_data)
+    
+    # Use formatted value or convert to string
+    value_str = formatted_value if formatted_value is not None else str(value)
     
     # OPTIMIZATION: Only escape if necessary (check for HTML special chars with pre-compiled regex)
     if _HTML_SPECIAL_CHARS_REGEX.search(value_str):
@@ -481,9 +571,9 @@ class DataGrid(MultipleInstance):
     
     # Number or Text type
     if column_type == ColumnType.Number:
-      return mk_highlighted_text(value_str, "dt2-cell-content-number")
+      return mk_highlighted_text(value_str, "dt2-cell-content-number", css_string)
     else:
-      return mk_highlighted_text(value_str, "dt2-cell-content-text")
+      return mk_highlighted_text(value_str, "dt2-cell-content-text", css_string)
   
   def mk_body_cell(self, col_pos, row_index, col_def: DataGridColumnState, filter_keyword_lower=None):
     """
diff --git a/src/myfasthtml/controls/DataGridsManager.py b/src/myfasthtml/controls/DataGridsManager.py
index 6c4f2b3..afbfa16 100644
--- a/src/myfasthtml/controls/DataGridsManager.py
+++ b/src/myfasthtml/controls/DataGridsManager.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import pandas as pd
 from fasthtml.components import Div
 
 from myfasthtml.controls.BaseCommands import BaseCommands
-from myfasthtml.controls.DataGrid import DataGrid
+from myfasthtml.controls.DataGrid import DataGrid, DatagridConf
 from myfasthtml.controls.FileUpload import FileUpload
 from myfasthtml.controls.TabsManager import TabsManager
 from myfasthtml.controls.TreeView import TreeView, TreeNode
@@ -97,12 +97,15 @@ class DataGridsManager(MultipleInstance):
   def open_from_excel(self, tab_id, file_upload: FileUpload):
     excel_content = file_upload.get_content()
     df = pd.read_excel(BytesIO(excel_content), file_upload.get_sheet_name())
-    dg = DataGrid(self._tabs_manager, save_state=True)  # first time the Datagrid is created
+    namespace = file_upload.get_file_basename()
+    name = file_upload.get_sheet_name()
+    dg_conf = DatagridConf(namespace=namespace, name=name)
+    dg = DataGrid(self._tabs_manager, conf=dg_conf, save_state=True)  # first time the Datagrid is created
     dg.init_from_dataframe(df)
     document = DocumentDefinition(
       document_id=str(uuid.uuid4()),
-      namespace=file_upload.get_file_basename(),
-      name=file_upload.get_sheet_name(),
+      namespace=namespace,
+      name=name,
       type="excel",
       tab_id=tab_id,
       datagrid_id=dg.get_id()
diff --git a/src/myfasthtml/core/formatting/condition_evaluator.py b/src/myfasthtml/core/formatting/condition_evaluator.py
index 57f9772..1aee4f5 100644
--- a/src/myfasthtml/core/formatting/condition_evaluator.py
+++ b/src/myfasthtml/core/formatting/condition_evaluator.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from numbers import Number
 from typing import Any
 
 from myfasthtml.core.formatting.dataclasses import Condition
@@ -32,6 +33,10 @@ class ConditionEvaluator:
         if condition.operator == "isnotempty":
             result = not self._is_empty(cell_value)
             return self._apply_negate(result, condition.negate)
+        
+        if condition.operator == "isnan":
+            result = self._is_nan(cell_value)
+            return self._apply_negate(result, condition.negate)
 
         # For all other operators, None cell_value returns False
         if cell_value is None:
@@ -70,6 +75,10 @@ class ConditionEvaluator:
         if isinstance(value, str) and value == "":
             return True
         return False
+    
+    def _is_nan(self, value: Any) -> bool:
+        """Check if a value is NaN."""
+        return isinstance(value, float) and value != value
 
     def _apply_negate(self, result: bool, negate: bool) -> bool:
         """Apply negation if needed."""
@@ -124,7 +133,7 @@ class ConditionEvaluator:
         """Check if cell_value < compare_value."""
         if type(cell_value) != type(compare_value):
             # Allow int/float comparison
-            if isinstance(cell_value, (int, float)) and isinstance(compare_value, (int, float)):
+            if isinstance(cell_value, Number) and isinstance(compare_value, Number):
                 return cell_value < compare_value
             raise TypeError("Type mismatch")
         return cell_value < compare_value
@@ -132,7 +141,7 @@ class ConditionEvaluator:
     def _less_than_or_equal(self, cell_value: Any, compare_value: Any) -> bool:
         """Check if cell_value <= compare_value."""
         if type(cell_value) != type(compare_value):
-            if isinstance(cell_value, (int, float)) and isinstance(compare_value, (int, float)):
+            if isinstance(cell_value, Number) and isinstance(compare_value, Number):
                 return cell_value <= compare_value
             raise TypeError("Type mismatch")
         return cell_value <= compare_value
@@ -140,7 +149,7 @@ class ConditionEvaluator:
     def _greater_than(self, cell_value: Any, compare_value: Any) -> bool:
         """Check if cell_value > compare_value."""
         if type(cell_value) != type(compare_value):
-            if isinstance(cell_value, (int, float)) and isinstance(compare_value, (int, float)):
+            if isinstance(cell_value, Number) and isinstance(compare_value, Number):
                 return cell_value > compare_value
             raise TypeError("Type mismatch")
         return cell_value > compare_value
@@ -148,7 +157,7 @@ class ConditionEvaluator:
     def _greater_than_or_equal(self, cell_value: Any, compare_value: Any) -> bool:
         """Check if cell_value >= compare_value."""
         if type(cell_value) != type(compare_value):
-            if isinstance(cell_value, (int, float)) and isinstance(compare_value, (int, float)):
+            if isinstance(cell_value, Number) and isinstance(compare_value, Number):
                 return cell_value >= compare_value
             raise TypeError("Type mismatch")
         return cell_value >= compare_value
diff --git a/src/myfasthtml/core/formatting/dataclasses.py b/src/myfasthtml/core/formatting/dataclasses.py
index d5899b1..0982f49 100644
--- a/src/myfasthtml/core/formatting/dataclasses.py
+++ b/src/myfasthtml/core/formatting/dataclasses.py
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ class TextFormatter(Formatter):
     max_length: int = None
     ellipsis: str = "..."
 
+@dataclass
+class ConstantFormatter(Formatter):
+    value: str = None
 
 @dataclass
 class EnumFormatter(Formatter):
diff --git a/src/myfasthtml/core/formatting/formatter_resolver.py b/src/myfasthtml/core/formatting/formatter_resolver.py
index bdf0774..f05d1e2 100644
--- a/src/myfasthtml/core/formatting/formatter_resolver.py
+++ b/src/myfasthtml/core/formatting/formatter_resolver.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from myfasthtml.core.formatting.dataclasses import (
     BooleanFormatter,
     TextFormatter,
     EnumFormatter,
+    ConstantFormatter,
 )
 from myfasthtml.core.formatting.presets import DEFAULT_FORMATTER_PRESETS
 
@@ -258,6 +259,15 @@ class EnumFormatterResolver(BaseFormatterResolver):
             )
 
 
+class ConstantFormatterResolver(BaseFormatterResolver):
+    
+    def resolve(self, formatter: ConstantFormatter, value: Any) -> str:
+        return formatter.value
+    
+    def apply_preset(self, formatter: Formatter, presets: dict) -> Formatter:
+        return formatter
+
+
 class FormatterResolver:
     """
     Main resolver that dispatches to the appropriate formatter resolver.
@@ -281,6 +291,7 @@ class FormatterResolver:
             BooleanFormatter: BooleanFormatterResolver(),
             TextFormatter: TextFormatterResolver(),
             EnumFormatter: EnumFormatterResolver(lookup_resolver),
+            ConstantFormatter: ConstantFormatterResolver()
         }
 
     def resolve(self, formatter: Formatter, value: Any) -> str: