Example
Markdown tables are physically represented using dash - for to separate the header row from the content ones and pipe | for columns.
| Column | Column |
|---|---|
| Cell | Cell |
is produced by
Column | Column
------ | ------
Cell | Cell
You can also populate a table in any way you want -
| Letter | Digit | Character |
|---|---|---|
| a | 4 | $ |
| 365 | ( | |
| b | ^ |
That table's code:
Letter | Digit | Character
------ | ------|----------
a | 4 | $
| 365 | (
b | | ^
Markdown ignores spacing. The same table could be written like this:
Letter|Digit|Character
---|---|---
a|4|$
|365|(
b| |^
and still display the same:
| Letter | Digit | Character |
|---|---|---|
| a | 4 | $ |
| 365 | ( | |
| b | ^ |
NOTE: if you need a void column you must add a space between the pipes
As you can see, the code of the table does not need to represent the spacing of the table - that is accomplished within the markdown.
You should want to align the content of a table. All you have to do is add some colons in this way:
Aligning the column:
: is used to align a column. Left align is the standard.
Column | Column | Column
:----- | :----: | -----:
Left | Center | Right
align | align | align
| Column | Column | Column |
|---|---|---|
| Left | Center | Right |
| align | align | align |
