Help:Tables

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This sample infobox shows how the floating image box aligns toward the center.

To automatically insert a table, click or (Insert a table) on the edit toolbar. If "Insert a table" is not on the toolbar follow to add it.

The following text is inserted when Insert a table is clicked:

This code produces the following table:

The sample text ("Header N" or "row N, cell N") is intended to be replaced with actual data.

Table start

Table caption

Only between table start and first table row.

Table row

Can be omitted on the first row.

Table header cell

Consecutive table header cells may be added on same line separated by double marks (!!); or start on new lines, each with its own single mark (!).

Table data cell

Consecutive table data cells may be added on same line separated by double marks (||) or start on new lines, each with its own single mark (|). This mark is also used to separate HTML attributes from cell and caption contents.

Table end

Each mark, except table end (|}), optionally accepts one or more HTML attributes. Attributes must be on the same line as the mark.

Although HTML table syntax also works, special can be used as a shortcut to create a table. The vertical bar or "pipe" symbol ( | ) codes function exactly the same as HTML table markup, so a knowledge of HTML table code helps understand pipe code. The shortcuts are as follows:

Which produces this:

The table parameters and cell parameters are the same as in HTML, see http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/tables.html#edef-TABLE and Table (HTML). However, the thead, tbody, tfoot, colgroup, and col elements are currently not , as of July 2015^[update].

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