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Tables in wikicode

The page briefly describes wikicode pipe syntax for creating tables. There are other ways to make tables:

Some simple tables can be created using a fixed pitch font and preformatted text.

Wikicode also supports standard HTML table syntax (using <table>, <tr>, <td>, <th> and <caption> tags) although the use of wikicode pipe syntax is preferred.

Wikicode pipe syntax for tables

Wikicode table markup uses a special syntax (pipe syntax) as a shorthand for HTML markup tags. Wikicode table syntax is easier to use and usually considerably easier to read than the corresponding HTML.

Pipe syntax abbreviates HTML markup tags as shown below.

Each of the wikicode symbols above must be on a new line.

A new cell can begin with a new line and a pipe. Alternatively, multiple cells can be placed on the same line if they are separated by double pipes ("||").

Similarly, column headings can be separated by either a new line and an exclaimation point ("!") or by double exclaimation points ("!!") on the same line.

Optional parameters (essentially the same as parameters in HTML) can modify the behavior of cells, rows, or the entire table. If multiple paramaters are set, each should be separated from other parameters by a space.

Table and row parameters should be on the same line as the table and row symbols.

Cell parameters must be separated from cell contents by a single pipe ("|").

All rows should have the same number of cells - or an equivalent number (as in HTML, colspan and rowspan parameters may be used to alter the actual number of cells in some rows).

{| style="background-color:#f0f0f0;"
|+ table caption
!header1!!header2!!header3
|-
|1||2||3
|-  style="text-align:center;"
|one||two||three
|- style="background-color:#c0c000;"
| colspan="2"|'''A, B'''||'''C'''
|}

External links

• Wikipedia help page on creating tables