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A good general rule of thumb is to avoid using a table unless you need to. Table markup often complicates page editing. | A good general rule of thumb is to avoid using a table unless you need to. Table markup often complicates page editing. | ||
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{|cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0 border=1 | {|cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0 border=1 | ||
|nowiki{|/nowiki || start '''table''' | |<nowiki>{|</nowiki> || start '''table''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|nowiki|+/nowiki || table '''caption,''' ''optional;'' only one per table and between table start and first row | |<nowiki>|+</nowiki> || table '''caption,''' ''optional;'' only one per table and between table start and first row | ||
|- | |- | ||
|nowiki|-/nowiki || '''table row,''' ''optional on first row'' -- wiki engine assumes the first row | |<nowiki>|-</nowiki> || '''table row,''' ''optional on first row'' -- wiki engine assumes the first row | ||
|- | |- | ||
|nowiki!/nowiki || '''table header''' cell, ''optional.'' Consecutive table headers may be added on same line separated by double marks (!!) or start on new lines, each with its own single mark (!). | |<nowiki>!</nowiki> || '''table header''' cell, ''optional.'' Consecutive table headers may be added on same line separated by double marks (!!) or start on new lines, each with its own single mark (!). | ||
|- | |- | ||
|nowiki|/nowiki || '''table data''' cell, ''required!'' Consecutive table data cells may be added on same line separated by double marks (nowiki||/nowiki) or start on new lines, each with its own single mark (nowiki|/nowiki). | |<nowiki>|</nowiki> || '''table data''' cell, ''required!'' Consecutive table data cells may be added on same line separated by double marks (<nowiki>||</nowiki>) or start on new lines, each with its own single mark (<nowiki>|</nowiki>). | ||
|- | |- | ||
|nowiki|}/nowiki || end '''table''' | |<nowiki>|}</nowiki> || end '''table''' | ||
|} | |} | ||
*The above marks must '''start on a new line''' except the double || and !! for optionally adding consecutive cells to a line. | *The above marks must '''start on a new line''' except the double || and !! for optionally adding consecutive cells to a line. | ||
*'''XHTML attributes.''' Each mark, except table end, optionally accepts one or more XHTML attributes. Attributes must be on the same line as the mark. Separate attributes from each other with a single space. | *'''XHTML attributes.''' Each mark, except table end, optionally accepts one or more XHTML attributes. Attributes must be on the same line as the mark. Separate attributes from each other with a single space. | ||
**Cells and caption (nowiki| or ||, ! or !!, and |+/nowiki) hold content. So separate any attributes from content with a single pipe (|). Cell content may follow on same line or on following lines. | **Cells and caption (<nowiki>| or ||, ! or !!, and |+</nowiki>) hold content. So separate any attributes from content with a single pipe (|). Cell content may follow on same line or on following lines. | ||
**Table and row marks (nowiki{| and |-/nowiki) do not directly hold content. Do ''not'' add pipe (|) after their optional attributes. If you erroneously add a pipe after attributes for the table mark or row mark the parser will delete it ''and'' your final attribute if it was touching the erroneous pipe! | **Table and row marks (<nowiki>{| and |-</nowiki>) do not directly hold content. Do ''not'' add pipe (|) after their optional attributes. If you erroneously add a pipe after attributes for the table mark or row mark the parser will delete it ''and'' your final attribute if it was touching the erroneous pipe! | ||
*'''Content''' may (a) follow its cell mark on the same line after any optional XHTML attributes or (b) on lines below the cell mark. Content that uses wiki markup that itself needs to start on a new line, such as lists, headers, or nested tables, must of course be on its own new line. | *'''Content''' may (a) follow its cell mark on the same line after any optional XHTML attributes or (b) on lines below the cell mark. Content that uses wiki markup that itself needs to start on a new line, such as lists, headers, or nested tables, must of course be on its own new line. | ||
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|Orange | |Orange | ||
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|Ice cream | |Ice cream | ||
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===Alternative=== | ===Alternative=== | ||
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{| | {| | ||
| Orange || Apple || more | | Orange || Apple || more | ||
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| Butter || Ice cream || and more | | Butter || Ice cream || and more | ||
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|Orange | |Orange | ||
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{| style=color:green;background-color:#ffffcc; cellpadding=20 cellspacing=0 border=1 | {| style=color:green;background-color:#ffffcc; cellpadding=20 cellspacing=0 border=1 | ||
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!Yummy | !Yummy | ||
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{| border=1 cellpadding=20 cellspacing=0 | {| border=1 cellpadding=20 cellspacing=0 | ||
! colspan=2|Yummies | ! colspan=2|Yummies | ||
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|+Food complements | |+Food complements | ||
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{| border=1 cellpadding=20 cellspacing=0 | {| border=1 cellpadding=20 cellspacing=0 | ||
|+align=bottom style=color:#e76700;|''Food complements'' | |+align=bottom style=color:#e76700;|''Food complements'' | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:56, 21 December 2023
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These instructions were obtained from MediaWiki's Help:Tables. —C-chan |
Tables may be authored in wiki pages using either HTML table elements directly, or using wikicode formatting to define the table. HTML table elements and their use are well described on various web pages and will not be discussed here. The benefit of wikicode is that the table is constructed of character symbols which tend to make it easier to perceive the table structure in the article editing view compared to HTML table elements.
A good general rule of thumb is to avoid using a table unless you need to. Table markup often complicates page editing.
Wiki table markup summary
{| | start table |
|+ | table caption, optional; only one per table and between table start and first row |
|- | table row, optional on first row -- wiki engine assumes the first row |
! | table header cell, optional. Consecutive table headers may be added on same line separated by double marks (!!) or start on new lines, each with its own single mark (!). |
| | table data cell, required! 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 (|). |
|} | end table |
- The above marks must start on a new line except the double || and !! for optionally adding consecutive cells to a line.
- XHTML attributes. Each mark, except table end, optionally accepts one or more XHTML attributes. Attributes must be on the same line as the mark. Separate attributes from each other with a single space.
- Cells and caption (| or ||, ! or !!, and |+) hold content. So separate any attributes from content with a single pipe (|). Cell content may follow on same line or on following lines.
- Table and row marks ({| and |-) do not directly hold content. Do not add pipe (|) after their optional attributes. If you erroneously add a pipe after attributes for the table mark or row mark the parser will delete it and your final attribute if it was touching the erroneous pipe!
- Content may (a) follow its cell mark on the same line after any optional XHTML attributes or (b) on lines below the cell mark. Content that uses wiki markup that itself needs to start on a new line, such as lists, headers, or nested tables, must of course be on its own new line.
Simple table
Plain
The following table lacks borders and good spacing but shows the simplest wiki markup table structure
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{| |Orange |Apple |- |Bread |Pie |- |Butter |Ice cream |} |
Alternative
For more table-ish looking wiki markup cells can be listed on one line separated by ||. This does not scale well for longer cell content such as paragraphs. It works well for short bits of content however, such as our example table.
Extra spaces within cells in the wiki markup can be added, as I have done in the wiki markup below, to make the wiki markup itself look better but they do not effect the actual table rendering.
HTML attributes can be added to this table following the examples in other tables on this page but have been left out of the following example for simplicity.
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{| | Orange || Apple || more |- | Bread || Pie || more |- | Butter || Ice cream || and more |} |
With HTML attributes
You can add HTML attributes to make your table look better
border=1
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{| border=1 |Orange |Apple |- |Bread |Pie |- |Butter |Ice cream |} |
align=center border=1
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{| align=center border=1 |Orange |Apple |- |Bread |Pie |- |Butter |Ice cream |} |
align=right border=1
You can put attributes on individual cells. Numbers for example may look better aligned right
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{| border=1 |Orange |Apple |align=right|12,333.00 |- |Bread |Pie |align=right|500.00 |- |Butter |Ice cream |align=right|1.00 |} |
You can put attributes on individual rows, too.
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{| border=1 |Orange |Apple |align=right|12,333.00 |- |Bread |Pie |align=right|500.00 |- style=font-style:italic;color:green; |Butter |Ice cream |align=right|1.00 |} |
cellspacing=0 border=1
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{| cellspacing=0 border=1 |Orange |Apple |- |Bread |Pie |- |Butter |Ice cream |} |
cellpadding=20 cellspacing=0 border=1
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{| cellpadding=20 cellspacing=0 border=1 |Orange |Apple |- |Bread |Pie |- |Butter |Ice cream |} |
With HTML attributes and CSS styles
CSS style attributes can be added with or without other HTML attributes
style=color:green;background-color:#ffffcc; cellpadding=20 cellspacing=0 border=1
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{| style=color:green;background-color:#ffffcc; cellpadding=20 cellspacing=0 border=1 |Orange |Apple |- |Bread |Pie |- |Butter |Ice cream |} |
Table with TH headings
TH (HTML table headings) can be created by using ! instead of |. Headings usually show up bold and centered by default.
Top headings
Each column
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{| border=1 cellpadding=20 cellspacing=0 !Yummy !Yummier |- |Orange |Apple |- |Bread |Pie |- |Butter |Ice cream |} |
Colspan=2
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{| border=1 cellpadding=20 cellspacing=0 ! colspan=2|Yummies |- |Orange |Apple |- |Bread |Pie |- |Butter |Ice cream |} |
Side headings
Default
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{| border=1 cellpadding=20 cellspacing=0 !Fruit |Orange |Apple |- !Dish |Bread |Pie |- !Complement |Butter |Ice cream |} |
Right justify
Right justified side headings can be done as follows
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{| border=1 cellpadding=20 cellspacing=0 !align=right |Fruit |Orange |Apple |- !align=right |Dish |Bread |Pie |- !align=right |Complement |Butter |Ice cream |} |
Caption
A table caption can be added to the top of any table as follows
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{| border=1 cellpadding=20 cellspacing=0 |+Food complements |- |Orange |Apple |- |Bread |Pie |- |Butter |Ice cream |} |
Attributes can be added to the caption as follows
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{| border=1 cellpadding=20 cellspacing=0 |+align=bottom style=color:#e76700;|''Food complements'' |- |Orange |Apple |- |Bread |Pie |- |Butter |Ice cream |} |
Table with H1, H2, H3 etc. headings
HTML H1, H2, H3, H4 etc. headings can be created the standard wiki markup way with ==equal== signs and must be on a line all by themselves to work.
Preview the whole table. If you click on an edit tab for a heading within a table, edit, and preview, the parent table will display erroneously broken because part of it will be missing.
Keep the heading hierarchy consistent with the rest of the page so that the table of contents at page top works correctly.
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{| border=1 cellpadding=20 cellspacing=0 |colspan=2| ===Yummiest=== |- |Orange |Apple |- |Bread |Pie |- |Butter |Ice cream |} |