Help:Tables

Tables can be used to organize a variety of data.

Table markup
Tables are always started using  and ended with. A column header of a table is made using. A standard cell of a table is made with. For cells, each new one will move to the right one cell in the current row. A row break is made with. Each of these should have a line break between them in the editor. For example: makes

Table modifiers
Tables can be modified using classes. Each of these should be inside a table after the initial  by typing By adding all of these modifiers to the table from before, this is produced:
 * wikitable (Makes the table have the standard background and borders. Should be used on most tables.)
 * mw-collapsible (Makes the table collapsible. Useful on large tables. Put  (without the space) at the end of the last column to avoid overlap with the   button.)
 * mw-collapsed (Makes the table collapsed. Should only be used alongside . Can be used with one cell and without   to make hidden content.
 * sortable (Makes the table sortable by column alphabetically. Use  to make a specific column unsortable.)

Rowspan and colspan
A more advanced aspect of tables is rowspan and colspan. These are added to individual cells. They are made by typing  (or  ) after the | or ! that defines the cell, but before the content of it. x is the number of cells that the single cell should stretch across. Rowspan causes it to stretch vertically, and colspan causes it to stretch horizontally.