Help:Table

Tables are commonly used to display a variety of data.

Markup
Tables always start using  and end 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 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:

produces:

Modifiers
Tables can be modified using classes. Each of these should be inside a table after the initial  by typing. These commonly used table modifiers are listed in the following:
 * wikitable (Makes the table have the standard background and borders. Used on most tables.)
 * mw-collapsible (Makes the table collapsible. Useful on large tables. Put  at the end of the last column to avoid overlap with the   button.)
 * mw-collapsed (Makes the table collapse. Should only be used alongside . Can be used with one cell and without   to make content hidden.
 * sortable (Makes the table sortable by column alphabetically. Use  to make a specific column unsortable.)

By adding all of these modifiers to the table from before, this is produced:

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.