Basic tables

**Tables** may be added to wiki pages using either XHTML table elements directly, or using wikicode formatting to define the table. XHTML 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 XHTML table elements.

**NOTE:**

## Wiki table markup summary

* The above markup symbols must be placed at the **start of a new line** except the double `||` and `!!` for optionally adding consecutive cells to a line. However, blank spaces at the beginning of a line are ignored.
* **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.
	+ 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, headings, or nested tables, must be on its own new line.
	+ **Pipe character as content.** To insert a pipe (`|`) character into a table (an not have it interpreted as actual table code) use the `{{!}}` magic word. Most Gamepedia wikis also have the Template:Tlx template for inserting a double pipe.

## Basics

The following table lacks borders and good spacing but shows the simplest wiki markup table structure. By default, tables have no formatting specified.

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 Mainboard

The cells in the same row can be listed on one line separated by `||` (two pipe symbols). If the text in the cell contains a line break, use `<br/>` instead.

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card
more

Extra spaces within cells in the wiki markup, as in the wiki markup below, do not affect the actual table rendering.

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 Mainboard | Video card | and more

You can have longer text or more complex wiki syntax inside table cells, too:

```
consetetur sadipscing elitr,
sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt
ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat,
sed diam voluptua.

At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores
et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren,
no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum
dolor sit amet.
* Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
* consetetur sadipscing elitr
* sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt

```

consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua.
At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.
* consetetur sadipscing elitr
* sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt

## References

1. ↑ https://www.w3.org/TR/2003/WD-xhtml2-20030506/mod-tables.html

For more in-depth information about tables, see: Advanced tables.