title: Tables Extension prev_title: Footnotes Extension prev_url: footnotes.html next_title: Smart Strong Extension next_url: smart_strong.html Tables ====== Summary ------- The Tables extension adds the ability to create tables in Markdown documents. This extension is included in the standard Markdown library. Syntax ------ Tables are defined using the syntax established in [PHP Markdown Extra][php]. [php]: http://www.michelf.com/projects/php-markdown/extra/#table Thus, the following text (taken from the above referenced PHP documentation): First Header | Second Header ------------- | ------------- Content Cell | Content Cell Content Cell | Content Cell will be rendered as: <table> <thead> <tr> <th>First Header</th> <th>Second Header</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Content Cell</td> <td>Content Cell</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Content Cell</td> <td>Content Cell</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Usage ----- See [Extensions](index.html) for general extension usage, specify `tables` as the name of the extension. This extension does not accept any special configuration options.