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Markdown Table Generator

Create Markdown tables visually. Add rows and columns, set alignment, and copy the formatted GFM pipe table syntax.

Table Editor

How to Use Markdown Table Generator

  1. 1Click to edit cell content directly in the table.
  2. 2Add or remove rows and columns with the + buttons.
  3. 3Set column alignment using the alignment controls.
  4. 4Copy the generated Markdown table syntax.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is GFM pipe table syntax?▾
GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM) pipe tables use | characters as column separators and a separator row with dashes to indicate the header. For example: | Name | Age | \n| --- | --- | \n| Alice | 30 |. The separator row can include colons for alignment: |:---| (left), |:---:| (center), |---:| (right). GFM tables are supported by GitHub, GitLab, Notion, Obsidian, and most Markdown editors.
Is the header row required?▾
Yes — the separator row (the row of dashes after the first row) is required in GFM tables. The first row is always treated as the header. If you do not want a visual header, you can make the first row's cells empty, but the separator row must be present. Some renderers (like Pandoc) support headerless tables via the pipe_tables extension, but this is not universal.
How do I include | (pipe) characters in a cell?▾
Escape the pipe character with a backslash: \|. For example, |column containing \| pipe character|. Alternatively, use HTML entity &#124; which renders as a pipe in most Markdown renderers. Newlines within cells are not supported in standard GFM — use <br> as a workaround in renderers that support inline HTML.
How are column widths determined?▾
Column widths in Markdown tables are determined by the renderer, not the source. Whitespace padding in cells is cosmetic — it is ignored by parsers. Tools that "align" columns in the source (like Prettier) pad cells for readability, but the rendered table looks the same either way. This generator produces minimal (non-padded) output for conciseness.
Can I import CSV data into the table?▾
This generator currently uses a visual cell editor. To convert CSV to a Markdown table, try pasting your CSV into the CSV Viewer/Converter tool and exporting as Markdown, or use a CSV-to-Markdown converter. The table structure here is best for building tables from scratch or small manual edits.