# CSV tables for markdown

**URL:** <https://talk.commonmark.org/t/csv-tables-for-markdown/257>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [September 4, 2014, 9:17am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/csv-tables-for-markdown/257 "2014-09-04T09:17:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![mofosyne](https://cdn.commonmark.org/user_avatar/talk.commonmark.org/mofosyne/32/1438_2.png) [@mofosyne](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/mofosyne)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 9:17am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/csv-tables-for-markdown/257/1 "2014-09-04T09:17:05Z")

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Tables are good in markdown, but we should also support CSV data

Normal github tables

```
| Tables | Are | Cool |
| ------------- |:-------------:| -----:|
| col 3 is | right-aligned | $1600 |
| col 2 is | centered | $12 |
| zebra stripes | are neat | $1 |

```

Proposed CSV addition:

```
| Tables | Are | Cool |
| ------------- |:-------------:| -----:|
 col 3 is , right-aligned , $1600 
 col 2 is , centered , $12 
 zebra stripes , are neat , $1 

This is part of a normal paragraph, the space above indicates that the csv data has finished. 

```

As you can see, it is drastically easier to edit.

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**Author:** ![zzzzBov](https://cdn.commonmark.org/user_avatar/talk.commonmark.org/zzzzbov/32/218_2.png) [@zzzzBov](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/zzzzBov)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2014, 1:37am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/csv-tables-for-markdown/257/2 "2014-09-05T01:37:48Z")

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As @mex said in reply to [a different thread](http://talk.commonmark.org/t/tables-support-for-sf-net-pages/394)

> [@Tables support for SF.net pages](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/tables-support-for-sf-net-pages/394/2):
>
> Tables are not part of neither the original description or the spec, so it doesn’t seem surprising that it isn’t rendered properly (or actually is rendered properly).
> 
> Tables does not seem to be a thing that is going to be part of core, but you can read more here: [Tables in pure Markdown](http://talk.commonmark.org/t/tables-in-pure-markdown/81)

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**Author:** ![mofosyne](https://cdn.commonmark.org/user_avatar/talk.commonmark.org/mofosyne/32/1438_2.png) [@mofosyne](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/mofosyne)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2014, 6:01am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/csv-tables-for-markdown/257/3 "2014-09-05T06:01:12Z")

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Thanks, noted and commented.