Table example as below

For now, these extended features are provided:

  • Cells spanning multiple columns
  • Cells spanning multiple rows
  • Cells text align separately
  • Table header not required
  • Grouped table header rows or data rows

Rowspan and Colspan

^^ in a cell indicates it should be merged with the cell above.
This feature is contributed by pmccloghrylaing.

Stage Direct Products ATP Yields
Glycolysis 2 ATP  
^^ 2 NADH 3–5 ATP
Pyruvaye oxidation 2 NADH 5 ATP
Citric acid cycle 2 ATP  
^^ 6 NADH 15 ATP
^^ 2 FADH 3 ATP
30–32 ATP    

[ Net ATP yields per hexose]

Multiline

A backslash at end to join cell contents with the following lines.
This feature is contributed by Lucas-C.

: Easy Multiline :    
Apple Banana Orange \
Apple Banana Orange \
Apple Banana Orange
Apple Banana Orange \
Apple Banana Orange
Apple Banana Orange

Headerless

Table header can be eliminated.

♜   ♝ ♛ ♚ ♝ ♞ ♜
  ♟ ♟ ♟   ♟ ♟ ♟
♟   ♞          
  ♗     ♟      
        ♙      
          ♘    
♙ ♙ ♙ ♙   ♙ ♙ ♙
♖ ♘ ♗ ♕ ♔     ♖ 
|:     Fruits \|\| Food           :|||
|:-------- |:-------- |:------------ |
| Apple    |: Apple  :|    Apple     \
| Banana   |  Banana  |    Banana    \
| Orange   |  Orange  |    Orange    |
|:   Rowspan is 5   :||:  How's it? :|
|^^   A. Peach       ||^^ 1. Fine    |
|^^   B. Orange      ||^^ 2. Bad  $I = \int \rho R^{2} dV$     |
|^^   C. Banana      ||   It's OK! ![example image][my-image]  |

Text Alignment

Table cell can be set alignment separately.

:Fruits   Food :
Apple Banana Orange
Apple Banana Orange
  Fruits::  
Apple Banana Orange
Apple Banana Orange
: :Fruits :     : Food :  
Apple Banana Orange : Strawberry :  
Apple & Banana   ^^ Peach :  
: :Fruits :     : Food :  
Apple Banana Orange : Strawberry :  
: Fruits || Food :    
Apple : Apple : Apple \
Banana Banana Banana \
Orange Orange Orange
: Rowspan is 5 :   : How’s it? :
^^ A. Peach   ^^ 1. Fine
^^ B. Orange   ^^ 2. Bad $I = \int \rho R^{2} dV$
^^ C. Banana   It’s OK! example image