Tables

Some data just belongs in rows and columns, a comparison, a schedule, a list of fields and their values. Squeezing that into a paragraph or a bulleted list makes a reader work to line things up in their head. Zelares supports Markdown tables for exactly this, and the editor builds on the plain-text syntax with tools for editing tables directly, without hand-aligning pipes and dashes.

Basic table syntax

Use pipes (|) to separate columns and hyphens (-) to create the header separator row.

| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Row 1    | Data     | More     |
| Row 2    | Info     | Extra    |

Editor support

The editor provides enhanced table support built into Zelares. You can navigate between cells, insert and delete rows and columns, and format table content using the toolbar or keyboard shortcuts.

Tips

• Column widths in the source do not need to match, the editor handles alignment automatically.
• You can include Markdown formatting (bold, italic, links) inside table cells.
• For complex data, consider using a Mermaid diagram instead.

Related pages

For a full overview of supported Markdown formatting, see Markdown Basics. To perform table actions from the keyboard, see Keyboard Shortcuts.