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Note: For vertical alignment of text see: Help:Table#Vertical alignment in cells. If there is no global text alignment set in the top line of the table wikitext, then all text is left aligned, except for header cells which are default center aligned.
The purpose is of this template is for generating simple tables in locations where standard table markup is either not possible, without significant use of the {{!}} magic word (e.g., with a {{}} template), or cumbersome (due to the repetitive use of specification of the same style statement in each row).
If you use tables for two-dimensional graphics you might discover a "feature" in HTML that promotes grey hair. It can affect both rows and columns, depending on the use of either rowspan or colspan. In this 7-row table three cells are assigned a rowspan of 3, but the table totals 6 rows. Where is row 4? There is a row 5-4!
By default, text is aligned to the vertical middle of the cell (2nd column in table below). See: Template:Vertical align rows. It allows one to set all rows in a table to be either top or bottom aligned. {} CSS can be used to align individual cells, or single rows.
A table cell is one grouping within a chart table used for storing information or data. Cells are grouped horizontally (rows of cells) and vertically (columns of cells). Each cell contains information relating to the combination of the row and column headings it is collinear with.
Align all table cells left by default defaultcenter: Align all table cells center by default defaultright: Align all table cells right by default colNleft: Align the cells in column N left, where N is a number colNcenter: Align the cells in column N center, where N is a number colNright: Align the cells in column N right, where N is a number
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If the header cells have other attributes, for example, colspan or rowspan, there must be no vertical bar | between the attributes and the template call. If your browser does not support CSS property writing-mode: vertical-rl that makes this template possible, it gracefully degrades to the default display of the table columns.