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Wikicode table syntax, also known as pipe syntax, was developed by Magnus Manske as a substitute for HTML and employs the pipe character (i.e., vertical bar: | ) and other symbols for HTML elements like <tr> and <td>. There is an online script, which converts an HTML table to a wikicode table.
The pipe character must start at the beginning of a new line, except when separating parameters from content or when using doubled pipes (||) to separate cells on a single code line. The parameters are optional.
Tables
A table is defined by {| parameters |}, which generates <table params>...</table>.
Rows
For each table, an HTML <tr> tag is generated for the first row. To start a new row, use:
|-
which generates another <tr>.
Parameters can be added like this:
|- params
which generates <tr params>.
Note:
<tr>tags are automatically opened before the first<td>equivalent<tr>tags are automatically closed at another<tr>equivalent and at the</table>equivalent
Cells
Cells are generated either like this:
|cell1 |cell2 |cell3
or like this:
|cell1||cell2||cell3
which both generate:
<td>cell1</td><td>cell2</td><td>cell3</td>.
The || equals a newline + | .
Parameters in cells can be used like this:
|params|cell1||params|cell2||params|cell3
which results in:
<td params>cell1</td><td params>cell2</td><td params>cell3</td>
Headers
The code used produces a <th>...</th>, functioning the same way as <td>...</td>, but with different style and semantic meaning. A ! character is used instead of the opening | , and !! can be used like ||, to enter multiple headers on the same line. Parameters still use "|", though. Example:
!params|cell1
Captions
A <caption> tag is created by
|+caption
which generates the HTML <caption>caption</caption>.
You can also use parameters:
|+params|caption
which generates <caption params>caption</caption>.