How do I include a pipe character inside a table cell?

You can include a literal pipe character by using the escaped version (\|) to prevent the Markdown parser from interpreting it as a cell separator.

How does the skill handle tables that are too wide for the screen?

The skill suggests several strategies, including wrapping tables in a scrollable HTML div, using vertical key-value layouts, or reducing column counts to improve readability.

Can I add multi-line content to a standard Markdown table?

Standard Markdown tables do not support multi-line cells. This skill provides workarounds like using HTML tags or switching to a full HTML table block for complex layouts.

Does this skill follow markdownlint standards?

Yes, it incorporates best practices related to rules like MD055 and MD056 to ensure consistent pipe styling and matching column counts.

Markdown Table Expert

Name: Markdown Table Expert
Author: TheBushidoCollective

byTheBushidoCollective

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Learning & Documentation

Provides comprehensive guidance and implementation patterns for creating, formatting, and optimizing Markdown tables.

About

The Markdown Table Expert skill empowers Claude to generate and maintain professional documentation by providing a deep knowledge base of table syntax, alignment rules, and advanced formatting techniques. It covers essential implementation patterns like API references, comparison charts, and changelogs while offering robust workarounds for multi-line content and wide tables. By integrating markdownlint best practices, this skill ensures that all generated tables are not only readable in rendered form but also clean and maintainable in the source code.

Key Features

Standard and minimal syntax patterns for quick table generation
Advanced escaping techniques for including literal pipe characters within cells
Responsive design workarounds for wide tables and multi-line cell content
Precise column alignment controls for left, center, and right-justified text
Specialized templates for API references, changelogs, and feature comparisons
72 GitHub stars

Use Cases

Formatting complex changelogs and keyboard shortcut maps for developer guides
Generating structured API documentation with clear parameter, type, and description columns
Creating feature comparison matrices for product READMEs and technical documentation

About

Key Features

Standard and minimal syntax patterns for quick table generation
Advanced escaping techniques for including literal pipe characters within cells
Responsive design workarounds for wide tables and multi-line cell content
Precise column alignment controls for left, center, and right-justified text
Specialized templates for API references, changelogs, and feature comparisons
72 GitHub stars

Use Cases

Formatting complex changelogs and keyboard shortcut maps for developer guides
Generating structured API documentation with clear parameter, type, and description columns
Creating feature comparison matrices for product READMEs and technical documentation