Help:Tables
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Tables may be set up in wiki pages using either HTML table elements, or wikicode. HTML table elements will not be discussed here (see web pages if you're interested). The benefit of wikicode is that the table is made of character symbols. This makes it easier to imagine the table when you work in the editing box.
As a general rule, it is best to avoid using a table unless you need one. Table markup often complicates page editing.