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===Table Construction Markup===
Let's start with the markup. The following table is taken from mediawiki.org.
<nowiki>{|table start, required|+table caption, optional; only between table start and table row|-table row, optional on first row—wiki engine assumes the first row!table header cell, optional. Consecutive table header cells may be added on same line separated by double marks (!!) or start on new lines, each with its own single mark (!).|table data cell, optional. Consecutive table data cells may be added on same line separated by double marks (||) or start on new lines, each with its own single mark (|).|}table end, required</nowiki>
Unfortunately, each of these codes do have to go on a new line, which can make your article look really complicated, especially if you create bigger tables.Using these codes get you the layout of a table without any borders, backgrounds, or anything - just text.
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This *could* be useful in some cases, but generally when making a table, you'll probably want it to look like a table and not just a bunch of floating words. For example, on the Animals article, there is a giant table that looks like this:
