Markdown Table Generator - Build Tables Visually

Markdown table syntax

| Header 1 | Header 2 | Header 3 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Cell 1   | Cell 2   | Cell 3   |
| Cell 4   | Cell 5   | Cell 6   |

Column alignment

| Left     | Center   | Right    |
|:---------|:--------:|---------:|
| left     | center   | right    |

Use colons in the separator row: :--- = left, :---: = center, ---: = right.

Notes

• Tables are a GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM) extension, not standard CommonMark
• Cells don't need to be perfectly aligned with spaces, but aligned tables are more readable
• Pipe characters inside cells must be escaped: \|

When to use Markdown tables

Markdown tables are ideal for simple, flat 2D data - comparisons, reference lists, option matrices. They are not suitable for:

• Merged cells or row spans: Markdown has no syntax for these; switch to HTML.
• Complex nesting: cells cannot contain block-level elements like lists or code blocks.
• Standard CommonMark: table syntax is only supported in GFM and other extensions, not in base CommonMark. Check whether your target platform renders GFM before relying on tables.

Escaping and special characters

• Pipe | inside a cell: must be escaped as \|.
• Backtick inside a code cell: use double backticks to open/close the code span: `` ` ``.
• Newlines inside cells: not supported in standard GFM tables - use a <br> tag as a workaround if your renderer allows HTML.
• HTML entities: &, <, etc. render correctly in most GFM renderers.

Import from CSV / spreadsheet

This tool accepts pasted spreadsheet data (tab-separated from Excel/Sheets) or CSV input and converts it to a formatted Markdown table. Copy a range of cells from your spreadsheet directly into the input area, then click Convert.

Example output