Tables are always useful if you want to share content in lists and improve the way how it is displayed. For each row you can list the related information instead of posting each information in a new line. That will help to keep your post short and clear instead of a long list.
Comparison: Normal Formatting style:Cryptocurrency: BitcoinTicker: BTC
Price: $10,900
Circulating supply: 17,700,000 BTC
Marketcap: $193,000,000,000
Mineable?: yes
Cryptocurrency: EthereumTicker: ETH
Price: $310
Circulating supply: 106,600,000 ETH
Marketcap: $33,000,000,000
Mineable?: yes
Table: Cryptocurrency | Ticker | Price (in $) | Circulating supply | Marketcap (in $) | Mineable? |
_________________ | __________ | ____________ | ___________________ | ____________________ | _____________ |
Bitcoin | BTC | 10,900 | 17,700,000 BTC | 193,000,000,000 | yes |
Ethereum | ETH | 310 | 106,600,000 ETH | 33,000,000,000 | yes |
Some good table layoutsFormatting tables can be a little bit tricky sometimes, here are some of my preferred layouts to keep the table clear and easy to read:
1. Using ___ for your table layoutxxx | xxx | xxx | xxx | xxx | xxx |
_________________ | _________________ | _________________ | _________________ | _________________ | _________________ |
xxx | xxx | xxx | xxx | xxx | xxx |
[table]
[tr]
[td][b]xxx[/b][/td]
[td][b]xxx[/b][/td]
[td][b]xxx[/b][/td]
[td][b]xxx[/b][/td]
[td][b]xxx[/b][/td]
[td][b]xxx[/b][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]_________________[/td]
[td]_________________[/td]
[td]_________________[/td]
[td]_________________[/td]
[td]_________________[/td]
[td]_________________[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]xxx[/td]
[td]xxx[/td]
[td]xxx[/td]
[td]xxx[/td]
[td]xxx[/td]
[td]xxx[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]
The _____ will guarantee that your table has enough space between columns. If you want to have more / less space between your columns just add / delete a few _
If you don't add them your table will look like that:
Cryptocurrency | Ticker | Price (in $) | Circulating supply | Marketcap (in $) | mineable? |
Bitcoin | BTC | 10,900 | 17,700,000 BTC | 193,000,000,000 | yes |
Ethereum | ETH | 310 | 106,600,000 ETH | 33,000,000,000 | yes |
(not very nice in my opinion)
You can add as much other columns to the table by just adding 1x
[td][b]xxx[/b][/td]
to the header of the table and
[td]xxx[/td]
to the content of the table. And don't forget to add
[td]__________________[/td]
if you've added a new column.
2. Using | for your table layoutYou can also use | for your table layout:
xxx | | | xxx | | | xxx | | | xxx | | | xxx | | | xxx | | |
xxx | | | xxx | | | xxx | | | xxx | | | xxx | | | xxx | | |
[table]
[tr]
[td][b]xxx[/b][/td] [td]|[/td]
[td][b]xxx[/b][/td] [td]|[/td]
[td][b]xxx[/b][/td] [td]|[/td]
[td][b]xxx[/b][/td] [td]|[/td]
[td][b]xxx[/b][/td] [td]|[/td]
[td][b]xxx[/b][/td] [td]|[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]xxx[/td] [td]|[/td]
[td]xxx[/td] [td]|[/td]
[td]xxx[/td] [td]|[/td]
[td]xxx[/td] [td]|[/td]
[td]xxx[/td] [td]|[/td]
[td]xxx[/td] [td]|[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]
3. Using ___ and | for your table layoutOf course, you can also use both:
xxx | | | xxx | | | xxx | | | xxx | | | xxx | | | xxx | | |
_________________ | | | _________________ | | | _________________ | | | _________________ | | | _________________ | | | _________________ | | |
xxx | | | xxx | | | xxx | | | xxx | | | xxx | | | xxx | | |
[table]
[tr]
[td][b]xxx[/b][/td] [td]|[/td]
[td][b]xxx[/b][/td] [td]|[/td]
[td][b]xxx[/b][/td] [td]|[/td]
[td][b]xxx[/b][/td] [td]|[/td]
[td][b]xxx[/b][/td] [td]|[/td]
[td][b]xxx[/b][/td] [td]|[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]_________________[/td] [td]|[/td]
[td]_________________[/td] [td]|[/td]
[td]_________________[/td] [td]|[/td]
[td]_________________[/td] [td]|[/td]
[td]_________________[/td] [td]|[/td]
[td]_________________[/td] [td]|[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]xxx[/td] [td]|[/td]
[td]xxx[/td] [td]|[/td]
[td]xxx[/td] [td]|[/td]
[td]xxx[/td] [td]|[/td]
[td]xxx[/td] [td]|[/td]
[td]xxx[/td] [td]|[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]
It's possible to combine different variants how you like it.
If you have other suggestions you can post it here and I'll create a little collection of useful table formatting styles.
Some additional information:
If you want to include pictures in your table, you need to leave the first table row blank if you don't use ___ or similar because if you don't add it or don't leave the first table row blank, your image won't be sized correctly. Same applies also for text of course. More information
here and
here.
And if you want to read more about tables (basics explained in detail) , you can have a look here:
Tutorial - How to create Table in the BitcoinTalk Forum.
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