Redcarpet table extensions
SoftwareHere’s something cool I didn’t realise. With the table extension in the redcarpet markdown parser, you can write tables thusly:
| Header1 | Header2 | Header3 | |---------|---------|---------| | Cell1 | Cell2 | Cell3 | | Cell34 | Cell5 | Cell6 |
When interpreted, the table is translated into the one below, complete with proper <th>, <thead> and <tbody> tags. I’ve noticed even people hardcoding HTML don’t usually bother doing this!
Header1 | Header2 | Header3 |
---|---|---|
Cell1 | Cell2 | Cell3 |
Cell4 | Cell5 | Cell6 |
You can enable it in your Jekyll config script as below, making sure NOT to use tabs!
markdown: redcarpet redcarpet: extensions: ['tables']
It’s a nice idea, and certainly great for quick mockups. Given Markdown doesn’t let you define inline styles though (important for web feeds), I’ll probably stick to generating them manually.