The purpose is of this template is for generating simple tables in locations where standard table markup is either not possible, without significant use of the {{!}} magic word (e.g., with a {{sidebar}} template), or cumbersome (due to the repetitive use of specification of the same style statement in each row). This template should not be used to replace standard table markup in articles. This template is meant to be complimentary to {{infobox}} or {{sidebar}}, and not a replacement for {{infobox}} or {{sidebar}}.

A simpler method to include a table in a template that does not directly support table markup is to create the table in a sub-template using standard markup and transclude it.

For parameter explanations, see table below.

{{Aligned table
| cols =
| fullwidth =
| class =
| style =
| colwidth =
| leftright =
| colstyle =
| rowstyle =

<!--for Cth column:-->
| colCwidth =
| colCclass =
| colCalign =
| colCstyle =
| colCnowrap =

<!--for Rth row:-->
| rowRclass =
| rowRstyle =
| rowRheader =

<!--for cell R,C:-->
| classR.C =
| styleR.C =

| (cell 1,1) | (cell 1,2) | ... | ...
| (cell 2,1) | (cell 2,2) | ... | ...
}}
Parameter Description Examples Default
cols Number of columns in the table. |cols=4 2
fullwidth If set (to anything, "on", "true", "yes", etc.), ensures table spans entire width available. (Effect is to remove border-spacing and add width:100% to the table's styling.) |fullwidth=on Not set
class CSS/HTML class/es applied to the table. |class=wikitable   |class=infobox
|class=sortable nowrap   |class=sidebar
Not set
style CSS styling applied to the table. |style=width:80%;background:transparent; Not set
colwidth Width of each column (or include "width:...;" in colstyle). |colwidth=6.0em   |colwidth=25% Not set
colstyle CSS styling prepended to the cell style for each column. |colstyle=background:transparent; Not set
rowstyle CSS styling applied to each row. |rowstyle=text-align:center; vertical-align:top;
leftright If set (to anything, "on", "true", "yes", etc.) is equivalent to |col1align=left and |col2align=right |leftright=on Not set
colCwidth CSS width property of cell in column C (or include "width:...;" in colCstyle). |col2width=9.0em   |col3width=35% Not set
colCclass Classes added to cell in column C. |col1class=navbox-group Not set
colCalign CSS text-align property (left / right / center) of cell in column C's cell contents (or include "text-align:...;" in colCstyle). |col4align=right Not set
colCnowrap If set (to anything, "on", "true", "yes", etc.) adds "white-space:nowrap;" to the CSS style of cell in column C (i.e., to prevent lines within its cells from wrapping; or include "nowrap" in colCclass or "white-space:nowrap;" in colCstyle). |col5nowrap=on
colCstyle CSS style appended to cell in column C. |col4style=font-style:italic; Not set
colCheader If set (to any value), changes cells in column C to table headers (headings). |col1header=on Not set
rowRclass Classes applied to row R. |row10class=navbox-abovebelow Not set
rowRstyle CSS styling applied to row R. |row2style=font-weight:bold;
rowRheader If set (to any value), changes cells in row R to table headers (headings). |row1header=on Not set
classR.C Classes applied to cell in row R, column C. Overrides any other class attributions (rowRclass, colCclass). |class1.2=adr Not set
styleR.C CSS styling applied to cell in row R, column C. Overrides any more general styling (leftright, colCalign, rowRstyle, etc). |style5.3=text-align:right; Not set
Unnamed parameters Each unnamed parameter is taken to be the next cell in the table, starting at the table's top left corner and working left to right from top to bottom. | Azerbaijan | Malta | Zaire Not set
{{Aligned table
|cols=3 |class=wikitable
| A | 1 | a
| B | 2 | b
}}
A 1 a
B 2 b
{{Aligned table
|cols=4 |class=wikitable
|col1align=center |col2align=center
|col3align=right  |col4align=right
| AAA | aa    | 123  | 12345
| B   | bbbbb | 1234 | 2
}}
AAA aa 123 12345
B bbbbb 1234 2
{{Aligned table
|class=wikitable |style=width:20em;
|col1align=center |col2align=right
| AAA | 123
| B   | 2
}}
AAA 123
B 2
{{Aligned table
|cols=3 |class=wikitable sortable
|row1header=y
| U | # | l
| A | 1 | a
| B | 2 | b
}}
U # l
A 1 a
B 2 b
{{Aligned table
|cols=3 |class=wikitable sortable
|row1header=y
| U | # | l
| A | 1 | a
| B | 2 | b
|   |   |  
| C | 3 | c
}}
U # l
A 1 a
B 2 b
C 3 c