# Discourse converts copy-pasted tab-delimited list into table automatically

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-converts-copy-pasted-tab-delimited-list-into-table-automatically/266325>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Tags:** pr-welcome\
**Created:** [May 26, 2023, 2:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-converts-copy-pasted-tab-delimited-list-into-table-automatically/266325 "2023-05-26T14:46:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![roke\_julian\_lockhart](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/roke_julian_lockhart/32/540179_2.png) [@roke\_julian\_lockhart](https://meta.discourse.org/u/roke_julian_lockhart)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2023, 11:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-converts-copy-pasted-tab-delimited-list-into-table-automatically/266325/9 "2023-05-27T11:40:15Z")

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> [@supermathie](#):
>
> To a computer it looks exactly like a tab-delimited table with a blank first column.

That should probably be determined by the user, using

````markdown
```tsv
```

````

After all, a tab-delimited table shouldn’t work with word-wrapping enabled, so it rather has to be enclosed with something that forces scrolling.

And, of course, also because indentation (to delimit a list or fenced codeblock)

> [@roke\_julian\_lockhart](#):
>
> ````plaintext
> ```sh
> systemctl reboot
> ```
> 
> ````

is also very valid (and common) markdown.

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