# Editing: An insert table option

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-an-insert-table-option/19719>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [6 Settembre 2014, 11:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-an-insert-table-option/19719 "2014-09-06T11:45:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mittineague](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mittineague/32/114259_2.png) [@Mittineague](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mittineague)\
**Post date:** [6 Settembre 2014, 5:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-an-insert-table-option/19719/4 "2014-09-06T17:47:02Z")

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Sometimes tables are good for displaying, ermm, tabular data.  
Closest alternative I know is to use pre tags to retain tabs to keep things in their respective column. eg.

```
name	date	count
guru	Fred	Aug	12
noob	Ted	Oct	34
pest	Ned	Jan	3
```

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