# Editing: An insert table option

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-an-insert-table-option/19719
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [September 6, 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: ![lidel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lidel/32/115991_2.png) [@lidel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lidel)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2014, 10:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-an-insert-table-option/19719/5 "2014-09-06T22:32:14Z")

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Alternative workaround:

If you install [MathJax Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mathjax-plugin-supports-math-notation-using-latex/12826/) it will be possible to “draw” tables in LaTeX 😆

Simple:

```latex
\begin{array}{c|cc}
\hline A & B & C\\
\hline D & E & F\\
\hline
\end{array}

```

gives:

![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/2/5/2523c0c969fa0c1fc0360232c35e53d315a806b4.png)

One can even go mad and nest them in weird configurations such as:

```latex
$$\begin{array}{c}
\begin{array}{cc}
\begin{array}{c|cccc}
\text{min} & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3\\
\hline
0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0\\
1 & 0 & 1 & 1 & 1\\
2 & 0 & 1 & 2 & 2\\
3 & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3
\end{array}
&
\begin{array}{c|cccc}
\text{max}&0&1&2&3\\
\hline
0 & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3\\
1 & 1 & 1 & 2 & 3\\
2 & 2 & 2 & 2 & 3\\
3 & 3 & 3 & 3 & 3
\end{array}
\end{array}
\\
\begin{array}{c|cccc}
\Delta&0&1&2&3\\
\hline
0 & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3\\
1 & 1 & 0 & 1 & 2\\
2 & 2 & 1 & 0 & 1\\
3 & 3 & 2 & 1 & 0
\end{array}
\end{array}$$

```

which renders a fancy triad:

![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/4/6/4698802c75900faf54e1eafb5a3fa8cfeec86cd7.png)

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