# Enable \[left\] / \[right\] BBCode Blocks Inside Table Cells

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-left-right-bbcode-blocks-inside-table-cells/375840
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** bbcode
**Created:** [July 25, 2025, 3:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-left-right-bbcode-blocks-inside-table-cells/375840 "2025-07-25T15:23:25Z")
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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2025, 3:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-left-right-bbcode-blocks-inside-table-cells/375840/2 "2025-07-25T15:45:25Z")

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Why don’t you use markdown?

> [@Adding a table to your post using markdown](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-a-table-to-your-post-using-markdown/66544/1):
>
> ## Alignment
> 
> You can control the alignment of column contents with colons (`:`):
> 
> - Left-aligned: `|:---|`
> - Center-aligned: `|:---:|`
> - Right-aligned: `|---:|`

| quantity | dimensional formula |
| --- | --- |
| period p | L^0 M^0 T^1 |
| length of string \ell | L^1 M^0 T^0 |

```plaintext
| quantity | dimensional formula |
|---:|:---|
| period $p$ | $L^0 M^0 T^1$ |
| length of string $\ell$ | $L^1 M^0 T^0$ |

```

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