# How to add a class attribute to a table created using markdown

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-a-class-attribute-to-a-table-created-using-markdown/84338>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [April 1, 2018, 6:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-a-class-attribute-to-a-table-created-using-markdown/84338 "2018-04-01T18:04:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2018, 7:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-a-class-attribute-to-a-table-created-using-markdown/84338/2 "2018-04-01T19:07:19Z")

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This is not possible at the current time. Allowing arbitrary html is a security risk.

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