Tables are used less and less nowadays, but they can be very useful for displaying content in your articles. They should never be used to code an entire blog layout, but they are great for use when comparing something.
Using a table is very easy. Here are the main tags you need to know:
table – Designates the table itself
tr – Create a horizontal row
td – Create a vertical column
And formatted, a the source code would look like this:
<table> <tr> <td>Column 1</td> <td>Column 2</td> </tr> </table>
Here is a simple example with the default Thesis theme styling:
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:30 am | Registration |
| 9:00 am | Blogs v. Journalism, with John Dvorak and Om Malik. |
| 9:30 am | The Latest and Greatest, with Matt Mullenweg |
| 10:15 am | Companies Love Company, with Mark Zuckerberg |
| 12:15 pm | On the Shoulders of Giants, with Chris Pearson |
And here is a better styled table (scroll a little to the bottom of the article): Click here.

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Yeah tables can be used to comparison of all sorts of information, though there are some information which does not make sense presenting it in a tabular form, but some content will simply look great when they are displayed with tables.
Thanks for the post!
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