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{| class="wikitable"
| <code>{{nowrap|<nowiki>{|</nowiki>}}</code>
! start
| Besides beginning the table, this is also where the table's class is defined{{snds}}for example, <code>class="wikitable"</code>. A table's "class" applies standard Wikipedia formatting to that table. The two most commonly used classes are "wikitable" and <nowiki>"wikitable sortable"</nowiki>; the latter allows the reader to [[Help:Sortable tables|sort the table]] by clicking on the header cell of any column.
|-
| <code>{{nowrap|<nowiki>|+</nowiki>}}</code>
! caption
| ''Required'' for accessibility purposes on data tables, and placed only between the '''table start''' and the first table row.
|-
| <code>{{nowrap|<nowiki>!</nowiki>}}</code>
! header{{nbsp}}cell
| ''Optional''. Each header cell starts with a new line and a single [[exclamation mark]] (<code>!</code>), or several header cells can be placed consecutively on the same line, separated by double exclamation marks (<code>!!</code>).
|-
| <code>{{nowrap|<nowiki>|-</nowiki>}}</code>
! new{{nbsp}}row
| To begin a new row of cells, use a single [[vertical bar]] (<code><nowiki>|</nowiki></code>) and a [[hyphen]] (<code><nowiki>-</nowiki></code>).
|-
| <code>{{nowrap|<nowiki>|</nowiki>}}</code>
! new{{nbsp}}cell<br>in{{nbsp}}row
| To add a new cell in a row, start each new cell with a new line and a single vertical bar (<code><nowiki>|</nowiki></code>), or several cells can be placed consecutively on the same line, separated by double vertical bars (<code><nowiki>||</nowiki></code>).
|-
| <code>{{nowrap|<nowiki>|}</nowiki>}}</code>
! end
| To end the table, use a single vertical bar (<code><nowiki>|</nowiki></code>) and a left facing [[bracket|curly brace]] (<code><nowiki>}</nowiki></code>) alone on a new line.
|}