2026-07-31
A Markdown Toolbox user recently let me know that tables were not displaying correctly in the Markdown-to-HTML converter. Instead of appearing as tables, the rows and columns showed up as long lines of Markdown text.
That report was helpful. Markdown comes in several flavors, and table syntax is supported by some popular flavors but is not part of the most basic Markdown standard. The converter now recognizes the familiar table format that uses vertical bars and dashes.
For example, Markdown like this:
Markdown Toolbox
| Name | Status |
| ------- | ------ |
| Example | Ready |
will now become a real table in both the on-page preview and the downloaded HTML file.
Thank you to the person who took the time to report the problem and provide a sample document. Real examples make it much easier to understand what is going wrong and confirm that a fix works.
If you find a bug in Markdown Toolbox, please send me a message. I cannot promise that every issue will be simple, but I do read the reports and genuinely try to fix the problems people encounter.