md-tables

Markdown table alignment involves normalizing column widths, preserving alignment markers (:---, :---:, ---:), and ensuring consistent cell padding. This Skill automatically adjusts spacing and separator rows to produce clean, readable tables in your Markdown documents.

Yes. The Skill retains alignment markers intact while normalizing table structure. It maintains directional indicators (:---, :---:, ---:) and adjusts only spacing and column width, so your intentional alignment directives survive the formatting process.

Markdown table formatting adds appropriate blank lines before and after tables to ensure proper document structure and readability. This prevents tables from merging with surrounding content and follows standard Markdown conventions.

This Skill applies alignment and spacing fixes to Markdown tables regardless of column count or structure. It normalizes all columns to uniform widths and handles separator rows consistently across tables of any size.

Apply table formatting during documentation preparation, pre-commit checks, or linting phases. It ensures all Markdown tables meet consistent alignment and spacing standards before publishing or merging, reducing manual review overhead.

Table alignment refers to directional markers and column positioning; table formatting encompasses alignment plus spacing normalization and blank line handling. This Skill performs both, producing fully formatted and visually consistent tables.