Place {{Table alignment}} above the table and then add some classes to the table.
Classes for table start wikitext: {| class="class1 class2".
Class
Summary
defaultleft
Align all table cells left by default. May not be needed since cells are normally left-aligned already.
defaultcenter
Align all table cells center by default.
defaultright
Align all table cells right by default.
colNleft
Align the cells in column Nleft, where N is a number.
colNcenter
Align the cells in column Ncenter, where N is a number.
colNright
Align the cells in column Nright, where N is a number.
col-Nleft
Align the cells in column Nleft counting from the right, where N is a number.
col-Ncenter
Align the cells in column Ncenter counting from the right, where N is a number.
col-Nright
Align the cells in column Nright counting from the right, where N is a number.
The col classes override the default classes. The col classes never affect header cells (column or row). The default classes affect header cells only when the wikitable class is not used.
A 5-column wikitable using defaultright, col2left, and col-1left
col header
col header
col header
col header
col header
row header
col2
col3
col4
col5
row header
col-4
col-3
col-2
col-1
Limitations
Preview will not work unless {{table alignment}} is in that section. But if it is placed anywhere on the page, then table alignment will occur upon publishing. So to avoid bafflement and confusion by editors previewing sections, put it directly above each table its classes are used in. This is true for any table template using TemplateStyles.
Column numbers up to col29 (left-most 29) and col-9 (right-most 9) are supported. A table can have more columns but it cannot be aligned with this method.
On tables using rowspan or colspan, using the classes may not work well on those rows because the alignment appears in wrong cells. Normal table code like style="text-align: left/center/right;" | cell content can be added to individual cells, both to get the wanted alignment and override unwanted alignment.
Example
Header
Header
Header
Header
AAAAAAA
10000–20000
3–4
53.43
BBB
5–6
113–125
2563.35
CCC
9–10
7–8
313.00
Header
Header
Header
Header
AAAAAAA
10000–20000
3–4
53.43
BBB
5–6
113–125
2563.35
CCC
9–10
7–8
313.00
Example with rowspan
Fix rowspan issues by adding text-align inline styles.
