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How to format SQL tables in a Stack Overflow post?

I was wondering how users are able to create beatiful tables of how their sql tables look like. See one below:

Beautiful

It is so neat and pretty.

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    Is that from an SO question? If so, just click edit and see the formatting used... ;P
    – yannis
    Commented Apr 14, 2012 at 3:36
  • Geez why didn't I think of that? Sigh. Thanks! Commented Apr 14, 2012 at 3:40

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It's all just judicious use of spaces.

There's a nice tool to help format ASCII tables at sensefulsolutions.com.

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  • Now that's what I'm talking about! thanks. Commented Apr 14, 2012 at 4:16
  • But, @Jack, please take mobile users into account. (And maybe even screen readers, but I guess that's hopeless with any ASCII-like output.)
    – Arjan
    Commented Apr 14, 2012 at 10:13

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