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''head'' ~|~ text separated by |  (starting with 4.0) or ~|~ (all versions) for each cell%%% separate by >> for each header row (with 4.2)  ~|~ Creates specially formatted header cells and rows ~|~ optional ~|~ 
(body - between FANCYTABLE tags)~|~text separated by | (starting with 4.0) or ~|~ (all versions) for each cell~|~Creates cells in the body of the table. Start a new line to start a new row.~|~required~|~
''headclass'' ~|~Any valid CSS class ~|~Applies class styling to the header rows ~|~ optional~|~ 2.0
''sortable''~|~y or n~|~ Makes rows sortable by column. See [#Prerequisites_and_Tips|Prerequisites and Tips] below for the features that must be activated for this to work. ~|~optional~|~4.0
''sortList''~|~[[0,1],[[1,0]...%%%Pairs of numbers for: [[columnIndex, sortDirection],...  where columnIndex is a zero-based index for the columns left-to-right, and sortDirection is 0 for ascending and 1 for descending. Example that sorts ascending first by column 1 and then column 2: [[0,0],[[1,0] ~|~ Table is initially pre-sorted according to this setting. ~|~optional~|~ 4.0
(in any cell) ~|~one or more forward slashes (/) or backslashes (\) at the beginning of the cell~|~Cell will span the number of columns indicated by the number of forward slashes, and will span the number of rows indicated by the number of backslashes. ~|~optional ~|~4.0
''headaligns''%%%''colaligns''~|~left%%%right%%%center%%%justify~|~Aligns text __horizontally__ in header columns (''headaligns'') or table body columns (''colaligns''). Separate setting for each column by a  |  ~|~ optional ~|~ 4.1
''headvaligns''%%%''colvaligns''~|~top%%%middle%%%bottom%%%baseline~|~Aligns text __vertically__ in header columns (''headvaligns'') or table body columns (''colvaligns''). Separate setting for each column by a  |  ~|~ optional ~|~ 4.1
''colwidths''~|~number of pixels followed by 'px', or percent followed by '%', for each column separated by a  | ~|~Sets the width of the columns~|~optional~|~4.1
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