# markdown_preview: Fix markdown tables taking up the full width of the parent element \(\#43555\) · gitcafe/zed

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Repository: [gitcafe/zed](https://git.cafe/gitcafe/zed)

Visibility: public

Requested revision: 7e177c496ccdb626f568d1c7a5e6dd352a373286

Requested commit: 7e177c496ccdb626f568d1c7a5e6dd352a373286

Commit: 7e177c496ccdb626f568d1c7a5e6dd352a373286

Tree: e753175c5d2c6c3d85e0d61481c3d0eb7cd79ff5

Author: Remco Smits

Committer: GitHub

## Message

````
markdown_preview: Fix markdown tables taking up the full width of the parent element (#43555)

Closes #39152

This PR fixes an issue where we would render Markdown tables full width
based on their container size. We now render tables based on their
content min size, meaning you are still allowed to make the table render
as it was before by making the columns `w_full`.

I had to change the `div()` to `v_flex().items_start()` because this
introduced a weird displaying behavior of the outside table border,
because the grid container was not shrinking due to It was always taking
up the full width of their container.

**Before**
<img width="1273" height="800" alt="Screenshot 2025-11-26 at 14 37 19"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2e152021-8679-48c2-b7bd-1c02768c0253"
/>

**After**
<img width="1273" height="797" alt="Screenshot 2025-11-26 at 14 56 12"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4459d20e-8c3b-487b-a215-c95ee5c1fc8e"
/>

**Code example**

```markdown
|   Name   |   Age   |   Occupation   |
|:--------:|:-------:|:--------------:|
| Alice    |  28     | Engineer       |
| Bob      |  34     | Designer       |
| Carol    |  25     | Developer      |


| Syntax      | Description |
| ----------- | ----------- |
| Header      | Title       |
| Paragraph   | Text        |


| City           | Population (approx.) | Known For                          |
|----------------|----------------------|------------------------------------|
| New York       | 8,500,000            | Statue of Liberty, Wall Street     |
| Los Angeles    | 4,000,000            | Hollywood, film industry           |
| Chicago        | 2,700,000            | Architecture, deep-dish pizza      |
| Houston        | 2,300,000            | NASA, energy industry              |
| Miami          | 470,000              | Beaches, Latin culture             |
| San Francisco  | 800,000              | Golden Gate Bridge, Silicon Valley |
| Las Vegas      | 650,000              | Casinos, nightlife                 |


<table>
    <caption>Table Caption</caption>
  <thead>
    <tr>
    <th>ID asjkfjaslkf jalksjflksajflka jlksdla k</th>
    <th>Name</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>1</td>
      <td>Chris</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>2</td>
      <td>Dennis</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>3</td>
      <td>Sarah</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>4</td>
      <td>Karen</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>
```

cc @bennetbo

Release Notes:

- Markdown Preview: Markdown tables scale now based on their content
size
````

## Parents

- [e39dd2af67c7669485463b5c3a90d07e9d680d40](https://git.cafe/gitcafe/zed/commit/e39dd2af67c7669485463b5c3a90d07e9d680d40?format=markdown)

[Source at this commit](https://git.cafe/gitcafe/zed/tree/7e177c496ccdb626f568d1c7a5e6dd352a373286?format=markdown)