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Within the documents you compose in Notion, you’ll likely want to present tabular information without the complexity databases. The Table
block does just that.

Let’s explore how to create and customize these “simple tables.”
Create a Table
.
- Insert a
Table
like any other block, by clicking+
or typing/table
. By default, a newTable
is 2×3 with no formatting. - Alternatively, you can convert a table-formatted database (without multiple views) to a
Table
block by clicking its⁝⁝
menu and selectingTurn into simple table
. - That means you can paste cells from a Google Sheet, then convert the resulting database to a
Table
block. - Conversely, you can convert a
Table
to a database from its⁝⁝
menu.
Adjust widths.
- While row heights are dictated by their inner contents, you can manually resize columns by dragging their borders.
- When editing a
Table
, you’ll see its primary menu at the top-right. At any time, clicking the double-arrow extends theTable
to the full width of the content area, with equal column widths.
Format headers.
- To emphasize the heading of columns or title of rows, you can enable a
Header row
orHeader column
. Doing so shades the top row or leftmost column. - You’ll find both options within the
Options
dropdown of theTable
‘s primary menu. - Alternatively, you can use the
:::
menu specific to each row or column. Hover over the row or column to reveal the icon.
- When you convert a database to a
Table
, it theHeader row
is automatically enabled.
Add and edit rows and columns.
- Within the
:::
menu for a column or row, you can duplicate, delete, clear, or add an adjacent column or row. - You can also add columns or rows by clicking or dragging the
+
bar that appears when you hover over the last column or row. - You’ll find a draggable
+
at the bottom-right corner of theTable
as well. - With a full column or row selected, you can use keyboard shortcuts like
cmd/ctrl + b
to apply formatting to all of its cells. - By clicking and dragging their
:::
menus, you can rearrange rows and columns.
Populate cells.
- The cells of
Tables
work just like theText
properties of databases or individualText
blocks. - You can format the text, add hyperlinks, and
@-mention
pages, people and dates. - While you’re unable to add other blocks—including bullet, number and to-do lists—you can get creative with emojis, special characters (including the bullet: •), and line breaks (
shift + return/enter
).
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