{{{{ {{{#!keyval key1: value1 key2 : value2 key3: value3 This line has no key-value pairs so it doesn't turn into a table Watch out for colons embedded deep in the line... They might cause: unexpected results. }}} }}}} And this looks like: ---- || key1 || value1 || || key2 || value2 || || key3 || value3 || This line has no key-value pairs so it doesn't turn into a table Watch out for colons embedded deep in the line... || They might cause || unexpected results. || ---- If you need other delimiters besides the colon, you can specify them like this: {{{{ {{{#!keyval delim='=' key1 = value1 key2 = value2 key3 = value3 }}} }}}} which gets you: ---- || key1 || value1 || || key2 || value2 || || key3 || value3 || ----