When working with HTML, I am faced with the challenge of displaying a small table within a paragraph. One approach is to nest the table within another table like this:
<table>
<tr>
<td>
Before
<table style="display:inline;"><tr><td>a</td><td>b</td></tr> <tr><td>c</td><td>d</td></tr> </table>
After
</td>
</tr>
</table>
This results in an aesthetically pleasing layout:
a b
Before After
c d
While this method works well, it seems redundant to use a table within a table for this purpose. When attempting to embed the table directly inside a paragraph using the following code:
<p>
Before
<table style="display:inline;"><tr><td>a</td><td>b</td></tr> <tr><td>c</td><td>d</td></tr></table>
After
</p>
The resulting layout appears messy and unstructured:
Before
a b
After
c d
Despite trying various display styles, the desired outcome remains elusive.
Is resorting to the table-within-table method essential, or is there something that I am overlooking?