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 Placing `:` in the separator line indicates how the column should be
 aligned.  A colon on the left side is a **left-aligned** column; a
 colon on the right-most side is **right-aligned**; a colon on both
-sides is **center-aligned**.
+sides is **center-aligned**. If no alignment is specified, the column
+is aligned with the default for HTML `<td>` tags (left-aligned by
+default unless overridden by css).
 
 Empty table cells are indicated by whitespace between the column
 dividers (`| |`) while multiple column cells omit the whitespace.