How to draw checkbox or tick mark in GitHub Markdown table?

Question

I am able to draw checkbox in Github README.md lists using

- [ ] (for unchecked checkbox) - [x] (for checked checkbox) 

But this is not working in table. Does anybody know how to implement checkbox or checkmark in GitHub Markdown table?

Answer 1

Try adding a - before the [] or [x]. That's an - followed by a blank space .

Below is an example from Github blog.

### Solar System Exploration, 1950s – 1960s  - [ ] Mercury - [x] Venus - [x] Earth (Orbit/Moon) - [x] Mars - [ ] Jupiter - [ ] Saturn - [ ] Uranus - [ ] Neptune - [ ] Comet Haley 

It appears like below:

Here's how one could do the same in a table:

| Task           | Time required | Assigned to   | Current Status | Finished |  |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|-----------| | Calendar Cache | > 5 hours  |  | in progress | - [x] ok? | Object Cache   | > 5 hours  |  | in progress | [x] item1<br/>[ ] item2 | Object Cache   | > 5 hours  |  | in progress | <ul><li>- [x] item1</li><li>- [ ] item2</li></ul> | Object Cache   | > 5 hours  |  | in progress | <ul><li>[x] item1</li><li>[ ] item2</li></ul>   - [x] works - [x] works too 

Here's how it looks:

Answer 2

Now emojis are supported! :white_check_mark: / :heavy_check_mark: gives a good impression and is widely supported:

Function | MySQL / MariaDB | PostgreSQL | SQLite :------------ | :-------------| :-------------| :------------- substr | :heavy_check_mark: |  :white_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: 

renders to (here on older chromium 65.0.3x) :