I saw a similar topic created about hlines. So, it would be rather a feature request to add hlines rather than bug. Here is fragment of conversation I am talking about for reference: >> /I start with / >> >> >> >> /| Example | Text | Dates | other |/ >> /|---------+---------+--------------+---------|/ >> /| this | comment | <2022-01-28 vie> | nothing |/ >> >> >> /That is converted to / >> >> >> >> /+---------+---------+--------------+---------+/ >> /| Example | Text | Dates | other |/ >> /+---------+---------+--------------+---------+/ >> /| this | comment | <2022-01-28 vie> | nothing |/ >> /+---------+---------+--------------+---------+/ >> >> >> /And is converted back to / >> >> >> /| Example | Text | Dates | other |/ >> /| this | comment | <2022-01-28 vie> | nothing |/ >> >> >> /Couldn't in the last step the hlines be respected?/ > That would not make sense. > AFAIK, table.el has no notion of hlines. The +---+ separators in > table.el tables mark cell boundaries, not hlines.