Simple table with caption:

\startplacetable[title={Demonstration of simple table syntax.}]
\startxtable
\startxtablehead[head]
\startxrow
\startxcell[align=left] Right \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=right] Left \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=middle] Center \stopxcell
\startxcell Default \stopxcell
\stopxrow
\stopxtablehead
\startxtablebody[body]
\startxrow
\startxcell[align=left] 12 \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=right] 12 \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=middle] 12 \stopxcell
\startxcell 12 \stopxcell
\stopxrow
\startxrow
\startxcell[align=left] 123 \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=right] 123 \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=middle] 123 \stopxcell
\startxcell 123 \stopxcell
\stopxrow
\stopxtablebody
\startxtablefoot[foot]
\startxrow
\startxcell[align=left] 1 \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=right] 1 \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=middle] 1 \stopxcell
\startxcell 1 \stopxcell
\stopxrow
\stopxtablefoot
\stopxtable
\stopplacetable

Simple table without caption:

\startplacetable[location=none]
\startxtable
\startxtablehead[head]
\startxrow
\startxcell[align=left] Right \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=right] Left \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=middle] Center \stopxcell
\startxcell Default \stopxcell
\stopxrow
\stopxtablehead
\startxtablebody[body]
\startxrow
\startxcell[align=left] 12 \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=right] 12 \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=middle] 12 \stopxcell
\startxcell 12 \stopxcell
\stopxrow
\startxrow
\startxcell[align=left] 123 \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=right] 123 \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=middle] 123 \stopxcell
\startxcell 123 \stopxcell
\stopxrow
\stopxtablebody
\startxtablefoot[foot]
\startxrow
\startxcell[align=left] 1 \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=right] 1 \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=middle] 1 \stopxcell
\startxcell 1 \stopxcell
\stopxrow
\stopxtablefoot
\stopxtable
\stopplacetable

Simple table indented two spaces:

\startplacetable[title={Demonstration of simple table syntax.}]
\startxtable
\startxtablehead[head]
\startxrow
\startxcell[align=left] Right \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=right] Left \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=middle] Center \stopxcell
\startxcell Default \stopxcell
\stopxrow
\stopxtablehead
\startxtablebody[body]
\startxrow
\startxcell[align=left] 12 \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=right] 12 \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=middle] 12 \stopxcell
\startxcell 12 \stopxcell
\stopxrow
\startxrow
\startxcell[align=left] 123 \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=right] 123 \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=middle] 123 \stopxcell
\startxcell 123 \stopxcell
\stopxrow
\stopxtablebody
\startxtablefoot[foot]
\startxrow
\startxcell[align=left] 1 \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=right] 1 \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=middle] 1 \stopxcell
\startxcell 1 \stopxcell
\stopxrow
\stopxtablefoot
\stopxtable
\stopplacetable

Multiline table with caption:

\startplacetable[title={Here's the caption. It may span multiple lines.}]
\startxtable
\startxtablehead[head]
\startxrow
\startxcell[align=middle,width={0.15\textwidth}] Centered Header \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=right,width={0.14\textwidth}] Left Aligned \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=left,width={0.16\textwidth}] Right Aligned \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=right,width={0.35\textwidth}] Default aligned \stopxcell
\stopxrow
\stopxtablehead
\startxtablebody[body]
\startxrow
\startxcell[align=middle,width={0.15\textwidth}] First \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=right,width={0.14\textwidth}] row \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=left,width={0.16\textwidth}] 12.0 \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=right,width={0.35\textwidth}] Example of a row that spans
multiple lines. \stopxcell
\stopxrow
\stopxtablebody
\startxtablefoot[foot]
\startxrow
\startxcell[align=middle,width={0.15\textwidth}] Second \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=right,width={0.14\textwidth}] row \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=left,width={0.16\textwidth}] 5.0 \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=right,width={0.35\textwidth}] Here's another one. Note the
blank line between rows. \stopxcell
\stopxrow
\stopxtablefoot
\stopxtable
\stopplacetable

Multiline table without caption:

\startplacetable[location=none]
\startxtable
\startxtablehead[head]
\startxrow
\startxcell[align=middle,width={0.15\textwidth}] Centered Header \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=right,width={0.14\textwidth}] Left Aligned \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=left,width={0.16\textwidth}] Right Aligned \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=right,width={0.35\textwidth}] Default aligned \stopxcell
\stopxrow
\stopxtablehead
\startxtablebody[body]
\startxrow
\startxcell[align=middle,width={0.15\textwidth}] First \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=right,width={0.14\textwidth}] row \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=left,width={0.16\textwidth}] 12.0 \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=right,width={0.35\textwidth}] Example of a row that spans
multiple lines. \stopxcell
\stopxrow
\stopxtablebody
\startxtablefoot[foot]
\startxrow
\startxcell[align=middle,width={0.15\textwidth}] Second \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=right,width={0.14\textwidth}] row \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=left,width={0.16\textwidth}] 5.0 \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=right,width={0.35\textwidth}] Here's another one. Note the
blank line between rows. \stopxcell
\stopxrow
\stopxtablefoot
\stopxtable
\stopplacetable

Table without column headers:

\startplacetable[location=none]
\startxtable
\startxtablebody[body]
\startxrow
\startxcell[align=left] 12 \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=right] 12 \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=middle] 12 \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=left] 12 \stopxcell
\stopxrow
\startxrow
\startxcell[align=left] 123 \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=right] 123 \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=middle] 123 \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=left] 123 \stopxcell
\stopxrow
\stopxtablebody
\startxtablefoot[foot]
\startxrow
\startxcell[align=left] 1 \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=right] 1 \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=middle] 1 \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=left] 1 \stopxcell
\stopxrow
\stopxtablefoot
\stopxtable
\stopplacetable

Multiline table without column headers:

\startplacetable[location=none]
\startxtable
\startxtablebody[body]
\startxrow
\startxcell[align=middle,width={0.15\textwidth}] First \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=right,width={0.14\textwidth}] row \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=left,width={0.16\textwidth}] 12.0 \stopxcell
\startxcell[width={0.35\textwidth}] Example of a row that spans multiple
lines. \stopxcell
\stopxrow
\stopxtablebody
\startxtablefoot[foot]
\startxrow
\startxcell[align=middle,width={0.15\textwidth}] Second \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=right,width={0.14\textwidth}] row \stopxcell
\startxcell[align=left,width={0.16\textwidth}] 5.0 \stopxcell
\startxcell[width={0.35\textwidth}] Here's another one. Note the blank line
between rows. \stopxcell
\stopxrow
\stopxtablefoot
\stopxtable
\stopplacetable