diff --git a/src/components/Markdown/Markdown.test.tsx b/src/components/Markdown/Markdown.test.tsx
index 85f2b54f..67c8689d 100644
--- a/src/components/Markdown/Markdown.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Markdown/Markdown.test.tsx
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ describe('Markdown', () => {
     expect(getByText('Hyp').tagName).toBe('A')
   })
 
-  it('renders multiple links in one line', () => {
+  it('multiple links in one line', () => {
     const text = 'Check out [Hyp](https://hyperparam.app) on [GitHub](https://github.com/hyparam).'
     const { getAllByRole, getByText } = render(<Markdown text={text} />)
     expect(getByText('Hyp')).toBeDefined()
@@ -103,18 +103,27 @@ describe('Markdown', () => {
     const { getByText } = render(<Markdown text={text} />)
     expect(getByText('This is a blockquote.')).toBeDefined()
   })
+})
 
+describe('Markdown horizontal rules', () => {
   it('renders a horizontal rule', () => {
     const text = 'First paragraph\n---\nSecond paragraph'
-    const { container } = render(<Markdown text={text} />)
+    const { container, getByText, queryByRole } = render(<Markdown text={text} />)
 
-    const paragraphs = container.querySelectorAll('p')
-    expect(paragraphs.length).toBe(2)
-    expect(paragraphs[0]?.textContent).toBe('First paragraph')
-    expect(paragraphs[1]?.textContent).toBe('Second paragraph')
+    expect(container.querySelector('hr')).toBeDefined()
+    expect(queryByRole('separator')).toBeDefined()
+    expect(getByText('First paragraph')).toBeDefined()
+    expect(getByText('Second paragraph')).toBeDefined()
+  })
 
-    const hr = container.querySelector('hr')
-    expect(hr).toBeDefined()
+  it('horizontal rule must be entire line', () => {
+    const text = 'First paragraph\n\n--- dashes\n\nSecond paragraph'
+    const { container, getByText, queryByRole } = render(<Markdown text={text} />)
+    expect(container.querySelector('hr')).toBeNull()
+    expect(queryByRole('separator')).toBeNull()
+    expect(getByText('First paragraph')).toBeDefined()
+    expect(getByText('--- dashes')).toBeDefined()
+    expect(getByText('Second paragraph')).toBeDefined()
   })
 })
 
@@ -453,4 +462,20 @@ describe('Markdown with tables', () => {
     expect(queryByRole('table')).toBeNull() // no table
     expect(getByText('not | a | table')).toBeDefined()
   })
+
+  it('single column table', () => {
+    const text = '| Only Header |\n|-------------|\n| Single cell |'
+    const { getByText, getByRole } = render(<Markdown text={text} />)
+    expect(getByRole('table')).toBeDefined()
+    expect(getByText('Only Header')).toBeDefined()
+    expect(getByText('Single cell')).toBeDefined()
+  })
+
+  it('table with no leading or trailing pipes', () => {
+    const text = 'Header1 | Header2\n------- | -------\nData1   | Data2'
+    const { getByText, getByRole } = render(<Markdown text={text} />)
+    expect(getByRole('table')).toBeDefined()
+    expect(getByText('Header1')).toBeDefined()
+    expect(getByText('Data2')).toBeDefined()
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src/components/Markdown/Markdown.tsx b/src/components/Markdown/Markdown.tsx
index 418fc864..ac12311b 100644
--- a/src/components/Markdown/Markdown.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Markdown/Markdown.tsx
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ function parseMarkdown(text: string): Token[] {
       const sepLine = lines[i + 1] ?? ''
       // Check if the next line is a valid table separator
       // Extended markdown alignment syntax: |:--|, |:--:|, |--:|
-      if (/^\s*\|?(\s*:?-+:?\s*\|)+\s*:?-+:?\s*\|?\s*$/.test(sepLine)) {
+      const tableSepRegex = /^\s*\|?\s*:?-+:?\s*(\|\s*:?-+:?\s*)*\|?\s*$/
+      if (tableSepRegex.test(sepLine)) {
         // collect header cells
         const headerCells = splitTableRow(line)
         i += 2
diff --git a/src/components/MarkdownView/MarkdownView.module.css b/src/components/MarkdownView/MarkdownView.module.css
index c2cc1553..be129583 100644
--- a/src/components/MarkdownView/MarkdownView.module.css
+++ b/src/components/MarkdownView/MarkdownView.module.css
@@ -30,3 +30,21 @@
   margin-bottom: 8px;
   margin-top: 16px;
 }
+
+.markdownView table {
+  border-collapse: collapse;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+.markdownView th,
+.markdownView td {
+  border-bottom: 1px solid #333;
+  padding: 8px;
+  text-align: left;
+}
+.markdownView th {
+  border-bottom: 2px solid #333;
+  font-weight: 500;
+}
+.markdownView tr:last-child td {
+  border-bottom: none;
+}