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See the '''[[Help:Table#Width|Width]]''' section of [[Help:Table]]. This example table needs to be on this separate page in order to test it more easily in narrower browser windows. Test it in both desktop and mobile views (on cell phones in portrait orientation). See the mobile or desktop view link at the bottom of this Wikipedia page. Use a cell phone to get the true mobile view.

In desktop view on a PC '''narrow your browser window.''' On a Wikipedia page that has '''only text (no tables)''' thea page'''horizontal canscrollbar''' onlywill beshow narrowedup so far'''well before athe horizontaltext scrollbaris appearsunable to wordwrap further.''' For example see '''[[User:Timeshifter/Sandbox204|this sandbox]].'''

A CSS width setting for the overall table in desktop view acts like width settings on divs and tables on webpages outside Wikipedia. Horizontal scrollbars are created when narrowed enough. See width outside Wikipedia: