diff --git a/advanced-usage.md b/advanced-usage.md
index 939e4f4..5458c3d 100644
--- a/advanced-usage.md
+++ b/advanced-usage.md
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
     │ hello │ howdy │
     └───────┴───────┘
 ```javascript
-      var table = new Table({style:{head:[],border:[]}});
+      let table = new Table({ style: { head: [], border: [] } });
 
       table.push(
-        [{colSpan:2,content:'greetings'}],
-        [{colSpan:2,content:'greetings'}],
-        ['hello','howdy']
+        [{ colSpan: 2, content: 'greetings' }],
+        [{ colSpan: 2, content: 'greetings' }],
+        ['hello', 'howdy']
       );
 
 ```
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@
     │ greetings     │
     └───────────────┘
 ```javascript
-      var table = new Table({style:{head:[],border:[]}});
+      let table = new Table({ style: { head: [], border: [] } });
 
       table.push(
-        ['hello','howdy'],
-        [{colSpan:2,content:'greetings'}],
-        [{colSpan:2,content:'greetings'}]
+        ['hello', 'howdy'],
+        [{ colSpan: 2, content: 'greetings' }],
+        [{ colSpan: 2, content: 'greetings' }]
       );
 
 ```
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@
     │           │           │ howdy │
     └───────────┴───────────┴───────┘
 ```javascript
-      var table = new Table({style:{head:[],border:[]}});
+      let table = new Table({ style: { head: [], border: [] } });
 
       table.push(
-        [{rowSpan:2,content:'greetings'},{rowSpan:2,content:'greetings',vAlign:'center'},'hello'],
+        [{ rowSpan: 2, content: 'greetings' }, { rowSpan: 2, content: 'greetings', vAlign: 'center' }, 'hello'],
         ['howdy']
       );
 
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@
     │ howdy │           │ greetings │
     └───────┴───────────┴───────────┘
 ```javascript
-      var table = new Table({style:{head:[],border:[]}});
+      let table = new Table({ style: { head: [], border: [] } });
 
       table.push(
-        ['hello',{rowSpan:2,content:'greetings'},{rowSpan:2,content:'greetings',vAlign:'bottom'}],
+        ['hello', { rowSpan: 2, content: 'greetings' }, { rowSpan: 2, content: 'greetings', vAlign: 'bottom' }],
         ['howdy']
       );
 
@@ -81,12 +81,16 @@
     │ o │ k │  │  │    │
     └───┴───┴──┴──┴────┘
 ```javascript
-      var table = new Table({style:{head:[],border:[]}});
+      let table = new Table({ style: { head: [], border: [] } });
 
       table.push(
-        [{content:'hello',colSpan:2},{rowSpan:2, colSpan:2,content:'sup'},{rowSpan:3,content:'hi'}],
-        [{content:'howdy',colSpan:2}],
-        ['o','k','','']
+        [
+          { content: 'hello', colSpan: 2 },
+          { rowSpan: 2, colSpan: 2, content: 'sup' },
+          { rowSpan: 3, content: 'hi' },
+        ],
+        [{ content: 'howdy', colSpan: 2 }],
+        ['o', 'k', '', '']
       );
 
 ```
@@ -99,10 +103,10 @@
     │ howdy │           │           │
     └───────┴───────────┴───────────┘
 ```javascript
-      var table = new Table({style:{head:[],border:[]}});
+      let table = new Table({ style: { head: [], border: [] } });
 
       table.push(
-        ['hello',{rowSpan:2,content:'greetings\nfriends'},{rowSpan:2,content:'greetings\nfriends'}],
+        ['hello', { rowSpan: 2, content: 'greetings\nfriends' }, { rowSpan: 2, content: 'greetings\nfriends' }],
         ['howdy']
       );
 
@@ -118,12 +122,16 @@
     │ o │ k │  │  │    │
     └───┴───┴──┴──┴────┘
 ```javascript
-      var table = new Table({style:{head:[],border:[]}});
+      let table = new Table({ style: { head: [], border: [] } });
 
       table.push(
-        [{content:'hello',colSpan:2},{rowSpan:2, colSpan:2,content:'sup\nman\nhey'},{rowSpan:3,content:'hi\nyo'}],
-        [{content:'howdy',colSpan:2}],
-        ['o','k','','']
+        [
+          { content: 'hello', colSpan: 2 },
+          { rowSpan: 2, colSpan: 2, content: 'sup\nman\nhey' },
+          { rowSpan: 3, content: 'hi\nyo' },
+        ],
+        [{ content: 'howdy', colSpan: 2 }],
+        ['o', 'k', '', '']
       );
 
 ```
@@ -138,11 +146,11 @@
     │ d │   │
     └───┴───┘
 ```javascript
-      var table = new Table({style:{head:[],border:[]}});
+      let table = new Table({ style: { head: [], border: [] } });
 
       table.push(
-        [{content:'a',rowSpan:2},'b'],
-        [{content:'c',rowSpan:2}],
+        [{ content: 'a', rowSpan: 2 }, 'b'],
+        [{ content: 'c', rowSpan: 2 }],
         ['d']
       );
 
@@ -160,13 +168,13 @@
     │   │      │
     └───┴──────┘
 ```javascript
-      var table = new Table({style:{head:[],border:[]}});
+      let table = new Table({ style: { head: [], border: [] } });
 
       //notice we only create 3 cells here, but the table ends up having 6.
       table.push(
-        [{content:'a',rowSpan:3,colSpan:2},'b'],
+        [{ content: 'a', rowSpan: 3, colSpan: 2 }, 'b'],
         [],
-        [{content:'c',rowSpan:2,colSpan:2}],
+        [{ content: 'c', rowSpan: 2, colSpan: 2 }],
         []
       );
 ```
@@ -178,7 +186,10 @@
     │ hi…   │
     └───────┘
 ```javascript
-      var table = new Table({rowHeights:[2],style:{head:[],border:[]}});
+      let table = new Table({
+        rowHeights: [2],
+        style: { head: [], border: [] },
+      });
 
       table.push(['hello\nhi\nsup']);
 
@@ -192,10 +203,10 @@
     │ hi   │ hi   │
     └──────┴──────┘
 ```javascript
-      var table = new Table({style:{head:[],border:[]}});
+      let table = new Table({ style: { head: [], border: [] } });
 
       table.push(
-        [{colSpan:2,content:'hello there'}],
+        [{ colSpan: 2, content: 'hello there' }],
         ['hi', 'hi']
       );
 
@@ -209,11 +220,14 @@
     │ hi │   hi   │
     └────┴────────┘
 ```javascript
-      var table = new Table({colWidths:[4],style:{head:[],border:[]}});
+      let table = new Table({
+        colWidths: [4],
+        style: { head: [], border: [] },
+      });
 
       table.push(
-        [{colSpan:2,content:'hello there'}],
-        ['hi',{hAlign:'center',content:'hi'}]
+        [{ colSpan: 2, content: 'hello there' }],
+        ['hi', { hAlign: 'center', content: 'hi' }]
       );
 
 ```
@@ -226,11 +240,14 @@
     │     hi │ hi │
     └────────┴────┘
 ```javascript
-      var table = new Table({colWidths:[null, 4],style:{head:[],border:[]}});
+      let table = new Table({
+        colWidths: [null, 4],
+        style: { head: [], border: [] },
+      });
 
       table.push(
-        [{colSpan:2,content:'hello there'}],
-        [{hAlign:'right',content:'hi'}, 'hi']
+        [{ colSpan: 2, content: 'hello there' }],
+        [{ hAlign: 'right', content: 'hi' }, 'hi']
       );
 
 ```
@@ -239,7 +256,10 @@
 ##### feel free to use colors in your content strings, column widths will be calculated correctly
 ![table image](./examples/screenshots/truncation-with-colors.png)
 ```javascript
-      var table = new Table({colWidths:[5],style:{head:[],border:[]}});
+      let table = new Table({
+        colWidths: [5],
+        style: { head: [], border: [] },
+      });
 
       table.push([colors.red('hello')]);
 
diff --git a/basic-usage.md b/basic-usage.md
index 6d95524..0bc35dc 100644
--- a/basic-usage.md
+++ b/basic-usage.md
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 ![table image](./examples/screenshots/basic-usage-with-colors.png)
 ```javascript
       // By default, headers will be red, and borders will be grey
-      var table = new Table({head:['a','b']});
+      let table = new Table({ head: ['a', 'b'] });
 
-      table.push(['c','d']);
+      table.push(['c', 'd']);
 
 ```
 
@@ -21,18 +21,18 @@
       // For most of these examples, and most of the unit tests we disable colors.
       // It makes unit tests easier to write/understand, and allows these pages to
       // display the examples as text instead of screen shots.
-      var table = new Table({
-           head: ['Rel', 'Change', 'By', 'When']
-        , style: {
-            head: []    //disable colors in header cells
-          , border: []  //disable colors for the border
-        }
-        , colWidths: [6, 21, 25, 17]  //set the widths of each column (optional)
+      let table = new Table({
+        head: ['Rel', 'Change', 'By', 'When'],
+        style: {
+          head: [], //disable colors in header cells
+          border: [], //disable colors for the border
+        },
+        colWidths: [6, 21, 25, 17], //set the widths of each column (optional)
       });
 
       table.push(
-          ['v0.1', 'Testing something cool', 'rauchg@gmail.com', '7 minutes ago']
-        , ['v0.1', 'Testing something cool', 'rauchg@gmail.com', '8 minutes ago']
+        ['v0.1', 'Testing something cool', 'rauchg@gmail.com', '7 minutes ago'],
+        ['v0.1', 'Testing something cool', 'rauchg@gmail.com', '8 minutes ago']
       );
 
 ```
@@ -45,11 +45,13 @@
     │v0.1│Testing something cool│
     └────┴──────────────────────┘
 ```javascript
-      var table = new Table({ style: {'padding-left':0, 'padding-right':0, head:[], border:[]} });
+      let table = new Table({
+        style: { 'padding-left': 0, 'padding-right': 0, head: [], border: [] },
+      });
 
       table.push(
-          {'v0.1': 'Testing something cool'}
-        , {'v0.1': 'Testing something cool'}
+        { 'v0.1': 'Testing something cool' },
+        { 'v0.1': 'Testing something cool' }
       );
 
 ```
@@ -64,11 +66,14 @@
     │Header 4│v0.1    │Testing something cool│
     └────────┴────────┴──────────────────────┘
 ```javascript
-      var table = new Table({ head: ["", "Header 1", "Header 2"], style: {'padding-left':0, 'padding-right':0, head:[], border:[]} }); // clear styles to prevent color output
+      let table = new Table({
+        head: ['', 'Header 1', 'Header 2'],
+        style: { 'padding-left': 0, 'padding-right': 0, head: [], border: [] },
+      }); // clear styles to prevent color output
 
       table.push(
-        {"Header 3": ['v0.1', 'Testing something cool'] }
-        , {"Header 4": ['v0.1', 'Testing something cool'] }
+        { 'Header 3': ['v0.1', 'Testing something cool'] },
+        { 'Header 4': ['v0.1', 'Testing something cool'] }
       );
 
 ```
@@ -81,30 +86,30 @@
     ║ frob │ bar │ quuz ║
     ╚══════╧═════╧══════╝
 ```javascript
-      var table = new Table({
+      let table = new Table({
         chars: {
-          'top': '═'
-          , 'top-mid': '╤'
-          , 'top-left': '╔'
-          , 'top-right': '╗'
-          , 'bottom': '═'
-          , 'bottom-mid': '╧'
-          , 'bottom-left': '╚'
-          , 'bottom-right': '╝'
-          , 'left': '║'
-          , 'left-mid': '╟'
-          , 'right': '║'
-          , 'right-mid': '╢'
+          top: '═',
+          'top-mid': '╤',
+          'top-left': '╔',
+          'top-right': '╗',
+          bottom: '═',
+          'bottom-mid': '╧',
+          'bottom-left': '╚',
+          'bottom-right': '╝',
+          left: '║',
+          'left-mid': '╟',
+          right: '║',
+          'right-mid': '╢',
         },
         style: {
-          head: []
-          , border: []
-        }
+          head: [],
+          border: [],
+        },
       });
 
       table.push(
-        ['foo', 'bar', 'baz']
-        , ['frob', 'bar', 'quuz']
+        ['foo', 'bar', 'baz'],
+        ['frob', 'bar', 'quuz']
       );
 
 ```
@@ -113,12 +118,9 @@
 ##### Use ansi colors (i.e. colors.js) to style text within the cells at will, even across multiple lines
 ![table image](./examples/screenshots/multi-line-colors.png)
 ```javascript
-      var table = new Table({style:{border:[],header:[]}});
+      let table = new Table({ style: { border: [], header: [] } });
 
-      table.push([
-        colors.red('Hello\nhow\nare\nyou?'),
-        colors.blue('I\nam\nfine\nthanks!')
-      ]);
+      table.push([colors.red('Hello\nhow\nare\nyou?'), colors.blue('I\nam\nfine\nthanks!')]);
 
 ```
 
@@ -131,16 +133,13 @@
     │ you?  │         │
     └───────┴─────────┘
 ```javascript
-      var table = new Table({
-        style:{border:[],header:[]},
-        colWidths:[7,9],
-        wordWrap:true
+      let table = new Table({
+        style: { border: [], header: [] },
+        colWidths: [7, 9],
+        wordWrap: true,
       });
 
-      table.push([
-        'Hello how are you?',
-        'I am fine thanks!'
-      ]);
+      table.push(['Hello how are you?', 'I am fine thanks!']);
 
 ```
 
diff --git a/examples/basic-usage-examples.js b/examples/basic-usage-examples.js
index 5f186b2..9a9154c 100644
--- a/examples/basic-usage-examples.js
+++ b/examples/basic-usage-examples.js
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 const Table = require('../src/table');
 const colors = require('@colors/colors/safe');
 
+// prettier-ignore
+// Disable prettier so that examples are formatted more clearly
+
 module.exports = function (runTest) {
   function it(name, fn) {
     let result = fn();
@@ -69,7 +72,10 @@ module.exports = function (runTest) {
         style: { 'padding-left': 0, 'padding-right': 0, head: [], border: [] },
       });
 
-      table.push({ 'v0.1': 'Testing something cool' }, { 'v0.1': 'Testing something cool' });
+      table.push(
+        { 'v0.1': 'Testing something cool' },
+        { 'v0.1': 'Testing something cool' }
+      );
 
       return table;
     }
@@ -136,7 +142,10 @@ module.exports = function (runTest) {
         },
       });
 
-      table.push(['foo', 'bar', 'baz'], ['frob', 'bar', 'quuz']);
+      table.push(
+        ['foo', 'bar', 'baz'],
+        ['frob', 'bar', 'quuz']
+      );
 
       return table;
     }
diff --git a/examples/col-and-row-span-examples.js b/examples/col-and-row-span-examples.js
index d14488a..77b3e0e 100644
--- a/examples/col-and-row-span-examples.js
+++ b/examples/col-and-row-span-examples.js
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 const Table = require('../src/table');
 const colors = require('@colors/colors/safe');
 
+// prettier-ignore
+// Disable prettier so that examples are formatted more clearly
+
 module.exports = function (runTest) {
   function it(name, fn) {
     let result = fn();
@@ -11,7 +14,11 @@ module.exports = function (runTest) {
     function makeTable() {
       let table = new Table({ style: { head: [], border: [] } });
 
-      table.push([{ colSpan: 2, content: 'greetings' }], [{ colSpan: 2, content: 'greetings' }], ['hello', 'howdy']);
+      table.push(
+        [{ colSpan: 2, content: 'greetings' }],
+        [{ colSpan: 2, content: 'greetings' }],
+        ['hello', 'howdy']
+      );
 
       return table;
     }
@@ -33,7 +40,11 @@ module.exports = function (runTest) {
     function makeTable() {
       let table = new Table({ style: { head: [], border: [] } });
 
-      table.push(['hello', 'howdy'], [{ colSpan: 2, content: 'greetings' }], [{ colSpan: 2, content: 'greetings' }]);
+      table.push(
+        ['hello', 'howdy'],
+        [{ colSpan: 2, content: 'greetings' }],
+        [{ colSpan: 2, content: 'greetings' }]
+      );
 
       return table;
     }
@@ -184,7 +195,11 @@ module.exports = function (runTest) {
     function makeTable() {
       let table = new Table({ style: { head: [], border: [] } });
 
-      table.push([{ content: 'a', rowSpan: 2 }, 'b'], [{ content: 'c', rowSpan: 2 }], ['d']);
+      table.push(
+        [{ content: 'a', rowSpan: 2 }, 'b'],
+        [{ content: 'c', rowSpan: 2 }],
+        ['d']
+      );
 
       return table;
     }
@@ -199,7 +214,12 @@ module.exports = function (runTest) {
       let table = new Table({ style: { head: [], border: [] } });
 
       //notice we only create 3 cells here, but the table ends up having 6.
-      table.push([{ content: 'a', rowSpan: 3, colSpan: 2 }, 'b'], [], [{ content: 'c', rowSpan: 2, colSpan: 2 }], []);
+      table.push(
+        [{ content: 'a', rowSpan: 3, colSpan: 2 }, 'b'],
+        [],
+        [{ content: 'c', rowSpan: 2, colSpan: 2 }],
+        []
+      );
       return table;
     }
 
@@ -239,7 +259,10 @@ module.exports = function (runTest) {
     function makeTable() {
       let table = new Table({ style: { head: [], border: [] } });
 
-      table.push([{ colSpan: 2, content: 'hello there' }], ['hi', 'hi']);
+      table.push(
+        [{ colSpan: 2, content: 'hello there' }],
+        ['hi', 'hi']
+      );
 
       return table;
     }
@@ -256,7 +279,10 @@ module.exports = function (runTest) {
         style: { head: [], border: [] },
       });
 
-      table.push([{ colSpan: 2, content: 'hello there' }], ['hi', { hAlign: 'center', content: 'hi' }]);
+      table.push(
+        [{ colSpan: 2, content: 'hello there' }],
+        ['hi', { hAlign: 'center', content: 'hi' }]
+      );
 
       return table;
     }
@@ -273,7 +299,10 @@ module.exports = function (runTest) {
         style: { head: [], border: [] },
       });
 
-      table.push([{ colSpan: 2, content: 'hello there' }], [{ hAlign: 'right', content: 'hi' }, 'hi']);
+      table.push(
+        [{ colSpan: 2, content: 'hello there' }],
+        [{ hAlign: 'right', content: 'hi' }, 'hi']
+      );
 
       return table;
     }