diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f63adfb..4e876ca 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ or via reference to [a later defined url][massivedynamic], i we so desire.
 ### Tables
 ```markdown
 | Product name | Amount   | Price  |
-|--------------|-----:----|-------:|
+|--------------|:--------:|-------:|
 | Football     |      7   | $18,00 |
 | Golfball     |      122 | $7,00  |
 | Fooseball    |      355 | $1,00  |
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ or via reference to [a later defined url][massivedynamic], i we so desire.
 ```
 
 | Product name | Amount   | Price  |
-|--------------|-----:----|-------:|
+|--------------|:--------:|-------:|
 | Football     |      7   | $18,00 |
 | Golfball     |      122 | $7,00  |
 | Fooseball    |      355 | $1,00  |
diff --git a/src/Parser.php b/src/Parser.php
index f40eb52..4cf06ea 100644
--- a/src/Parser.php
+++ b/src/Parser.php
@@ -396,11 +396,14 @@ class Parser {
 			
 			if ($buffer === "")
 				continue;
-			if (substr($buffer, 0, 1) === ':')
+
+			$firstChar = substr($buffer, 0, 1);
+			$lastChar  = substr($buffer, strlen($buffer) - 1, 1);
+			if ($firstChar === ':' && $lastChar !== ':')
 				array_push($props, "left");
-			elseif (substr($buffer, strlen($buffer) - 1, 1) === ':')
+			elseif ($lastChar === ':' && $firstChar !== ':')
 				array_push($props, "right");
-			elseif (str_contains($buffer, ':'))
+			elseif ($firstChar === ':' && $lastChar === ':')
 				array_push($props, "center");
 			else
 				array_push($props, "left");