diff --git a/frontend/app.js b/frontend/app.js
index e560858..e1d3ae4 100644
--- a/frontend/app.js
+++ b/frontend/app.js
@@ -2968,8 +2968,8 @@ function noteApp() {
             // List items: lines starting with -, *, + or a number (e.g. 1., 10.), excluding tasks [-]
             const listItems = (content.match(/^\s*(?:[-*+]|\d+\.)\s+(?!\[)/gm) || []).length;
             
-            // Tables: separator rows containing both '|' and '---'
-            const tables = (content.match(/^(?=.*\|)(?=.*---).*$/gm) || []).length;
+            // Tables: markdown table separator rows (| --- | --- |)
+            const tables = (content.match(/^\s*\|(?:\s*:?-+:?\s*\|){1,}\s*$/gm) || []).length;
             
             // Link count
             const linkMatches = content.match(/\[([^\]]+)\]\(([^\)]+)\)/g) || [];
diff --git a/plugins/note_stats.py b/plugins/note_stats.py
index d3972d0..d1ebdb9 100644
--- a/plugins/note_stats.py
+++ b/plugins/note_stats.py
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ class Plugin:
             re.findall(r'^\s*(?:[-*+]|\d+\.)\s+(?!\[)', content, re.MULTILINE)
         )
 
-        # Tables: count separator rows containing both '|' and '---'
+        # Tables: count markdown table separator rows (| --- | --- |)
         tables = len(
-            re.findall(r'^(?=.*\|)(?=.*---).*$', content, re.MULTILINE)
+            re.findall(r'^\s*\|(?:\s*:?-+:?\s*\|){1,}\s*$', content, re.MULTILINE)
         )
         
         # Markdown link count