Example: Table

Wikipedia List of world expositions

url <- "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_world_expositions"
html <- read_html(url)
html |> 
  html_table()
## [[1]]
## # A tibble: 37 × 7
##      `#` `Name of exposition`      Dates `Area (ha)` Visitors Participants Theme
##    <int> <chr>                     <chr>       <dbl> <chr>           <int> <chr>
##  1     1 Great Exhibition          1 Ma…        10.4 6,039,1…           25 Indu…
##  2     2 Exposition Universelle (… 15 M…        15.2 5,162,3…           28 Agri…
##  3     3 1862 International Exhib… 1 Ma…        11   6,096,6…           39 Indu…
##  4     4 Exposition Universelle (… 1 Ap…        68.7 15,000,…           42 Agri…
##  5     5 Weltausstellung 1873 Wien 1 Ma…       233   7,255,0…           35 Cult…
##  6     6 Centennial Exposition     10 M…       115   10,000,…           35 Arts…
##  7     7 Exposition Universelle (… 20 M…        75   16,156,…           35 New …
##  8     8 Melbourne International … 1 Oc…        25   1,330,0…           33 Arts…
##  9     9 Exposición Universal de … 8 Ap…        46.5 2,300,0…           30 Fine…
## 10    10 Exposition Universelle (… 5 Ma…        96   32,250,…           35 Cele…
## # ℹ 27 more rows
## 
## [[2]]
## # A tibble: 35 × 6
##    `Name of exposition` Dates                  Area  Visitors Participants Theme
##    <chr>                <chr>                  <chr> <chr>    <chr>        <chr>
##  1 Expo 1936 Stockholm  15 May – 1 June 1936   N/A   N/A      8            Avia…
##  2 Expo 1938 Helsinki   14–22 May 1938         N/A   N/A      25           Aero…
##  3 Expo 1939 Liege      20 May – 2 September … 50    N/A      8            Art …
##  4 Expo 1947 Paris      10 July – 15 August 1… 6.35  N/A      14           Urba…
##  5 Expo 1949 Stockholm  27 July – 13 August 1… N/A   N/A      14           Spor…
##  6 Expo 1949 Lyon       24 September – 9 Octo… 110   N/A      N/A          Rura…
##  7 Expo 1951 Lille      28 April – 20 May 1951 15    1,500,0… 24           Text…
##  8 Expo 1953 Rome       26 July – 31 October … 12    1,700,0… N/A          Agri…
##  9 Expo 1953 Jerusalem  22 September – 14 Oct… 4.60  600,000  13           Conq…
## 10 Expo 1954 Naples     15 May – 15 October 1… 100   N/A      25           Navi…
## # ℹ 25 more rows
## 
## [[3]]
## # A tibble: 25 × 6
##    `Name of exposition` Dates                   Area Visitors Participants Theme
##    <chr>                <chr>                  <int> <chr>    <chr>        <chr>
##  1 Expo 1960 Rotterdam  25 March – 25 Septemb…    50 4,000,0… N/A          Inte…
##  2 Expo 1963 Hamburg    26 April – 13 October…    76 5,400,0… 35           Hort…
##  3 Expo 1964 Vienna     16 April – 11 October…   100 2,100,0… 28           Inte…
##  4 Expo 1969 Paris      23 April – 5 October …    28 2,400,0… 17           Flow…
##  5 Expo 1972 Amsterdam  26 March – 1 October …    75 4,300,0… N/A          Effo…
##  6 Expo 1973 Hamburg    27 April – 7 October …    76 5,800,0… 50           Inte…
##  7 Expo 1974 Vienna     18 April – 14 October…   100 2,600,0… 30           Inte…
##  8 Expo 1980 Montreal   17 May – 1 September …    40 N/A      23           Rela…
##  9 Expo 1982 Amsterdam  8 April – 10 October …    50 4,600,0… 17           Inte…
## 10 Expo 1983 Munich     28 April – 9 October …    72 11,600,… 23           Inte…
## # ℹ 15 more rows
## 
## [[4]]
## # A tibble: 6 × 2
##   .mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88…¹ .mw-parser-output .n…²
##   <chr>                                                   <chr>                 
## 1 Types                                                   "Amusement park\nAnim…
## 2 Terminology                                             "Exclusive ride time …
## 3 Related articles                                        "Amusement park accid…
## 4 Amusement park lists                                    "Amusement parks\nAmu…
## 5 Related lists                                           "Amusement rides\nTou…
## 6 Category                                                "Category"            
## # ℹ abbreviated names:
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## 
## [[5]]
## # A tibble: 15 × 18
##    vteParties and festiva…¹ vteParties and festi…² ``    ``    ``    ``    ``   
##    <chr>                    <chr>                  <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
##  1 "Sorted by occasions, p… "Sorted by occasions,… <NA>   <NA>  <NA>  <NA>  <NA>
##  2 "Types"                  "Wedding-related\nBac… Wedd… "Bac… "Ban… "Eid… "Hou…
##  3 "Wedding-related"        "Bachelor party\nBach… <NA>   <NA>  <NA>  <NA>  <NA>
##  4 "Banquets"               "Eid cuisine\nState b… <NA>   <NA>  <NA>  <NA>  <NA>
##  5 "House parties"          "Family reunion\nCock… <NA>   <NA>  <NA>  <NA>  <NA>
##  6 "Public parties"         "Festivals\nHolidays\… Fest… "Hol… "Fai… "Wor… "Pic…
##  7 "Festivals"              "Holidays\nSpring bre… <NA>   <NA>  <NA>  <NA>  <NA>
##  8 "Fairs"                  "World's fair\nState … <NA>   <NA>  <NA>  <NA>  <NA>
##  9 "Picnic\nBlock party\nS… "Picnic\nBlock party\… <NA>   <NA>  <NA>  <NA>  <NA>
## 10 "Anniversary\nJubilee\n… "Anniversary\nJubilee… <NA>   <NA>  <NA>  <NA>  <NA>
## 11 "Clothing"               "Western dress codes\… West… "For… "Wed… "Wed…  <NA>
## 12 "Western dress codes"    "Formal\nWhite tie\nM… <NA>   <NA>  <NA>  <NA>  <NA>
## 13 "Wedding dress\nContemp… "Wedding dress\nConte… <NA>   <NA>  <NA>  <NA>  <NA>
## 14 "Equipment"              "Balloon\nBalloon mod… <NA>   <NA>  <NA>  <NA>  <NA>
## 15 "Society portal\n Media… "Society portal\n Med… <NA>   <NA>  <NA>  <NA>  <NA>
## # ℹ abbreviated names: ¹​`vteParties and festivals`, ²​`vteParties and festivals`
## # ℹ 11 more variables: `` <chr>, `` <chr>, `` <chr>, `` <chr>, `` <chr>,
## #   `` <chr>, `` <chr>, `` <chr>, `` <chr>, `` <chr>, `` <chr>
## 
## [[6]]
## # A tibble: 8 × 8
##   X1                                   X2    X3    X4    X5    X6    X7    X8   
##   <chr>                                <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
## 1 "Wedding-related"                    "Bac… <NA>   <NA> <NA>   <NA>  <NA>  <NA>
## 2 "Banquets"                           "Eid… <NA>   <NA> <NA>   <NA>  <NA>  <NA>
## 3 "House parties"                      "Fam… <NA>   <NA> <NA>   <NA>  <NA>  <NA>
## 4 "Public parties"                     "Fes… Fest… "Hol… Fairs "Wor… "Pic… "Pic…
## 5 "Festivals"                          "Hol… <NA>   <NA> <NA>   <NA>  <NA>  <NA>
## 6 "Fairs"                              "Wor… <NA>   <NA> <NA>   <NA>  <NA>  <NA>
## 7 "Picnic\nBlock party\nSubway party\… "Pic… <NA>   <NA> <NA>   <NA>  <NA>  <NA>
## 8 "Anniversary\nJubilee\nCeremony\nCh… "Ann… <NA>   <NA> <NA>   <NA>  <NA>  <NA>
## 
## [[7]]
## # A tibble: 3 × 2
##   X1                                                  X2                        
##   <chr>                                               <chr>                     
## 1 "Festivals"                                         "Holidays\nSpring break\n…
## 2 "Fairs"                                             "World's fair\nState fair…
## 3 "Picnic\nBlock party\nSubway party\nTailgate party" "Picnic\nBlock party\nSub…
## 
## [[8]]
## # A tibble: 2 × 2
##   X1                                                                       X2   
##   <chr>                                                                    <chr>
## 1 "Western dress codes"                                                    "For…
## 2 "Wedding dress\nContemporary\nBridal crown\nDress\nEvening gown\nBall g… "Wed…
## 
## [[9]]
## # A tibble: 2 × 2
##   `Authority control databases` `Authority control databases`       
##   <chr>                         <chr>                               
## 1 National                      GermanyJapanCzech Republic          
## 2 Other                         Historical Dictionary of Switzerland