diff --git a/ansi/table.go b/ansi/table.go
index 9432f00f..36beeacf 100644
--- a/ansi/table.go
+++ b/ansi/table.go
@@ -1,27 +1,29 @@
 package ansi
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 
-	"github.com/muesli/reflow/indent"
-	"github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss/table"
 )
 
+// Add default padding to cells.
+var cellStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().Padding(0, 1)
+
 // A TableElement is used to render tables.
 type TableElement struct {
-	writer      *tablewriter.Table
-	styleWriter *StyleWriter
-	header      []string
-	cell        []string
+	lipgloss *table.Table
+	headers  []string
+	row      []string
 }
 
 // A TableRowElement is used to render a single row in a table.
-type TableRowElement struct {
-}
+type TableRowElement struct{}
 
 // A TableHeadElement is used to render a table's head element.
-type TableHeadElement struct {
-}
+type TableHeadElement struct{}
 
 // A TableCellElement is used to render a single cell in a row.
 type TableCellElement struct {
@@ -32,76 +34,86 @@ type TableCellElement struct {
 func (e *TableElement) Render(w io.Writer, ctx RenderContext) error {
 	bs := ctx.blockStack
 
-	var indentation uint
-	var margin uint
 	rules := ctx.options.Styles.Table
-	if rules.Indent != nil {
-		indentation = *rules.Indent
-	}
-	if rules.Margin != nil {
-		margin = *rules.Margin
-	}
-
-	iw := indent.NewWriterPipe(w, indentation+margin, func(wr io.Writer) {
-		renderText(w, ctx.options.ColorProfile, bs.Current().Style.StylePrimitive, " ")
-	})
-
 	style := bs.With(rules.StylePrimitive)
-	ctx.table.styleWriter = NewStyleWriter(ctx, iw, style)
 
 	renderText(w, ctx.options.ColorProfile, bs.Current().Style.StylePrimitive, rules.BlockPrefix)
-	renderText(ctx.table.styleWriter, ctx.options.ColorProfile, style, rules.Prefix)
-	ctx.table.writer = tablewriter.NewWriter(ctx.table.styleWriter)
+	renderText(w, ctx.options.ColorProfile, style, rules.Prefix)
+	ctx.table.lipgloss = table.New().StyleFunc(func(row, col int) lipgloss.Style { return cellStyle })
 	return nil
 }
 
+// setBorders sets the borders for the lipgloss table. It uses the default
+// border styles if no custom styles are set.
+func (ctx *RenderContext) setBorders() {
+	// TODO restore ability to use custom tables
+	rules := ctx.options.Styles.Table
+	border := lipgloss.NormalBorder()
+
+	if rules.RowSeparator != nil && rules.ColumnSeparator != nil {
+		border = lipgloss.Border{
+			Top:    *rules.RowSeparator,
+			Bottom: *rules.RowSeparator,
+			Left:   *rules.ColumnSeparator,
+			Right:  *rules.ColumnSeparator,
+			Middle: *rules.CenterSeparator,
+		}
+	}
+	ctx.table.lipgloss.Border(border)
+	ctx.table.lipgloss.BorderTop(false)
+	ctx.table.lipgloss.BorderLeft(false)
+	ctx.table.lipgloss.BorderRight(false)
+	ctx.table.lipgloss.BorderBottom(false)
+}
+
 func (e *TableElement) Finish(w io.Writer, ctx RenderContext) error {
 	rules := ctx.options.Styles.Table
+	ctx.setBorders()
 
-	ctx.table.writer.SetBorders(tablewriter.Border{Left: false, Top: false, Right: false, Bottom: false})
-	if rules.CenterSeparator != nil {
-		ctx.table.writer.SetCenterSeparator(*rules.CenterSeparator)
-	}
-	if rules.ColumnSeparator != nil {
-		ctx.table.writer.SetColumnSeparator(*rules.ColumnSeparator)
-	}
-	if rules.RowSeparator != nil {
-		ctx.table.writer.SetRowSeparator(*rules.RowSeparator)
-	}
+	ow := ctx.blockStack.Current().Block
 
-	ctx.table.writer.Render()
-	ctx.table.writer = nil
+	// TODO should prefix, suffix, and margins etc all be handled in the parent writer?
+	ow.Write([]byte(ctx.table.lipgloss.Render()))
+	renderText(ow, ctx.options.ColorProfile, ctx.blockStack.With(rules.StylePrimitive), rules.Suffix)
+	renderText(ow, ctx.options.ColorProfile, ctx.blockStack.Current().Style.StylePrimitive, rules.BlockSuffix)
 
-	renderText(ctx.table.styleWriter, ctx.options.ColorProfile, ctx.blockStack.With(rules.StylePrimitive), rules.Suffix)
-	renderText(ctx.table.styleWriter, ctx.options.ColorProfile, ctx.blockStack.Current().Style.StylePrimitive, rules.BlockSuffix)
-	return ctx.table.styleWriter.Close()
+	ctx.table.lipgloss = nil
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (e *TableRowElement) Finish(w io.Writer, ctx RenderContext) error {
-	if ctx.table.writer == nil {
+	if ctx.table.lipgloss == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
+	if len(ctx.table.row) == 0 {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("got an empty row %#v", ctx.table.row))
+	}
 
-	ctx.table.writer.Append(ctx.table.cell)
-	ctx.table.cell = []string{}
+	ctx.table.lipgloss.Row(ctx.table.row...)
+	ctx.table.row = []string{}
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (e *TableHeadElement) Finish(w io.Writer, ctx RenderContext) error {
-	if ctx.table.writer == nil {
+	if ctx.table.lipgloss == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	ctx.table.writer.SetHeader(ctx.table.header)
-	ctx.table.header = []string{}
+	ctx.table.lipgloss.Headers(ctx.table.headers...)
+	ctx.table.headers = []string{}
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (e *TableCellElement) Render(w io.Writer, ctx RenderContext) error {
+	// Style the text
+	var tmp bytes.Buffer
+	renderText(&tmp, ctx.options.ColorProfile, ctx.options.Styles.Table.StylePrimitive, e.Text)
+
+	// Append to the current row
 	if e.Head {
-		ctx.table.header = append(ctx.table.header, e.Text)
+		ctx.table.headers = append(ctx.table.headers, tmp.String())
 	} else {
-		ctx.table.cell = append(ctx.table.cell, e.Text)
+		ctx.table.row = append(ctx.table.row, tmp.String())
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c2bb724b..a3a0eeb9 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 module github.com/charmbracelet/glamour
 
-go 1.17
+go 1.18
 
 require (
 	github.com/alecthomas/chroma/v2 v2.8.0
+	github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss v0.10.0
 	github.com/microcosm-cc/bluemonday v1.0.25
 	github.com/muesli/reflow v0.3.0
 	github.com/muesli/termenv v0.15.2
-	github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter v0.0.5
 	github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.5.4
 	github.com/yuin/goldmark-emoji v1.0.2
 )
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/dlclark/regexp2 v1.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/gorilla/css v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.2.0 // indirect
-	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.18 // indirect
-	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.14 // indirect
-	github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.15 // indirect
+	github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.4.7 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.12.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.10.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.18.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 0be03021..1f80e860 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,83 +1,43 @@
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