diff --git a/src/ux/table.ts b/src/ux/table.ts
index c7790819..a3e67c9b 100644
--- a/src/ux/table.ts
+++ b/src/ux/table.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  * For full license text, see LICENSE.txt file in the repo root or https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause
  */
 import { TableOptions } from '@oclif/table';
+import { env } from '@salesforce/kit';
 
 type Column<T extends Record<string, unknown>> = {
   extended: boolean;
@@ -56,3 +57,48 @@ export function convertToNewTableAPI<T extends Record<string, unknown>>(
 
   return { data: d, title: options?.title, borderStyle: 'headers-only-with-underline', columns: cols };
 }
+
+export function getDefaults<T extends Record<string, unknown>>(options: TableOptions<T>): Partial<TableOptions<T>> {
+  const borderStyles = [
+    'all',
+    'headers-only-with-outline',
+    'headers-only-with-underline',
+    'headers-only',
+    'horizontal-with-outline',
+    'horizontal',
+    'none',
+    'outline',
+    'vertical-with-outline',
+    'vertical',
+  ];
+
+  const defaultStyle = 'vertical-with-outline';
+  const determineBorderStyle = (): TableOptions<T>['borderStyle'] => {
+    const envVar = env.getString('SF_TABLE_BORDER_STYLE', defaultStyle);
+    if (borderStyles.includes(envVar)) {
+      return envVar as TableOptions<T>['borderStyle'];
+    }
+
+    return defaultStyle;
+  };
+
+  const overflowOptions = ['wrap', 'truncate', 'truncate-middle', 'truncate-start', 'truncate-end'];
+  const determineOverflow = (): TableOptions<T>['overflow'] => {
+    const envVar = env.getString('SF_TABLE_OVERFLOW');
+    if (envVar && overflowOptions.includes(envVar)) {
+      return envVar as TableOptions<T>['overflow'];
+    }
+
+    return options.overflow;
+  };
+
+  return {
+    borderStyle: determineBorderStyle(),
+    noStyle: env.getBoolean('SF_NO_TABLE_STYLE', false),
+    headerOptions: {
+      ...options.headerOptions,
+      formatter: 'capitalCase',
+    },
+    overflow: determineOverflow(),
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/ux/ux.ts b/src/ux/ux.ts
index 51c11af3..7e1f0805 100644
--- a/src/ux/ux.ts
+++ b/src/ux/ux.ts
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ import ansis from 'ansis';
 import { ux } from '@oclif/core';
 import { AnyJson } from '@salesforce/ts-types';
 import terminalLink from 'terminal-link';
-import { printTable, TableOptions } from '@oclif/table';
-import { env } from '@salesforce/kit';
+import { makeTable, printTable, TableOptions } from '@oclif/table';
 import { UxBase } from './base.js';
 import { Spinner } from './spinner.js';
 import styledObject from './styledObject.js';
+import { getDefaults } from './table.js';
 
 /**
  * UX methods for plugins. Automatically suppress console output if outputEnabled is set to false.
@@ -76,54 +76,28 @@ export class Ux extends UxBase {
    * @param options Table properties
    */
   public table<T extends Record<string, unknown>>(options: TableOptions<T>): void {
-    const borderStyles = [
-      'all',
-      'headers-only-with-outline',
-      'headers-only-with-underline',
-      'headers-only',
-      'horizontal-with-outline',
-      'horizontal',
-      'none',
-      'outline',
-      'vertical-with-outline',
-      'vertical',
-    ];
-
-    const defaultStyle = 'vertical-with-outline';
-    const determineBorderStyle = (): TableOptions<T>['borderStyle'] => {
-      const envVar = env.getString('SF_TABLE_BORDER_STYLE', defaultStyle);
-      if (borderStyles.includes(envVar)) {
-        return envVar as TableOptions<T>['borderStyle'];
-      }
-
-      return defaultStyle;
-    };
-
-    const overflowOptions = ['wrap', 'truncate', 'truncate-middle', 'truncate-start', 'truncate-end'];
-    const determineOverflow = (): TableOptions<T>['overflow'] => {
-      const envVar = env.getString('SF_TABLE_OVERFLOW');
-      if (envVar && overflowOptions.includes(envVar)) {
-        return envVar as TableOptions<T>['overflow'];
-      }
-
-      return options.overflow;
-    };
-
     this.maybeNoop(() =>
       printTable({
         ...options,
-        // Don't allow anyone to override these properties
-        borderStyle: determineBorderStyle(),
-        noStyle: env.getBoolean('SF_NO_TABLE_STYLE', false),
-        headerOptions: {
-          ...options.headerOptions,
-          formatter: 'capitalCase',
-        },
-        overflow: determineOverflow(),
+        ...getDefaults<T>(options),
       })
     );
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Return a string rendering of a table.
+   *
+   * @param options Table properties
+   * @returns string rendering of a table
+   */
+  // eslint-disable-next-line class-methods-use-this
+  public makeTable<T extends Record<string, unknown>>(options: TableOptions<T>): string {
+    return makeTable({
+      ...options,
+      ...getDefaults<T>(options),
+    });
+  }
+
   /**
    * Display a url to the console. This will be automatically suppressed if output is disabled.
    *
diff --git a/test/unit/ux/ux.test.ts b/test/unit/ux/ux.test.ts
index 1344e04f..8bfca9c8 100644
--- a/test/unit/ux/ux.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/ux/ux.test.ts
@@ -31,10 +31,9 @@ describe('Ux', () => {
         const ux = new Ux();
         ux.table({ data: [{ key: 'foo', value: 'bar' }], title: 'Title' });
       });
-      expect(stdout.replaceAll(' \n', '\n').trimEnd()).to.equal(`Title
- Key  Value
-------------
- foo  bar`);
+      expect(stdout).to.include('Title');
+      expect(stdout).to.match(/Key.+Value/);
+      expect(stdout).to.match(/foo.+bar/);
     });
 
     it('should not log anything if output is not enabled', async () => {
@@ -53,10 +52,9 @@ describe('Ux', () => {
         const opts = convertToNewTableAPI([{ key: 'foo', value: 'bar' }], { key: {}, value: {} }, { title: 'Title' });
         ux.table(opts);
       });
-      expect(stdout.replaceAll(' \n', '\n').trimEnd()).to.equal(`Title
- Key  Value
-------------
- foo  bar`);
+      expect(stdout).to.include('Title');
+      expect(stdout).to.match(/Key.+Value/);
+      expect(stdout).to.match(/foo.+bar/);
     });
 
     it('should not log anything if output is not enabled', async () => {