diff --git a/docs/parsers/universal.md b/docs/parsers/universal.md
index a1c62688..f360f875 100644
--- a/docs/parsers/universal.md
+++ b/docs/parsers/universal.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jc - JSON CLI output utility universal Parsers
 ### simple\_table\_parse
 
 ```python
-def simple_table_parse(data)
+def simple_table_parse(data: List[str]) -> List[Dict]
 ```
 
 Parse simple tables. The last column may contain data with spaces.
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Returns:
 ### sparse\_table\_parse
 
 ```python
-def sparse_table_parse(data, delim='\u2063')
+def sparse_table_parse(data: List[str], delim: Optional[str] = '\u2063') -> List[Dict]
 ```
 
 Parse tables with missing column data or with spaces in column data.
diff --git a/jc/parsers/universal.py b/jc/parsers/universal.py
index 9d1bfa64..22bf2705 100644
--- a/jc/parsers/universal.py
+++ b/jc/parsers/universal.py
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 
 
 import string
+from typing import List, Dict, Optional
 
 
-def simple_table_parse(data):
+def simple_table_parse(data: List[str]) -> List[Dict]:
     """
     Parse simple tables. The last column may contain data with spaces.
 
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ def simple_table_parse(data):
     return raw_output
 
 
-def sparse_table_parse(data, delim='\u2063'):
+def sparse_table_parse(data: List[str], delim: Optional[str] ='\u2063') -> List[Dict]:
     """
     Parse tables with missing column data or with spaces in column data.