diff --git a/doc-build/md060.md b/doc-build/md060.md
index 4adc754e..0cff46bc 100644
--- a/doc-build/md060.md
+++ b/doc-build/md060.md
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ analyzed to see if it satisfies any supported style. If so, no errors are
 reported. If not, errors are be reported for whichever style would produce the
 *fewest* errors (i.e., whichever style is the closest match).
 
-Note: Pipe alignment for the `aligned` style is based on character count, so
-wide characters and multi-character encodings can produce unexpected results.
+Note: Pipe alignment for the `aligned` style is based on ...
 The following table is correctly aligned based on character count, though some
 editors render the emoji wider:
 
@@ -48,8 +47,8 @@ editors render the emoji wider:
 ```markdown
 | Response | Emoji |
 | -------- | ----- |
-| Yes      | ✅     |
-| No       | ❎     |
+| Yes      | ✅    |
+| No       | ❎    |
 ```
 
 <!-- markdownlint-restore -->
diff --git a/doc/Rules.md b/doc/Rules.md
index e938844a..5cbbe072 100644
--- a/doc/Rules.md
+++ b/doc/Rules.md
@@ -2696,6 +2696,8 @@ Parameters:
 
 - `style`: Table column style (`string`, default `any`, values `aligned` /
   `any` / `compact` / `tight`)
+- `wide_character`: RegExp for matching wide character(s) (`string`, default
+  `undefined`)
 
 This rule is triggered when the column separators of a
 [GitHub Flavored Markdown table][gfm-table-060] are used inconsistently.
@@ -2736,8 +2738,7 @@ analyzed to see if it satisfies any supported style. If so, no errors are
 reported. If not, errors are be reported for whichever style would produce the
 *fewest* errors (i.e., whichever style is the closest match).
 
-Note: Pipe alignment for the `aligned` style is based on character count, so
-wide characters and multi-character encodings can produce unexpected results.
+Note: Pipe alignment for the `aligned` style is based on ...
 The following table is correctly aligned based on character count, though some
 editors render the emoji wider:
 
@@ -2747,8 +2748,8 @@ editors render the emoji wider:
 ```markdown
 | Response | Emoji |
 | -------- | ----- |
-| Yes      | ✅     |
-| No       | ❎     |
+| Yes      | ✅    |
+| No       | ❎    |
 ```
 
 <!-- markdownlint-restore -->
diff --git a/doc/md060.md b/doc/md060.md
index 3bae44b8..e2adbf3b 100644
--- a/doc/md060.md
+++ b/doc/md060.md
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ Parameters:
 
 - `style`: Table column style (`string`, default `any`, values `aligned` /
   `any` / `compact` / `tight`)
+- `wide_character`: RegExp for matching wide character(s) (`string`, default
+  `undefined`)
 
 This rule is triggered when the column separators of a
 [GitHub Flavored Markdown table][gfm-table-060] are used inconsistently.
@@ -48,8 +50,7 @@ analyzed to see if it satisfies any supported style. If so, no errors are
 reported. If not, errors are be reported for whichever style would produce the
 *fewest* errors (i.e., whichever style is the closest match).
 
-Note: Pipe alignment for the `aligned` style is based on character count, so
-wide characters and multi-character encodings can produce unexpected results.
+Note: Pipe alignment for the `aligned` style is based on ...
 The following table is correctly aligned based on character count, though some
 editors render the emoji wider:
 
@@ -59,8 +60,8 @@ editors render the emoji wider:
 ```markdown
 | Response | Emoji |
 | -------- | ----- |
-| Yes      | ✅     |
-| No       | ❎     |
+| Yes      | ✅    |
+| No       | ❎    |
 ```
 
 <!-- markdownlint-restore -->
diff --git a/lib/configuration-strict.d.ts b/lib/configuration-strict.d.ts
index 563e22ed..bb1fce10 100644
--- a/lib/configuration-strict.d.ts
+++ b/lib/configuration-strict.d.ts
@@ -2281,6 +2281,10 @@ export interface ConfigurationStrict {
          * Table column style
          */
         style?: "any" | "aligned" | "compact" | "tight";
+        /**
+         * RegExp for matching wide character(s)
+         */
+        wide_character?: string;
       };
   /**
    * MD060/table-column-style : Table column style : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.39.0/doc/md060.md
@@ -2301,6 +2305,10 @@ export interface ConfigurationStrict {
          * Table column style
          */
         style?: "any" | "aligned" | "compact" | "tight";
+        /**
+         * RegExp for matching wide character(s)
+         */
+        wide_character?: string;
       };
   /**
    * headings : MD001, MD003, MD018, MD019, MD020, MD021, MD022, MD023, MD024, MD025, MD026, MD036, MD041, MD043
diff --git a/lib/md060.mjs b/lib/md060.mjs
index f6b95785..cac49744 100644
--- a/lib/md060.mjs
+++ b/lib/md060.mjs
@@ -4,8 +4,46 @@ import { filterByTypes } from "../helpers/micromark-helpers.cjs";
 import { filterByTypesCached } from "./cache.mjs";
 
 /** @typedef {import("micromark-extension-gfm-table")} */
+/** @typedef {import("markdownlint").MicromarkToken} MicromarkToken */
 /** @typedef {import("markdownlint").RuleOnErrorInfo} RuleOnErrorInfo */
 
+// See https://unicode.org/reports/tr51/
+const defaultWideCharacterReString = "\\p{RGI_Emoji}";
+
+/**
+ * @typedef Column
+ * @property {number} actual Actual column (1-based)
+ * @property {number} effective Effective column (1-based)
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Gets the effective (adjusted for wide characters) column for an actual column.
+ *
+ * @param {string} line Line of text.
+ * @param {number} column Actual column (1-based).
+ * @param {RegExp} wideRe Wide character RegExp.
+ * @returns {number} Effective column (1-based).
+ */
+function effectiveColumn(line, column, wideRe) {
+  const wideCharacterCount = (line.slice(0, column - 1).match(wideRe) || []).length;
+  return column + wideCharacterCount;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Gets a list of table cell divider columns.
+ *
+ * @param {readonly string[]} lines File/string lines.
+ * @param {MicromarkToken} row Micromark row token.
+ * @param {RegExp} wideRe Wide character RegExp.
+ * @returns {Column[]} Divider columns.
+ */
+function getTableDividerColumns(lines, row, wideRe) {
+  return filterByTypes(
+    row.children,
+    [ "tableCellDivider" ]).map((divider) => ({ "actual": divider.startColumn, "effective": effectiveColumn(lines[row.startLine - 1], divider.startColumn, wideRe) })
+  );
+}
+
 /**
  * Adds a RuleOnErrorInfo object to a list of RuleOnErrorInfo objects.
  *
@@ -33,6 +71,9 @@ export default {
     const styleAlignedAllowed = (style === "any") || (style === "aligned");
     const styleCompactAllowed = (style === "any") || (style === "compact");
     const styleTightAllowed = (style === "any") || (style === "tight");
+    const wideCharacter = params.config.wide_character;
+    const wideCharacterReString = (wideCharacter === undefined) ? defaultWideCharacterReString : wideCharacter;
+    const wideCharacterRe = new RegExp(wideCharacterReString, "gv");
 
     // Scan all tables/rows
     const tables = filterByTypesCached([ "table" ]);
@@ -44,13 +85,13 @@ export default {
       /** @type {RuleOnErrorInfo[]} */
       const errorsIfAligned = [];
       if (styleAlignedAllowed) {
-        const headingDividerColumns = filterByTypes(headingRow.children, [ "tableCellDivider" ]).map((divider) => divider.startColumn);
+        const headingDividerColumns = getTableDividerColumns(params.lines, headingRow, wideCharacterRe);
         for (const row of rows.slice(1)) {
-          const remainingHeadingDividerColumns = new Set(headingDividerColumns);
-          const rowDividerColumns = filterByTypes(row.children, [ "tableCellDivider" ]).map((divider) => divider.startColumn);
+          const remainingHeadingDividerColumns = new Set(headingDividerColumns.map((column) => column.effective));
+          const rowDividerColumns = getTableDividerColumns(params.lines, row, wideCharacterRe);
           for (const dividerColumn of rowDividerColumns) {
-            if ((remainingHeadingDividerColumns.size > 0) && !remainingHeadingDividerColumns.delete(dividerColumn)) {
-              addError(errorsIfAligned, row.startLine, dividerColumn, "Table pipe does not align with heading for style \"aligned\"");
+            if ((remainingHeadingDividerColumns.size > 0) && !remainingHeadingDividerColumns.delete(dividerColumn.effective)) {
+              addError(errorsIfAligned, row.startLine, dividerColumn.actual, "Table pipe does not align with heading for style \"aligned\"");
             }
           }
         }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 13dde923..bdb665ac 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     "build-config": "npm run build-config-schema && npm run build-config-example",
     "build-config-example": "node schema/build-config-example.mjs",
     "build-config-schema": "node schema/build-config-schema.mjs",
-    "build-declaration": "tsc --allowJs --checkJs --declaration --emitDeclarationOnly --module nodenext --outDir dts --rootDir . --target es2015 lib/exports.mjs lib/exports-async.mjs lib/exports-promise.mjs lib/exports-sync.mjs lib/markdownlint.mjs lib/resolve-module.cjs && node scripts/index.mjs copy dts/lib/exports.d.mts lib/exports.d.mts && node scripts/index.mjs copy dts/lib/exports-async.d.mts lib/exports-async.d.mts && node scripts/index.mjs copy dts/lib/exports-promise.d.mts lib/exports-promise.d.mts && node scripts/index.mjs copy dts/lib/exports-sync.d.mts lib/exports-sync.d.mts && node scripts/index.mjs copy dts/lib/markdownlint.d.mts lib/markdownlint.d.mts && node scripts/index.mjs copy dts/lib/resolve-module.d.cts lib/resolve-module.d.cts && node scripts/index.mjs remove dts",
+    "build-declaration": "tsc --allowJs --checkJs --declaration --emitDeclarationOnly --module nodenext --outDir dts --rootDir . --target es2024 lib/exports.mjs lib/exports-async.mjs lib/exports-promise.mjs lib/exports-sync.mjs lib/markdownlint.mjs lib/resolve-module.cjs && node scripts/index.mjs copy dts/lib/exports.d.mts lib/exports.d.mts && node scripts/index.mjs copy dts/lib/exports-async.d.mts lib/exports-async.d.mts && node scripts/index.mjs copy dts/lib/exports-promise.d.mts lib/exports-promise.d.mts && node scripts/index.mjs copy dts/lib/exports-sync.d.mts lib/exports-sync.d.mts && node scripts/index.mjs copy dts/lib/markdownlint.d.mts lib/markdownlint.d.mts && node scripts/index.mjs copy dts/lib/resolve-module.d.cts lib/resolve-module.d.cts && node scripts/index.mjs remove dts",
     "build-demo": "node scripts/index.mjs copy node_modules/markdown-it/dist/markdown-it.min.js demo/markdown-it.min.js && cd demo && webpack --no-stats",
     "build-docs": "node doc-build/build-rules.mjs",
     "ci": "npm-run-all --continue-on-error --parallel build-demo lint serial-config-docs serial-declaration test-cover && git diff --exit-code",
diff --git a/schema/.markdownlint.jsonc b/schema/.markdownlint.jsonc
index 831440ad..2998d2cd 100644
--- a/schema/.markdownlint.jsonc
+++ b/schema/.markdownlint.jsonc
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@
   // MD060/table-column-style : Table column style : https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.39.0/doc/md060.md
   "MD060": {
     // Table column style
-    "style": "any"
+    "style": "any",
+    // RegExp for matching wide character(s)
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/schema/.markdownlint.yaml b/schema/.markdownlint.yaml
index e769041e..b6fa4d70 100644
--- a/schema/.markdownlint.yaml
+++ b/schema/.markdownlint.yaml
@@ -304,3 +304,4 @@ MD059:
 MD060:
   # Table column style
   style: "any"
+  # RegExp for matching wide character(s)
diff --git a/schema/build-config-schema.mjs b/schema/build-config-schema.mjs
index 3b5a7c2b..94713d2a 100644
--- a/schema/build-config-schema.mjs
+++ b/schema/build-config-schema.mjs
@@ -645,6 +645,12 @@ for (const rule of rules) {
         ],
         "default": "any"
       };
+      // @ts-ignore
+      subscheme.properties.wide_character = {
+        "description": "RegExp for matching wide character(s)",
+        "type": "string",
+        "default": undefined
+      };
       break;
     default:
       break;
diff --git a/schema/markdownlint-config-schema-strict.json b/schema/markdownlint-config-schema-strict.json
index f9c0a250..3be0aaff 100644
--- a/schema/markdownlint-config-schema-strict.json
+++ b/schema/markdownlint-config-schema-strict.json
@@ -4701,6 +4701,10 @@
                 "tight"
               ],
               "default": "any"
+            },
+            "wide_character": {
+              "description": "RegExp for matching wide character(s)",
+              "type": "string"
             }
           }
         }
@@ -4747,6 +4751,10 @@
                 "tight"
               ],
               "default": "any"
+            },
+            "wide_character": {
+              "description": "RegExp for matching wide character(s)",
+              "type": "string"
             }
           }
         }
diff --git a/schema/markdownlint-config-schema.json b/schema/markdownlint-config-schema.json
index 91b2bc2f..2213b075 100644
--- a/schema/markdownlint-config-schema.json
+++ b/schema/markdownlint-config-schema.json
@@ -4701,6 +4701,10 @@
                 "tight"
               ],
               "default": "any"
+            },
+            "wide_character": {
+              "description": "RegExp for matching wide character(s)",
+              "type": "string"
             }
           }
         }
@@ -4747,6 +4751,10 @@
                 "tight"
               ],
               "default": "any"
+            },
+            "wide_character": {
+              "description": "RegExp for matching wide character(s)",
+              "type": "string"
             }
           }
         }
diff --git a/test/markdownlint-test.mjs b/test/markdownlint-test.mjs
index f53bf9a0..af0275e3 100644
--- a/test/markdownlint-test.mjs
+++ b/test/markdownlint-test.mjs
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ test("readme", async(t) => {
 });
 
 test("validateJsonUsingConfigSchemaStrict", async(t) => {
-  t.plan(219);
+  t.plan(221);
   // @ts-ignore
   const ajv = new Ajv(ajvOptions);
   const validateSchemaStrict = ajv.compile(configSchemaStrict);
diff --git a/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-scenarios.mjs.md b/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-scenarios.mjs.md
index da599a58..dbc453c7 100644
--- a/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-scenarios.mjs.md
+++ b/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-scenarios.mjs.md
@@ -67803,7 +67803,7 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
           errorContext: null,
           errorDetail: 'Table pipe does not align with heading for style "aligned"',
           errorRange: [
-            19,
+            20,
             1,
           ],
           fixInfo: null,
@@ -67857,9 +67857,9 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
       ␊
       | Response | Emoji |␊
       | -------- | ----- |␊
-      | Yes      | ✅     |␊
-      | No       | ❎     |␊
-      | Oops     | ❌    |␊
+      | Yes      | ✅    |␊
+      | No       | ❎    |␊
+      | Oops     | ❌     |␊
       ␊
       {MD060:-2}␊
       ␊
@@ -72533,6 +72533,174 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
       `,
     }
 
+## table-column-style-wide-characters-custom.md
+
+> Snapshot 1
+
+    {
+      errors: [
+        {
+          errorContext: null,
+          errorDetail: 'Table pipe does not align with heading for style "aligned"',
+          errorRange: [
+            6,
+            1,
+          ],
+          fixInfo: null,
+          lineNumber: 12,
+          ruleDescription: 'Table column style',
+          ruleInformation: 'https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/md060.md',
+          ruleNames: [
+            'MD060',
+            'table-column-style',
+          ],
+          severity: 'error',
+        },
+        {
+          errorContext: null,
+          errorDetail: 'Table pipe does not align with heading for style "aligned"',
+          errorRange: [
+            11,
+            1,
+          ],
+          fixInfo: null,
+          lineNumber: 12,
+          ruleDescription: 'Table column style',
+          ruleInformation: 'https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/md060.md',
+          ruleNames: [
+            'MD060',
+            'table-column-style',
+          ],
+          severity: 'error',
+        },
+        {
+          errorContext: null,
+          errorDetail: 'Table pipe does not align with heading for style "aligned"',
+          errorRange: [
+            11,
+            1,
+          ],
+          fixInfo: null,
+          lineNumber: 13,
+          ruleDescription: 'Table column style',
+          ruleInformation: 'https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/md060.md',
+          ruleNames: [
+            'MD060',
+            'table-column-style',
+          ],
+          severity: 'error',
+        },
+        {
+          errorContext: null,
+          errorDetail: 'Table pipe does not align with heading for style "aligned"',
+          errorRange: [
+            6,
+            1,
+          ],
+          fixInfo: null,
+          lineNumber: 14,
+          ruleDescription: 'Table column style',
+          ruleInformation: 'https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/md060.md',
+          ruleNames: [
+            'MD060',
+            'table-column-style',
+          ],
+          severity: 'error',
+        },
+        {
+          errorContext: null,
+          errorDetail: 'Table pipe does not align with heading for style "aligned"',
+          errorRange: [
+            11,
+            1,
+          ],
+          fixInfo: null,
+          lineNumber: 14,
+          ruleDescription: 'Table column style',
+          ruleInformation: 'https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/md060.md',
+          ruleNames: [
+            'MD060',
+            'table-column-style',
+          ],
+          severity: 'error',
+        },
+      ],
+      fixed: `# Table Column Style - Wide Characters (Custom)␊
+      ␊
+      | NN | W |␊
+      | -- | -- |␊
+      | NN | NN |␊
+      | W | NN |␊
+      | NN | W |␊
+      | W | W |␊
+      | ✅N | NN |␊
+      | NN | ✅N |␊
+      | ✅N | ✅N |␊
+      | WW | NN |␊
+      | NN | WW |␊
+      | WW | WW |␊
+      ␊
+      {MD060:-4} {MD060:-3} {MD060:-2}␊
+      ␊
+      <!-- markdownlint-configure-file {␊
+        "table-column-style": {␊
+          "style": "aligned",␊
+          "wide_character": "[W]"␊
+        }␊
+      } -->␊
+      `,
+    }
+
+## table-column-style-wide-characters.md
+
+> Snapshot 1
+
+    {
+      errors: [],
+      fixed: `# Table Column Style - Wide Characters␊
+      ␊
+      ## Emoji␊
+      ␊
+      | AB | CD |␊
+      | -- | -- |␊
+      | EF | GH |␊
+      | ✅ | KL |␊
+      | MN | ✅ |␊
+      | ✅ | ✅ |␊
+      ␊
+      | ✅ | CD |␊
+      | -- | -- |␊
+      | EF | GH |␊
+      | ✅ | KL |␊
+      | MN | ✅ |␊
+      | ✅ | ✅ |␊
+      ␊
+      | AB | ✅ |␊
+      | -- | -- |␊
+      | EF | GH |␊
+      | ✅ | KL |␊
+      | MN | ✅ |␊
+      | ✅ | ✅ |␊
+      ␊
+      | ✅ | ✅ |␊
+      | -- | -- |␊
+      | EF | GH |␊
+      | ✅ | KL |␊
+      | MN | ✅ |␊
+      | ✅ | ✅ |␊
+      ␊
+      ## CJK␊
+      ␊
+      TODO...␊
+      ␊
+      <!-- markdownlint-configure-file {␊
+        "table-column-style": {␊
+          "style": "aligned"␊
+        }␊
+      } -->␊
+      `,
+    }
+
 ## table-content-with-issues.md
 
 > Snapshot 1
diff --git a/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-scenarios.mjs.snap b/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-scenarios.mjs.snap
index 38d5fd73..db4654b9 100644
Binary files a/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-scenarios.mjs.snap and b/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-scenarios.mjs.snap differ
diff --git a/test/table-column-style-emoji.md b/test/table-column-style-emoji.md
index 58120159..7fc0ffc5 100644
--- a/test/table-column-style-emoji.md
+++ b/test/table-column-style-emoji.md
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 
 | Response | Emoji |
 | -------- | ----- |
-| Yes      | ✅     |
-| No       | ❎     |
-| Oops     | ❌    |
+| Yes      | ✅    |
+| No       | ❎    |
+| Oops     | ❌     |
 
 {MD060:-2}
 
diff --git a/test/table-column-style-wide-characters-custom.md b/test/table-column-style-wide-characters-custom.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d0823836
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/table-column-style-wide-characters-custom.md
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Table Column Style - Wide Characters (Custom)
+
+| NN | W |
+| -- | -- |
+| NN | NN |
+| W | NN |
+| NN | W |
+| W | W |
+| ✅N | NN |
+| NN | ✅N |
+| ✅N | ✅N |
+| WW | NN |
+| NN | WW |
+| WW | WW |
+
+{MD060:-4} {MD060:-3} {MD060:-2}
+
+<!-- markdownlint-configure-file {
+  "table-column-style": {
+    "style": "aligned",
+    "wide_character": "[W]"
+  }
+} -->
diff --git a/test/table-column-style-wide-characters.md b/test/table-column-style-wide-characters.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ee61596a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/table-column-style-wide-characters.md
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# Table Column Style - Wide Characters
+
+## Emoji
+
+| AB | CD |
+| -- | -- |
+| EF | GH |
+| ✅ | KL |
+| MN | ✅ |
+| ✅ | ✅ |
+
+| ✅ | CD |
+| -- | -- |
+| EF | GH |
+| ✅ | KL |
+| MN | ✅ |
+| ✅ | ✅ |
+
+| AB | ✅ |
+| -- | -- |
+| EF | GH |
+| ✅ | KL |
+| MN | ✅ |
+| ✅ | ✅ |
+
+| ✅ | ✅ |
+| -- | -- |
+| EF | GH |
+| ✅ | KL |
+| MN | ✅ |
+| ✅ | ✅ |
+
+## CJK
+
+TODO...
+
+<!-- markdownlint-configure-file {
+  "table-column-style": {
+    "style": "aligned"
+  }
+} -->