How do I comment out HTML code

I’m trying to comment out code on a page. I’ve looked at
https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Commenting_Code
but these methods didn’t work.

For instance, I want to temporarily remove a table:
<table style=”height: 156px; text-align: left;” border=”0″ cellpadding=”8″ width=”595″>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style=”border: 1px solid #b8c0b5; background-color: #e6e6de;”><span style=”font-size: medium;”>Foo</span></p>
<div>
<p style=”text-align: left;”>StuffBar</p>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

If I put in the usual <!– before the table and –> after, all the HTML after the <!– disappears from the rendered page (what a visitor sees) except for the –>, which is displayed to site visitors. I’ve tried commenting out each line of code but it still didn’t work. I’ve also tried using // and /*.

This is on a page, not in a comment, theme, or style sheet. The site is https://www.rlweiner.com