HTML <table> tag
Example
A simple HTML table, containing two columns and two rows:
<table border="1">
<tr>
<th>Month</th>
<th>Savings</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>January</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
</table> |
Try it yourself! (more examples at the bottom of this page)
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Definition and Usage
The <table> tag defines an HTML table.
A simple HTML table consists of the table element and one or more
tr, th, and
td elements.
The tr element defines a table row, the th element defines a table header,
and the td element defines a table cell.
A more complex HTML table may also include caption, col, colgroup, thead,
tfoot, and tbody elements.
Browser Support
The <table> tag is supported in all major browsers.
Differences Between HTML and XHTML
The "align" and "bgcolor" attributes of the table element were
deprecated in HTML 4.01, and are not supported in XHTML 1.0 Strict DTD.
Optional Attributes
DTD indicates in which DTD the attribute is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset.
| Attribute |
Value |
Description |
DTD |
| align |
left
center
right |
Deprecated. Use styles instead.
Specifies the alignment of a table according to surrounding text |
TF |
| bgcolor |
rgb(x,x,x)
#xxxxxx
colorname |
Deprecated. Use styles instead.
Specifies the background color for a table |
TF |
| border |
pixels |
Specifies the width of the borders around a table |
STF |
| cellpadding |
pixels |
Specifies the space between the cell wall and the cell
content |
STF |
| cellspacing |
pixels |
Specifies the space between cells |
STF |
| frame |
void
above
below
hsides
lhs
rhs
vsides
box
border |
Specifies which parts of the outside borders that should be visible |
STF |
| rules |
none
groups
rows
cols
all |
Specifies which parts of the inside borders that should be
visible |
STF |
| summary |
text |
Specifies a summary of the content of a table |
STF |
| width |
pixels
% |
Specifies the width of a table |
STF |
Standard Attributes
| id, class, title, style, dir, lang, xml:lang |
For a full description, go to Standard
Attributes.
Event Attributes
| onclick, ondblclick, onmousedown, onmouseup, onmouseover, onmousemove, onmouseout, onkeypress, onkeydown, onkeyup |
For a full description, go to Event Attributes.
Try-It-Yourself Demos
Tables
How to create simple HTML tables.
Table borders
HTML tables with different borders.
Table headers
How to create table headers.
Empty cells
How to use " " to handle cells that have no content.
Table with a caption
An HTML table with a caption.
Table cells that span more than one row/column
How to define table cells that span more than one row or one column.
Tags inside a
table
How to display elements inside other elements.
Cell padding
How to use cellpadding to create more white space between the cell content and
its borders.
Cell spacing
How to use cellspacing to increase the distance between the cells.
Add a background color or a background image to a table
How to add a background to a table.
The frame attribute
How to use the "frame" attribute to control the borders around the table.
The frame and border attributes
How to use the "frame" and "border" attributes to control the borders around the table.
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