HTML <table> tag

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HTML <table> tag

The <table> tag specifies an HTML table.

A basic HTML table contains the following child elements.

  1. table row (<tr>)
  2. header cell (<th>)
  3. data cell (<td>)

A complex HTML table may also include the following child elements.

  1. caption (<caption>)
  2. column (<col>)
  3. column group (<colgroup>)
  4. table header (<thead>)
  5. table body (<tbody>)
  6. table footer (<tfoot>)

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <table> <tr> <th>S.No</th> <th>Name</th> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Brendan</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Eich</td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>
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Attributes

There is no special attributes for <table> tag. Only Global attributes.

Deprecated Attributes

The following attributes should not be used in any case.

AttributeValueExplanation
align
  • left
  • center
  • right
Specifies how the table must be aligned inside the containing document.
bgcolor
  • color name
  • #RRGGBB
Specifies the background color of a table.
border
  • 1
  • 0
Specifies whether to apply a border for a table or not.
cellpaddingpxSpecifies the space between the content of a cell and its border.
cellspacingpxSpecifies the space between two cells.
frame
  • above
  • below
  • hside
  • vside
  • lhs
  • rhs
  • border
  • box
  • void
Specifies which side of the frame surrounding the table must be displayed.
rules
  • none
  • groups
  • rows
  • columns
  • all
Specifies how the line in the table should appear.
summarytextSpecifies an alternative text that summarizes the content of the table.
widthpx / %Specifies the width of the table.

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