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.

table row (<tr>)
header cell (<th>)
data cell (<td>)

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

caption (<caption>)
column (<col>)
column group (<colgroup>)
table header (<thead>)
table body (<tbody>)
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.

Attribute	Value	Explanation
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.
cellpadding	px	Specifies the space between the content of a cell and its border.
cellspacing	px	Specifies 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.
summary	text	Specifies an alternative text that summarizes the content of the table.
width	px / %	Specifies the width of the table.