CSS caption-side Property - CSS Portal

The caption-side property specifies the position of the table caption with respect to the table box.

Initial valuetop
Applies toTables with a caption
InheritedYes
MediaVisual
Computed valueAs specified
AnimatableNo
CSS VersionCSS2, CSS3
JavaScript syntaxobject.style.captionSide

Formal syntax: top | bottom | inherit

caption-side: top;
caption-side: bottom;

topPositions the caption box above the table box.
bottomPositions the caption box below the table box.

.class {
   caption-side: bottom;
   width: auto;
   text-align: left;
}

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Firefox

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Explorer

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Chrome

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Safari

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Opera

Last updated on 26th March 2014 By Rene Spronk

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