HTML <table> Tag

Description

The <table> HTML element serves as a container for elements that define the contents of the table. Any table consists of rows and cells, which are specified using the <tr> and <td> elements. The following elements are allowed inside the <table> : <caption>, <col>, <colgroup>, <tbody>, <td>, <tfoot>, <th>, <thead> and <tr>.

Properties

Permitted Parents: Any element that accepts flow content
Content: An optional <caption>, zero or more <col> or <colgroup> tags, optional <thead> and <tfoot>, zero or more <tbody> tags and at least one <tr>
Start/End Tags: Start tag: required, End tag: required

Example

HTML

<table border="1">

  <tr>

    <td>Cat</td>

    <td>Dog</td>

  </tr>

  <tr>

    <td>Mouse</td>

    <td>Bird</td>

  </tr>

</table>

Result

Editor

Attributes

None

Global Attributes

The <table> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML5

Event Attributes

The <table> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML5

Browser Support

The following table will show you the current browser support for the HTML <table> tag.

Desktop

12	1	1	12.1	1

Tablets / Mobile

18	4	12.1	1	1	4.4

Last updated by CSSPortal on: 30th March 2024

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