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

Attributes

Attribute	Definition
summary	Provides a summary of the table's structure and purpose for non-visual user agents.
align	Visual alignment of the table (i.e. left, center, right). This attribute is deprecated, use CSS instead.
width	Width of the table.
bgcolor	Background color of the table.
frame	Used in conjunction with the border attribute, specifies which side of the frame that makes up the border surrounding the table is displayed. Possible values: void: None are displayed. This value is the default above: Top side of the frame below: Bottom side of the frame hsides: Top and bottom sides vsides: Right and left sides lhs: Left side rhs: Right side box: All sides border: All sides
rules	Used in conjunction with the border attribute, specifies which rules appear between the cells of the table. Possible values: None: None are displayed. This value is the default groups: Rules appear between row groups and column groups rows: Between rows cols: Between columns all: Between all rows and columns
border	Specifies the width of the border around the table. For no border, use 0 (zero).
cellspacing	Specifies the space between cells.
cellpadding	Specifies the space between the cell borders and their contents