HTML <td> Tag

Description

The <td> HTML tag, which stands for "table data," is an essential element used within HTML tables to define individual data cells within rows. It is typically used in conjunction with the <tr> (table row) and <th> (table header) tags to create structured and organized tabular data on web pages. Each 'td' element represents a single cell in a table and contains the actual content or data that is displayed within that cell. Tables are widely used for presenting data in a grid-like format, such as in spreadsheets or lists, making <td> tags fundamental for structuring and formatting information on websites.

Properties

Permitted Parents: A <tr> element
Content: Block, inline and text
Start/End Tags: Start tag: required, End tag: required

Example

HTML

<table border="1">

  <tr>

    <th>Animal</th>

    <th>Color</th>

  </tr>

  <tr>

    <td>Mouse</td>

    <td>White</td>

  </tr>

</table>

Result

Attributes

Attribute	Definition
headers	Specifies the table headers related to a cell
scope	Defines a way to associate header cells and data cells in a table
abbr	Specifies an abbreviated version of the content in a cell
axis	Categorizes cells
rowspan	Sets the number of rows a cell should span
colspan	Specifies the number of columns a cell should span
nowrap	Specifies that the content inside a cell should not wrap
width	Specifies the width of a cell
height	Sets the height of a cell
bgcolor	Background color of the td.
align	Visual alignment. Possible values: left center right justify char
valign	Vertical alignment. Possible values: top middle bottom baseline
char	Specifies a character to use for aligning text to. Used when align=char.
charoff	Specifies an alignment offset (either in pixels or percentage value) against the first character as specified with the char attribute. Used when align=char