Tables

HTML Tables

Try it Yourself - Examples

Table borders
How to specify different table borders.

(You can find more examples at the bottom of this page).

HTML Tables

Tables are defined with the <table> tag.

A table is divided into rows (with the <tr> tag), and each row is divided into data cells (with the <td> tag). td stands for "table data," and holds the content of a data cell. A <td> tag can contain text, links, images, lists, forms, other tables, etc.

Table Example

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HTML Tables and the Border Attribute

If you do not specify a border attribute, the table will be displayed without borders. Sometimes this can be useful, but most of the time, we want the borders to show.

<table border="1"> <tr> <td>Row 1, cell 1</td> <td>Row 1, cell 2</td> </tr> </table>

HTML Table Headers

Header information in a table are defined with the <th> tag.

All major browsers will display the text in the <th> element as bold and centered.

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More Examples

Table headers
How to create table headers.

Table with a caption
How to add a caption to a table.

Table cells that span more than one row/column
How to define table cells that span more than one row or one column.

Tags inside a table
How to display elements inside other elements.

Cell padding
How to use cellpadding to create more white space between the cell content and its borders.

Cell spacing
How to use cellspacing to increase the distance between the cells.

The frame attribute
How to use the "frame" attribute to control the borders around the table.

HTML Table Tags