HTML Tables

Tables

Tables are defined with the

tag. A table is divided into rows (with the tag), and each row is divided into data cells (with the , and elements are seldom used, because of bad browser support. Expect this to change in future versions of XHTML.

Table Tags

tag). The letters td stands for "table data," which is the content of a data cell. A data cell can contain text, images, lists, paragraphs, forms, horizontal rules, tables, etc. row 1, cell 1 row 1, cell 2 row 2, cell 1 row 2, cell 2 How it looks in a browser: row 1, cell 1 row 1, cell 2 row 2, cell 1 row 2, cell 2 Tables and the Border Attribute If you do not specify a border attribute the table will be displayed without any borders. Sometimes this can be useful, but most of the time, you want the borders to show. To display a table with borders, you will have to use the border attribute: Row 1, cell 1 Row 1, cell 2 Headings in a Table Headings in a table are defined with the

tag. Heading Another Heading row 1, cell 1 row 1, cell 2 row 2, cell 1 row 2, cell 2 How it looks in a browser: Heading Another Heading row 1, cell 1 row 1, cell 2 row 2, cell 1 row 2, cell 2 Empty Cells in a Table Table cells with no content are not displayed very well in most browsers. row 1, cell 1 row 1, cell 2 row 2, cell 1 How it looks in a browser: row 1, cell 1 row 1, cell 2 row 2, cell 1 Note that the borders around the empty table cell are missing (NB! Mozilla Firefox displays the border). To avoid this, add a non-breaking space ( ) to empty data cells, to make the borders visible: row 1, cell 1 row 1, cell 2 row 2, cell 1 How it looks in a browser: row 1, cell 1 row 1, cell 2 row 2, cell 1 Basic Notes - Useful Tips The

Tag

Description

Defines a table Defines a table header Defines a table row Defines a table cell Defines a table caption Defines groups of table columns Defines the attribute values for one or more columns in a table Defines a table head Defines a table body Defines a table footer mixx it Enter your search terms Submit search form URL Submitter - Submit your URL to Search engines and Directories for FREE! FEEDJIT Live Traffic Feed