HTML5 <table> Tag

Example

A simple HTML table, containing two columns and two rows:

<table>
<tr>
    <th>Month</th>
    <th>Savings</th>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>January</td>
    <td>500$</td>
</tr>
</table>

Definition and Usage

The <table> tag defines an HTML table.

A simple HTML table consists of the table element and one or more tr, th, and td elements.

The tr element defines a table row, the th element defines a table header, and the td element defines a table cell.

A more complex HTML table may also include caption, col, colgroup, thead, tfoot, and tbody elements.

Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

Only the "summary" attribute is supported in HTML5.

Tips and Notes

Note: You should try not to use the "summary" attribute. If the information in the "summary" attribute is important, you should use a table caption or add a text paragraph before and/or after the table.

Attributes

Attribute	Value	Description
border	pixels	Not supported in HTML5
cellpadding	pixels	Not supported in HTML5
cellspacing	pixels	Not supported in HTML5
frame	void above below hsides lhs rhs vsides box border	Not supported in HTML5
rules	none groups rows cols all	Not supported in HTML5
summary	text	Specifies a summary of the content of a table
width	pixels %	Not supported in HTML5

Standard Attributes

The <table> tag also supports the Standard Attributes in HTML5.

Event Attributes

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

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