HTML <td> tag
Example
A simple HTML table, containing two columns and two rows:
<table border="1">
<tr>
<th>Month</th>
<th>Savings</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>January</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
</table> |
 (more examples at the bottom of this page) |
Definition and Usage
The <td> tag defines a standard cell in an HTML table.
An HTML table has two kinds of cells:
- Header cells - contains header information (created with the
th element)
- Standard cells - contains data (created with the td element)
The text in a th element is bold and centered.
The text in a td element is regular and left-aligned.
Browser Support
The <td> tag is supported in all major browsers.
Differences Between HTML and XHTML
The "bgcolor", "height", "width", and "nowrap" attributes of the td element were deprecated
in HTML 4.01, and are not supported in XHTML 1.0 Strict DTD.
Tips and Notes
Tip: Use the colspan and rowspan attributes to let the content span over multiple columns or rows!
Optional Attributes
DTD indicates in which DTD the attribute is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset.
| Attribute |
Value |
Description |
DTD |
| abbr |
text |
Specifies an abbreviated version of the content in a cell |
STF |
| align |
left
right
center
justify
char |
Aligns the
content in a cell |
STF |
| axis |
category_name |
Categorizes cells |
STF |
| bgcolor |
rgb(x,x,x)
#xxxxxx
colorname |
Deprecated. Use styles instead.
Specifies a background color for a cell |
TF |
| char |
character |
Aligns the content in a cell to a character |
STF |
| charoff |
number |
Sets the number of characters the content will be aligned
from the character specified by the char attribute |
STF |
| colspan |
number |
Specifies the number of columns a cell should span |
STF |
| headers |
headercells'_id |
Specifies the table headers related to a cell |
STF |
| height |
pixels
% |
Deprecated. Use styles instead.
Sets the height of a cell |
TF |
| nowrap |
nowrap |
Deprecated. Use styles instead.
Specifies that the content inside a cell should not wrap |
TF |
| rowspan |
number |
Sets the number of rows a cell should span |
STF |
| scope |
col
colgroup
row
rowgroup |
Defines a way to associate header cells and data cells in a
table |
STF |
| valign |
top
middle
bottom
baseline |
Vertical aligns the
content in a cell |
STF |
| width |
pixels
% |
Deprecated. Use styles instead.
Specifies the width of a cell |
TF |
Standard Attributes
The <td> tag supports the following standard attributes:
| Attribute |
Value |
Description |
DTD |
| class |
classname |
Specifies a classname for an element |
STF |
| dir |
rtl
ltr |
Specifies the text direction
for the content in an element |
STF |
| id |
id |
Specifies a unique id for an element |
STF |
| lang |
language_code |
Specifies a language code for the content in an element |
STF |
| style |
style_definition |
Specifies an inline style for an element |
STF |
| title |
text |
Specifies extra information about an element |
STF |
| xml:lang |
language_code |
Specifies a language code for the content in an element, in
XHTML documents |
STF |
More information about Standard Attributes.
Event Attributes
The <td> tag supports the following event attributes:
| Attribute |
Value |
Description |
DTD |
| onclick |
script |
Script to be run on a mouse click |
STF |
| ondblclick |
script |
Script to be run on a mouse double-click |
STF |
| onmousedown |
script |
Script to be run when mouse button is pressed |
STF |
| onmousemove |
script |
Script to be run when mouse pointer moves |
STF |
| onmouseout |
script |
Script to be run when mouse pointer moves out of an
element |
STF |
| onmouseover |
script |
Script to be run when mouse pointer moves over an
element |
STF |
| onmouseup |
script |
Script to be run when mouse button is released |
STF |
| onkeydown |
script |
Script to be run when a key is pressed |
STF |
| onkeypress |
script |
Script to be run when a key is pressed and released |
STF |
| onkeyup |
script |
Script to be run when a key is released |
STF |
More information about Event Attributes.
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Try it Yourself - Examples |
Table borders
HTML tables with different borders.
Table headers
How to create table headers.
Empty cells
How to use " " to handle cells that have no content.
Table with a caption
An HTML table with a caption.
Tags inside a
table
How to display elements inside other elements.
Cells that span more than one row/column
How to define table cells that span more than one row or one column.
Cellpadding
How to use cellpadding to create more white space between the cell content and
its borders.
Cellspacing
How to use cellspacing to increase the distance between the cells.
Add a background color or a background image to a table
How to add a background to a table.
The frame attribute
How to use the "frame" attribute to control the borders around the table.
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