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HTML <tr> tag


Definition and Usage

Defines a row in a table.


Differences Between HTML and XHTML

The "bgcolor" attribute of the tr element were deprecated in HTML 4.01.

The "bgcolor" attribute of the tr element are not supported in XHTML 1.0 Strict DTD.


Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The tag is supported in all major browsers.


Example

Source Output
<table border = "1">
<tr>
<td>Cell A</td>
<td>Cell B</td>
</tr>
</table>
Cell A Cell B


Optional Attributes

DTD indicates in which DTD the attribute is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset.

Attribute Value Description DTD
align right
left
center
justify
char
Defines the text alignment in cells STF
bgcolor rgb(x,x,x)
#xxxxxx
colorname
Specifies the background color of the table cell. Deprecated. Use styles instead. TF
char character Specifies which character to align text on.

Note: Only used if align="char"!

STF
charoff pixels
%
Specifies the alignment offset to the first character to align on.

Note: Only used if align="char"!

STF
valign top
middle
bottom
baseline
Specifies the vertical text alignment in cells STF

Standard Attributes

id, class, title, style, dir, lang, xml:lang

For a full description, go to Standard Attributes.

Event Attributes

onclick, ondblclick, onmousedown, onmouseup, onmouseover, onmousemove, onmouseout, onkeypress, onkeydown, onkeyup

For a full description, go to Event Attributes.


Try-It-Yourself Demos

Tables
How to create tables in an HTML document.

Table borders
Different table borders.

Table with no borders
A table with no borders.

Headings in a table
How to display table headers.

Empty cells
How to use "&nbsp;" to handle cells that have no content.

Table with a caption
A table with a caption.

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.

Add a background color or a background image to a table
How to add a background to a table.

Add a background color or a background image to a table cell
How to add a background to one or more table cells.

Align the content in a table cell
How to use the "align" attribute to align the content of cells.

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

The frame and border attributes
How to use the "frame" and "border" attributes to control the borders around the table.





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