table HTML Tag

HTML tables are wrapped by the <table> starting and </table> closing tag. These tags are mandatory elements of HTML tables which also need to contain at least one <tr>, <th>, and <td> elements.

Syntax

<table>
  <tr>
    <td>cell</td>
  </tr>
</table>

Every major web browser supports the table tag, but it's recommended to use structured div tags instead, because HTML tables can't be made responsive very easily.

<table>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <td>Model</td>
      <td>Price</td>
      <td>Range</td>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>Model S</td>
      <td>$83,900</td>
      <td>651 km</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Model 3</td>
      <td>$42,900</td>
      <td>437 km</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Model X</td>
      <td>$99,990</td>
      <td>564 km</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Model Y</td>
      <td>$54,990</td>
      <td>531 km</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

<table border="5" cellpadding="5px"
       cellspacing="5px" bgcolor="#fff0f0" 
       width="250" height="200"
       style="vertical-align: middle;
       text-align: center;">
  <tr>
    <td>Centered text</td>
  </tr>
</table>

HTML Table Tag Attributes

The HTML <table> tag also supports the following additional attributes which are all considered to be deprecated and it's recommended to use CSS styles instead.

Besides the attributes listed below, table tags support global attributes: accesskey, class, contenteditable, data-*, dir, draggable, hidden, id, lang, spellcheck, style, tabindex, title, translate

1. abbr – string: Defines an abbreviated version of the content in the element.
2. align – right, left, center, justify, char: Visual alignment of elements contained inside.
3. bgcolor – rgb(255,255,255), #FF00FF, colorname: Background color of the table.
4. border – numeric value in pixels: Sets the border width. 0 means no border.
5. cellpadding – pixels or %: Specifies the space between the cell borders and their contents.
6. cellspacing – pixels or %: Specifies the space between cells.
7. frame – void, above, below, hsides, lhs, rhs, vsides, box, border: Used in conjunction with the border attribute, specifies which side of the frame that makes up the border surrounding the table is displayed.
8. rules – none, groups, rows, cols, all: Used in conjunction with the border attribute, specifies which rules appear between the cells of the table.
9. summary – text: The summary of the content.
10. width – pixels or %: The width of the table.

HTML Table Generator

Use the online HTML table generator below to create and style a new table according to your needs. Click a cell to get the code for the desired size.