HTML Tables
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HTML tables allow web developers to arrange data into rows and columns.
Example
Company Contact
Alfreds Futterkiste Maria Anders
Centro comercial Moctezuma Francisco Chang
Ernst Handel Roland Mendel
Island Trading Helen Bennett
Laughing Bacchus Winecellars Yoshi Tannamuri
Magazzini Alimentari Riuniti Giovanni Rovelli
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Define an HTML Table
The <table> tag defines an HTML table.
Each table row is defined with a <tr> tag. Each table header is defined with
a <th> tag. Each table data/cell is defined with a <td> tag.
By default, the text in <th> elements are bold and centered.
By default, the text in <td> elements are regular and left-aligned.
Example
A simple HTML table:
<table style="width:100%">
<tr>
<th>Firstname</th>
<th>Lastname</th>
<th>Age</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Jill</td>
<td>Smith</td>
<td>50</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Eve</td>
<td>Jackson</td>
<td>94</td>
</tr>
</table>
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Note: The <td> elements are the data containers of the table.
They can contain all sorts of HTML elements; text, images, lists, other tables,
etc.
HTML Table - Add a Border
To add a border to a table, use the CSS border property:
Example
table, th, td {
border: 1px solid black;
}
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Remember to define borders for both the table and the table cells.
HTML Table - Collapsed Borders
To let the borders collapse into one border, add the CSS border-
collapse property:
Example
table, th, td {
border: 1px solid black;
border-collapse: collapse;
}
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HTML Table - Add Cell Padding
Cell padding specifies the space between the cell content and its borders.
If you do not specify a padding, the table cells will be displayed without
padding.
To set the padding, use the CSS padding property:
Example
th, td {
padding: 15px;
}
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HTML Table - Left-align Headings
By default, table headings are bold and centered.
To left-align the table headings, use the CSS text-align property:
Example
th {
text-align: left;
}
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HTML Table - Add Border Spacing
Border spacing specifies the space between the cells.
To set the border spacing for a table, use the CSS border-spacing property:
Example
table {
border-spacing: 5px;
}
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Note: If the table has collapsed borders, border-spacing has no effect.
HTML Table - Cell that Spans Many
Columns
To make a cell span more than one column, use the colspan attribute:
Example
<table style="width:100%">
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th colspan="2">Telephone</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Bill Gates</td>
<td>55577854</td>
<td>55577855</td>
</tr>
</table>
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HTML Table - Cell that Spans Many Rows
To make a cell span more than one row, use the rowspan attribute:
Example
<table style="width:100%">
<tr>
<th>Name:</th>
<td>Bill Gates</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th rowspan="2">Telephone:</th>
<td>55577854</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>55577855</td>
</tr>
</table>
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HTML Table - Add a Caption
To add a caption to a table, use the <caption> tag:
Example
<table style="width:100%">
<caption>Monthly savings</caption>
<tr>
<th>Month</th>
<th>Savings</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>January</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>February</td>
<td>$50</td>
</tr>
</table>
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Note: The <caption> tag must be inserted immediately after the <table> tag.
