HTML Tables
HTML tables allow web developers to arrange data into rows and columns.
Example
| Company | Contact | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Alfreds Futterkiste | Maria Anders | Germany |
| Centro comercial Moctezuma | Francisco Chang | Mexico |
| Ernst Handel | Roland Mendel | Austria |
| Island Trading | Helen Bennett | UK |
| Laughing Bacchus Winecellars | Yoshi Tannamuri | Canada |
| Magazzini Alimentari Riuniti | Giovanni Rovelli | Italy |
Define an HTML Table
A table in HTML consists of table cells inside rows and columns.
Example
| Company | Contact | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Alfreds Futterkiste | Maria Anders | Germany |
| Centro comercial Moctezuma | Francisco Chang | Mexico |
Table Cells
Each table cell is defined by a
tag.
Everything between
are the content of the table cell.
Example
Note: A table cell can contain all sorts of HTML elements: text, images, lists, links, other tables, etc.
Table Rows
Each table row starts with a
tag.
Example
You can have as many rows as you like in a table; just make sure that the number of cells are the same in each row.
Note: There are times when a row can have less or more cells than another. You will learn about that in a later chapter.
Table Headers
th stands for table header.
Example
Let the first row be table header cells:
By default, the text in elements are bold and centered, but you can change that with CSS.
HTML Exercises
HTML Table Tags
| Tag | Description |
|---|---|
| Defines a table | |
| Defines a header cell in a table | |
| Defines a row in a table | |
| Defines a cell in a table | |
| Defines a table caption | |
| Specifies a group of one or more columns in a table for formatting | |
| Specifies column properties for each column within a element | |
| Groups the header content in a table | |
| Groups the body content in a table | |
| Groups the footer content in a table |
For a complete list of all available HTML tags, visit our HTML Tag Reference.
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