HTML5 <td> Tag
ExampleA simple HTML table, containing two columns:
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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.
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
Some HTML 4.01 attributes are not supported in HTML5.
Tips and Notes:
Note: The td element is not allowed in the thead element.
Attributes
Attribute | Value | Description |
---|---|---|
abbr | text | Not supported in HTML5 |
align | left right center justify char |
Not supported in HTML5 |
axis | category_name | Not supported in HTML5 |
char | character | Not supported in HTML5 |
charoff | number | Not supported in HTML5 |
colspan | number | Indicates the number of columns this cell should span |
headers | header_id | Specifies which th element supply header information for the cell. Allows text-only browsers to render the header information for a given cell |
height | pixels % |
Not supported in HTML5 |
nowrap | nowrap | Not supported in HTML5 |
rowspan | number | Indicates the number of rows this cell should span |
scope | col colgroup row rowgroup |
Not supported in HTML5 |
valign | top middle bottom baseline |
Not supported in HTML5 |
width | pixels % |
Not supported in HTML5 |
Standard Attributes
The <td> tag also supports the Standard Attributes in HTML5.
Event Attributes
The <td> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML5.