Example
A simple HTML table, containing two columns and two rows:<table border="1">
<tr>
<th>Month</th>
<th>Savings</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>January</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
</table>
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.
Browser Support
The <td> tag is supported in all major browsers.
Differences Between HTML and XHTML
NONETips and Notes
Tip: Use the colspan and rowspan attributes to let the content span over multiple columns or rows!Optional Attributes
DTD indicates in which HTML 4.01/XHTML 1.0 DTD the attribute is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset.Attribute | Value | Description | DTD |
---|---|---|---|
abbr | text | Specifies an abbreviated version of the content in a cell | STF |
align | left right center justify char | Aligns the content in a cell | STF |
axis | category_name | Categorizes cells | STF |
bgcolor | rgb(x,x,x) #xxxxxx colorname | Deprecated. Use styles instead. Specifies a background color for a cell | TF |
char | character | Aligns the content in a cell to a character | STF |
charoff | number | Sets the number of characters the content will be aligned from the character specified by the char attribute | STF |
colspan | number | Specifies the number of columns a cell should span | STF |
headers | headercells'_id | Specifies the table headers related to a cell | STF |
height | pixels % | Deprecated. Use styles instead. Sets the height of a cell | TF |
nowrap | nowrap | Deprecated. Use styles instead. Specifies that the content inside a cell should not wrap | TF |
rowspan | number | Sets the number of rows a cell should span | STF |
scope | col colgroup row rowgroup | Defines a way to associate header cells and data cells in a table | STF |
valign | top middle bottom baseline | Vertical aligns the content in a cell | STF |
width | pixels % | Deprecated. Use styles instead. Specifies the width of a cell | TF |
Standard Attributes
The <td> tag supports the following standard attributes:Attribute | Value | Description | DTD |
---|---|---|---|
class | classname | Specifies a classname for an element | STF |
dir | rtl ltr | Specifies the text direction for the content in an element | STF |
id | id | Specifies a unique id for an element | STF |
lang | language_code | Specifies a language code for the content in an element | STF |
style | style_definition | Specifies an inline style for an element | STF |
title | text | Specifies extra information about an element | STF |
xml:lang | language_code | Specifies a language code for the content in an element, in XHTML documents | STF |
Event Attributes
The <td> tag supports the following event attributes:Attribute | Value | Description | DTD |
---|---|---|---|
onclick | script | Script to be run on a mouse click | STF |
ondblclick | script | Script to be run on a mouse double-click | STF |
onmousedown | script | Script to be run when mouse button is pressed | STF |
onmousemove | script | Script to be run when mouse pointer moves | STF |
onmouseout | script | Script to be run when mouse pointer moves out of an element | STF |
onmouseover | script | Script to be run when mouse pointer moves over an element | STF |
onmouseup | script | Script to be run when mouse button is released | STF |
onkeydown | script | Script to be run when a key is pressed | STF |
onkeypress | script | Script to be run when a key is pressed and released | STF |
onkeyup | script | Script to be run when a key is released | STF |