HTML TABLE

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Defining an HTML Table

An HTML table is defined with the <table>tag.Each table row is defined with the <tr> tag. A table header is defined with the <th> tag. By default, table headings are bold and centered. A table data/cell is defined with the <td> tag.

Example

<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

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 - Adding a Border

If you do not specify a border for the table, it will be displayed without borders.A border is set using the CSS border property:

Example

table, th, td {
border: 1px solid black;R emember to define borders for both the table and the table cells.

HTML Table - Collapsed Borders

If you want the borders to collapse into one border, add the CSS border-collapseproperty:

Example

table, th, td {
border: 1px solid black;
border-collapse:collapse;
}Try

HTML Table - Adding Cel 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 paddingproperty:

Example

th, td {
padding: 15px;
}Try it Yourself »

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;
}Try it Yourself »

HTML Table - Adding 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;
}Try it Yourself »Note: If the table has collapsed borders, border-spacing has no effect.

HTML Table - Cells that Span Many Columns

To make a cell span more than one column, use the colspan attribute:

Example

<table style="width:100%">
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<thcolspan="2">Telephone</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Bill Gates</td>
<td>55577854</td>
<td>55577855</td>
</tr>
</table>Try it Yourself »

HTML Table - Cells that Span 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>
<throwspan="2">Telephone:</th>
<td>55577854</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>55577855</td>
</tr>
</table>

HTML Table - Adding 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>Note: The <caption> tag must be inserted immediately after the <table>tag.

A Special Style for One Table

To define a special style for a special table, add an id attribute to the table:

Example

<table id="t01">
<tr>
<th>Firstname</th>
<th>Lastname</th>
<th>Age</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Eve</td>
<td>Jackson</td>
<td>94</td>
</tr>
</table>

Now you can define a special style for this table:

table#t01 {
width: 100%;
background-color:#f1f1c1;
}

And add more styles:

table#t01 tr:nth-child(even) {
    background-color: #eee;
}
table#t01 tr:nth-child(odd) {
    background-color: #fff;
}
table#t01 th {
    color: white;
    background-color:black;