HTML 5 <td> tag
Definition and Usage
Defines a cell in a table.
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML 5
The "bgcolor", "height", "width", and "nowrap" attributes were deprecated
in HTML 4.01, and are no longer supported in HTML 5.
In HTML 5 only the "colspan" and "rowspan" attributes are supported.
Example
| Source |
Output |
<table>
<tr>
<td>Cell A</td>
<td>Cell B</td>
</tr>
</table> |
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Attributes
- 4: indicates if the attribute is defined in HTML 4.01
- 5: indicates if the attribute is defined in HTML 5
| Attribute |
Value |
Description |
4 |
5 |
| abbr |
abbr_text |
Specifies an abbreviated version of the content in a cell |
4 |
|
| align |
left
right
center
justify
char |
Specifies the horizontal alignment of cell content. Not
supported. Use CSS instead. |
4 |
|
| axis |
category_names |
Defines a name for a cell |
4 |
|
| bgcolor |
rgb(x,x,x)
#xxxxxx
colorname |
Specifies the background color of the table cell. Not
supported. Use CSS instead. |
4 |
|
| char |
character |
Specifies which character to align text on. Not supported.
Use CSS instead. |
4 |
|
| charoff |
pixels
% |
Specifies the alignment offset to the first character to
align on. Not supported. Use CSS instead. |
4 |
|
| colspan |
number |
Indicates the number of columns this cell should span |
4 |
5 |
| headers |
header_cells'_id |
A space-separated list of cell IDs that supply header
information for the cell. This attribute allows text-only browsers to render
the header information for a given cell |
4 |
|
| height |
pixels |
Specifies the height of the table cell. Not supported. Use
CSS instead. |
4 |
|
| nowrap |
nowrap |
Whether to disable or enable automatic text wrapping in
this cell. Not supported. Use CSS instead. |
4 |
|
| rowspan |
number |
Indicates the number of rows this cell should span |
4 |
5 |
| scope |
col
colgroup
row
rowgroup |
Specifies if this cell provides header information for the
rest of the row that contains it (row), or for the rest of the column (col),
or for the rest of the row group that contains it (rowgroup), or for the
rest of the column group that contains it. Not supported. |
4 |
|
| valign |
top
middle
bottom
baseline |
Specifies the vertical alignment of cell content. Not
supported. Use CSS instead. |
4 |
|
| width |
pixels
% |
Specifies the width of the table cell. Not supported. Use
CSS instead. |
4 |
|
Standard Attributes
| class, contenteditable, contextmenu, dir, draggable, id,
irrelevant, lang, ref, registrationmark, tabindex, template, title |
For a full description, go to Standard
Attributes in HTML 5.
Event Attributes
| onabort, onbeforeunload, onblur, onchange, onclick,
oncontextmenu, ondblclick, ondrag, ondragend, ondragenter, ondragleave,
ondragover, ondragstart, ondrop, onerror, onfocus, onkeydown, onkeypress,
onkeyup, onload, onmessage, onmousedown, onmousemove,
onmouseover, onmouseout, onmouseup, onmousewheel, onresize, onscroll, onselect,
onsubmit, onunload |
For a full description, go to Event Attributes
in HTML 5.
Try-It-Yourself Demos
Tables
How to create tables in an HTML document.
Headings in a table
How to display table headers.
Empty cells
How to use " " to handle cells that have no content.
Table with a caption
A table with a caption.
Table cells that span more than one row/column
How to define table cells that span more than one row or one column.
Tags inside a
table
How to display elements inside other elements.
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