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HTML <caption> Tag


Example

A table with a caption:

<table border="1">
  <caption>Monthly savings</caption>
  <tr>
    <th>Month</th>
    <th>Savings</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>January</td>
    <td>$100</td>
  </tr>
</table>

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Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The <caption> tag is supported in all major browsers.


Definition and Usage

The <caption> tag defines a table caption.

The <caption> tag must be inserted immediately after the <table> tag.

You can specify only one caption per table.

Tip: By default, the table caption will be center-aligned above a table. However, the CSS properties "text-align" and "caption-side" can be used to align and place the caption.


Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

The align attribute is removed from HTML5.

The align attribute is deprecated in HTML 4.01.


Attributes

Attribute Value Description
align left
right
top
bottom
Not supported in HTML5. Deprecated in HTML 4.01. Defines the alignment of the caption


Global Attributes

The <caption> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.


Event Attributes

The <caption> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.




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