HTML <td> Tag

Description:

The HTML <td> tag is used for specifying a cell (or table data) within a table.

 

Specific Attributes:

Attribute Definition
headers Specifies the table headers related to a cell
scope Defines a way to associate header cells and data cells in a table
abbr Specifies an abbreviated version of the content in a cell
axis Categorizes cells
rowspan Sets the number of rows a cell should span
colspan Specifies the number of columns a cell should span
nowrap Specifies that the content inside a cell should not wrap
width Specifies the width of a cell
height Sets the height of a cell

Other Attributes:

Attribute Definition
dir

Specifies the text direction for the content in an element.
Possible Values:

  • rtl  (Right to Left)
  • ltr  (Left to Right)
class Specifies a classname for an element.
id Specifies a unique id for an element.
lang Specifies a language code for the content in an element.
title Specifies a title to associate with the element. Many browsers will display this when the cursor hovers over the element (similar to a "tool tip").
style Specifies an inline style for an element.
bgcolor Background color of the td.
align Visual alignment.
Possible values:
  • left
  • center
  • right
  • justify
  • char
valign Vertical alignment.
Possible values:
  • top
  • middle
  • bottom
  • baseline
char Specifies a character to use for aligning text to. Used when align=char.
charoff Specifies an alignment offset (either in pixels or percentage value) against the first character as specified with the char attribute. Used when align=char

Example Code:

<table border="1">
  <tr>
    <th>Animal</th>
    <th>Color</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Mouse</td>
    <td>White</td>
  </tr>
</table>

Result
Animal Color
Mouse White