HTML <td> Tag
Instance
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>php中文网(php.cn)</title>
</head>
<body>
<table border="1">
<tr>
<td>Cell A</td>
<td>Cell B</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
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Browser support
All major browsers support the <td> tag.
Tag definition and usage instructions
<td> Tag defines standard cells in HTML tables.
HTML tables have two cell types:
- Header cell - contains header information (created by <th> element)
- Standard cell Grid - Contains data (created by the <td> element) Text within the
<th> element is usually rendered bold and centered. The text within the
<td> element is usually ordinary left-aligned text.
Tips and Notes
Tips: If you need to span content across multiple rows or columns, use the colspan and rowspan attributes!
Differences between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
Some attributes from HTML 4.01 are no longer supported in HTML 5.
Properties
Properties | Value | Description |
---|
abbr | text | HTML5 is not supported. Specifies the abbreviated version of the content in the cell. |
align | left #right center justify char | HTML5 Not supported. Specifies the horizontal alignment of cell content. |
axis | category_name | ##HTML5 Not supported. Category cells. |
bgcolor | rgb(x,x,x)#xxxxxx colorname
| HTML5 Not supported. HTML 4.01 is deprecated. Specifies the background color of the cell. |
char | character | HTML5 Not supported. Specifies which character should be used to align content. |
charoff | number | HTML5 Not supported. Specifies the offset of the alignment character. |
colspan | number | Specifies the number of columns that a cell can span. |
headers | header_id | Specifies one or more header cells associated with the cell. |
height | pixels%
| ##HTML5 Not supported. HTML 4.01 is deprecated. Set the height of the cell.
|
nowrapnowrap | | HTML5 is not supported. HTML 4.01 is deprecated. Specifies whether the content in the cell is wrapped.
|
rowspan | numberSet the number of rows that the cell can span. | |
scopecol | colgrouprow rowgroup
| HTML5 Not supported. Define the method to associate header cells with data cells. |
valigntop | middlebottom baseline
| HTML5 is not supported. Specifies the vertical arrangement of cell contents. |
width | pixels% ##HTML5 Not supported. HTML 4.01 is deprecated. | Specifies the width of the cell. |
Global attributes
<td> tag supports HTML global attributes.
Event attributes
<td> tag supports HTML event attributes.
Try it out - Example
Title in table
This example demonstrates how to display table title.
Instance
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>php中文网(php.cn)</title>
</head>
<body>
<h4>表格使用水平标题:</h4>
<table border="1">
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Telephone</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Bill Gates</td>
<td>555 77 854</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h4>表格使用垂直标题:</h4>
<table border="1">
<tr>
<th>First Name:</th>
<td>Bill Gates</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Telephone:</th>
<td>555 77 854</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
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Empty Cell
This example demonstrates how to use " " to handle cells with no content.
Instance
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>php中文网(php.cn)</title>
</head>
<body>
<table border="1">
<tr>
<td>一些文本</td>
<td>一些文本</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>一些文本</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>如果在上面的空单元格中没有边框,你可以插入一个空格 : </p>
</body>
</html>
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Table with title
This example demonstrates a table with title.
Instance
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>php中文网(php.cn)</title>
</head>
<body>
<table border="1">
<caption>Monthly savings</caption>
<tr>
<th>Month</th>
<th>Savings</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>January</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>February</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
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Label within the table
This example demonstrates how to display elements within other elements.
Instance
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>php中文网(php.cn)</title>
</head>
<body>
<table border="1">
<tr>
<td>
<p>这是一个段落</p>
<p>这是另一个段落</p>
</td>
<td>这个单元格包含一个表格:
<table border="1">
<tr>
<td>A</td>
<td>B</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>C</td>
<td>D</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>这个单元格包含一个列表
<ul>
<li>apples</li>
<li>bananas</li>
<li>pineapples</li>
</ul>
</td>
<td>HELLO</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
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Table cells that span rows or columns
This example demonstrates how to define table cells that span rows or columns.
Instance
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>php中文网(php.cn)</title>
</head>
<body>
<h4>单元格跨两格:</h4>
<table border="1">
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th colspan="2">Telephone</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Bill Gates</td>
<td>555 77 854</td>
<td>555 77 855</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h4>单元格跨两列:</h4>
<table border="1">
<tr>
<th>First Name:</th>
<td>Bill Gates</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th rowspan="2">Telephone:</th>
<td>555 77 854</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>555 77 855</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
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