HyperText Markup Language/Tag List/table

Use

The table tag is for creating a table in the HTML code. It is a simple way of organising a large amount of data. With the attributes the user can manipulate the table to create a table that suits the webpage.

Example

This is an example of the layout coding for a basic table:

<table border="1" align="center">
  <tr>
    <th>Hundredths</th> <th>Tenths</th> <th>Ones</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Seven</td><td>Eight</td><td>Three</td>
  </tr>
</table>

This is what the table looks like on the webpage:

Hundredths	Tenths	Ones
Seven	Eight	Three

Required attributes

border

This attribute sets the border to a value. The default value is Zero "0".

align

This attribute aligns the table. The user has three choices: center, left or right.

width

This one tells the coding how wide the table is. It can be either in pixels or in a percentage, according to the screen

Optional attributes

cellpadding

This sets the space around a cell. It has to be set to a value of 0 to 5. Default is 0.

cellspacing

This attribute is the space between cells. This attribute makes the border around them larger. It has to be set to a value of 0 to 5. Default is 0.

spacing

This attribute basically tells the user what the intentions to the table are. It is not seen on the webpage. It is is comment.

Standard attributes

More info

http://www.yourhtmlsource.com/tables/basictables.html Tables on yourhtmlsource