HTML 5 TD TAG

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# 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>

Cell A | Cell B

## 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 "&nbsp;" 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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