Table basics

• <table> </table> = defines a table

• <tr> </tr> = defines a Table Row

• <td> </td> = defines a Table Cell ("Table Data")

• <th> </th> = defines a Table Header (special kind of Table Cell)

• <caption> </caption> = defines a caption above the table

• Attributes:

• • summary - text description of the contents of the table (modifies <table>)
  • bgcolor / background - specifies color/background of the table (modifies <table>,<td>,<tr>)
  • border - specifies border width of table in pixels or % (modifies <table>)
  • height - specifies height of the table or cell in pixels or % (modifies <table> and <td>)
  • width - specifies width of the table or cell in pixels or % (modifies <table> and <td>)
  • cellpadding - specifies distance between cell and content within cell(modifies <table>)
  • cellspacing - specifies spacing between each cell (modifies <table>)
  • align - specifies horizontal alignment (center/right/left - modifies <caption>,<table>, <td>)
  • valign - specifies vertical alignment (top/middle/bottom - modifies <caption>,<tr>,<td>)