Creating Tables (<table>)

The <table> element is always a popular one, and you use it to create tables. To build a table, you enclose other elements in <table>, such as <caption>, <tr>, <th>, <td>, <colspan>, <col>, <thead>, <tbody>, and <tfoot>. This element is supported in XHTML 1.0 Strict, XHTML 1.0 Transitional, XHTML 1.0 Frameset, and XHTML 1.1. Here are its attributes:

AttributeDescription
alignIs deprecated in HTML 4.0. Sets the horizontal alignment of the table in the browser window. Set this to left, center, or right. (XHTML 1.0 Transitional, XHTML 1.0 Frameset.)
bgcolorIs deprecated in HTML 4.0. Sets the background color of table cells. Even though this attribute is deprecated, style sheet support for tables is still limited and inconsistent ...

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