Chapter 8. Tables
Tables were created in HTML as a means to display tabular data — typically scientific or academic data. However, as the Web became more of a traditional publishing medium, tables evolved from only supporting plain textual data to being a flexible platform for arranging all sorts of elements to accomplish all sorts of layouts.
Today, XHTML tables can be used to display tabular data, align elements in a form, or even provide entire document layout structures. This chapter introduces you to tables and their various uses and formats.
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