Text Tags Basic Tags


Tables


<table></table>

Creates a table.

Attributes:
<table border=?>: defines the width of the border around the table in pixel values from 0 on up ("0" equals no border).
<table height=?>: defines the height of the table in either pixels or as a percentage of the window.
<table width=?>: defines the width of the table in either pixels or as a percentage of the window.
<table cellpadding=?>: defines in pixels the space between the contents of a cell and the cell border
<table cellspacing=?>: defines in pixels the amount of space between table cells

<tr></tr>

Sets off a row in a table.

Attributes:
<tr align=?>: sets the horizontal alignment of the cells to left, center, or right. These attributes can also be individually set for the cells in the <td> tag.
<tr valign=?>: sets the vertical alignment of the cells to top, middle, or bottom. These attributes can also be individually set for the cells in the <td> tag.

<td></td>

Defines a particular cell within a row. This tag must always appear within the <tr> tags.

Attributes:
<td align=?>: sets the horizontal alignment of the cell to left, center, or right. These attributes can also be set for the entire row in the <tr> tag.
<td valign=?>: sets the vertical alignment of the cell to top, middle, or bottom. These attributes can also be set for the entire row in the <tr> tag.
<td width=?>: sets the width of the cell in either pixels or as a percentage of the table.
<td height=?>: sets the height of the cell in either pixels or as a percentage of the table.
<td rowspan=?>: sets the number of rows a cell should span, thus merging those cells into one cell. rowspan spans the cell vertically, making it taller. The default value is 1.
<td colspan=?>: sets the number of columns a cell should span, thus merging those cells into one cell. colspan spans the cell horizontally, making it wider. The default value is 1.
<td nowrap>: disables the text from wrapping within the table cell.

 
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