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HTML tables allow arranging data into rows and columns using <table>, <tr>, <th>, and <td> tags. Attributes like border, cellpadding, cellspacing customize a table's appearance. Rowspan and colspan merge cells. Background colors and images are set using bgcolor and background. Headers, bodies and footers are defined with <thead>, <tbody>, <tfoot>. Columns are formatted using <colgroup> and <col>.

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HTML Table 1

HTML tables allow arranging data into rows and columns using <table>, <tr>, <th>, and <td> tags. Attributes like border, cellpadding, cellspacing customize a table's appearance. Rowspan and colspan merge cells. Background colors and images are set using bgcolor and background. Headers, bodies and footers are defined with <thead>, <tbody>, <tfoot>. Columns are formatted using <colgroup> and <col>.

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HTML Tables

HTML tables allow web developers to arrange data into


rows and columns.
 The <table> tag defines an HTML table.
 Each table row is defined with a <tr> tag. Each table header is
defined with a <th> tag. Each table data/cell is defined with
a <td> tag.
 By default, the text in <th> elements are bold and centered.
 By default, the text in <td> elements are regular and left-aligned.
• The <td> elements are the data containers of the table.
They can contain all sorts of HTML elements; text, images, lists,
other tables, etc.
Html table tags
Tag Description

<table> It defines a table.


<tr> It defines a row in a table.
<th> It defines a header cell in a table.

<td> It defines a cell in a table.


<caption> It defines the table caption.
<colgroup> It specifies a group of one or more columns in a
table for formatting.
<col> It is used with <colgroup> element to specify
column properties for each column.
<tbody> It is used to group the body content in a table.

<thead> It is used to group the header content in a table.

<tfooter> It is used to group the footer content in a table.


Table attributes - border

the border is an attribute of <table> tag and it is used


to put a border across all the cells. If you do not need a
border, then you can use border = "0".
<table border = "1">
Cellpadding and Cellspacing Attributes
There are two attributes called cellpadding and cellspacing which
you will use to adjust the white space in your table cells. The
cellspacing attribute defines space between table cells, while
cellpadding represents the distance between cell borders and
the content within a cell.
<table border = "1" cellpadding = "5" cellspacing = "5">
Colspan and Rowspan Attributes
You will use colspan attribute if you want to merge two or more columns
into a single column. Similar way you will use rowspan if you want to
merge two or more rows.
<table border = "1">
<tr> <th>Column 1</th>
<th>Column 2</th>
<th>Column 3</th> </tr>
tr> <td rowspan = "2">Row 1 Cell 1</td>
<td>Row 1 Cell 2</td>
<td>Row 1 Cell 3</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Row 2 Cell 2</td>
<td>Row 2 Cell 3</td> </tr>
<tr> <td colspan = "3">Row 3 Cell 1</td> </tr> </table>
Output
Tables Backgrounds
 You can set table background using one of the following two
ways −
 bgcolor attribute − You can set background color for whole
table or just for one cell.
 background attribute − You can set background image for
whole table or just for one cell.
 You can also set border color also
using bordercolor attribute.
<table border = "1" bordercolor = "green" bgcolor =
"yellow">
To set background image,
<table border = "1" bordercolor = "green" background =
"/images/test.png">
Table Height and Width
You can set a table width and height
using width and height attributes.You can specify table
width or height in terms of pixels or in terms of percentage
of available screen area.
<table border = "1" width = "400" height = "150">
Table Caption tag
The caption tag will serve as a title or explanation for
the table and it shows up at the top of the table.

<table border = "1" width = "100%">


<caption>This is the caption</caption>

</table>
Table Header, Body, and Footer
Tables can be divided into three portions − a header, a
body, and a foot. The head and foot are rather similar to
headers and footers in a word-processed document that
remain the same for every page, while the body is the main
content holder of the table.
The three elements for separating the head, body, and
foot of a table are −
 <thead> − to create a separate table header.
 <tbody> − to indicate the main body of the table.
 <tfoot> − to create a separate table footer.
<html> <head> <title>HTML Table</title> </head>
<body>
<table border = "1" width = "100%">
<thead>
<tr> <td colspan = "4">This is the head of the table</td> </tr>
</thead>
<tfoot>
<tr> <td colspan = "4">This is the foot of the table</td> </tr>
</tfoot>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Cell 1</td>
<td>Cell 2</td>
<td>Cell 3</td>
<td>Cell 4</td> </tr>
</tbody>
</table> </body> </html>
HTML <colgroup> and <col>
 The <colgroup> tag specifies a group of one or more columns in a table
for formatting.
 The <colgroup> tag is useful for applying styles to entire columns, instead
of repeating the styles for each cell, for each row.
 Note: The <colgroup> tag must be a child of a <table> element, after
any <caption> elements and before any <thead>, <tbody>, <tfoot>,
and <tr> elements.
 Tip:To define different properties to a column within a <colgroup>, use
the <col> tag within the <colgroup> tag.
 The <col> tag specifies column properties for each column within
a <colgroup> element.
 The <col> tag is useful for applying styles to entire columns, instead of
repeating the styles for each cell, for each row.
Set the background color of the three columns with the
<colgroup> and <col> tags:

<table>
<colgroup>
<col span="2" style="background-color:red">
<col style="background-color:yellow">
</colgroup>
<tr>
<th>ISBN</th>
<th>Title</th>
<th>Price</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3476896</td>
<td>My first HTML</td>
<td>$53</td>
</tr>
</table>

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