Example
A simple HTML table, with two rows and four table cells:
<table>
<tr>
<td>Cell A</td>
<td>Cell B</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Cell C</td>
<td>Cell D</td>
</tr>
</table>
Definition and Usage
The <td> tag defines a standard data cell in an HTML table.
An HTML table has two kinds of cells:
- Header cells – contains header information (created with the <th> element)
- Data cells – contains data (created with the
<td>element)
The text in <td> elements are regular and left-aligned by default.
The text in <th> elements are bold and centered by default.
Attributes
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| colspan | number | Specifies the number of columns a cell should span |
| headers | header_id | Specifies one or more header cells a cell is related to |
| rowspan | number | Sets the number of rows a cell should span |
Global Attributes
The <td> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
Event Attributes
The <td> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.
