HTML <th> width attribute
 HTML <th> tag
Example
Table header cells with a predefined width:
<table border="1"
width="100%">
<tr>
<th width="70%">Month</th>
<th width="30%">Savings</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>January</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>February</td>
<td>$80</td>
</tr>
</table> |
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Definition and Usage
The width attribute specifies the width of a table header cell.
Normally, a header cell takes up the space it needs to display the content.
The width attribute is used to set a predefined width of a header cell.
Browser Support
The width attribute is deprecated, but still supported in all major browsers.
Compatibility Notes
The width attribute of the th element was deprecated in HTML 4.01,
and is not supported in XHTML 1.0 Strict DTD.
Use CSS instead.
CSS syntax: <th style="width:100px">
CSS
Example: Set the width of a table header
In our CSS tutorial you can find more details about the
width property.
Syntax
Attribute Values
| Value |
Description |
| pixels |
Sets the width in pixels (example: width="50") |
| % |
Sets the width in percent of the surrounding element
(example: width="50%") |
HTML <th> tag
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