HTML 5 <caption> tag
Definition and Usage
This element defines a table caption. The <caption> tag must be
inserted immediately after the <table> tag. You can specify only one
caption per table. Usually the caption will be centered above the table.
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML 5
The "align" attribute which was
deprecated in HTML 4.01, is
not supported in HTML 5. Use CSS instead.
Example
| Source |
Output |
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<table border="1">
<caption>This is a caption</caption>
<tr>
<td>Cell 1</td>
<td>Cell 2</td>
</tr>
</table>
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This is a caption| Cell 1 | Cell 2 |
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Attributes
- 4: indicates if the attribute is defined in HTML 4.01
- 5: indicates if the attribute is defined in HTML 5
| Attribute |
Value |
Description |
4 |
5 |
| align |
left
right
top
bottom |
How to align the caption. Not supprted. Use styles instead. |
4 |
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Standard Attributes
| class, contenteditable, contextmenu, dir, draggable, id,
irrelevant, lang, ref, registrationmark, tabindex, template, title |
For a full description, go to Standard
Attributes in HTML 5.
Event Attributes
| onabort, onbeforeunload, onblur, onchange, onclick,
oncontextmenu, ondblclick, ondrag, ondragend, ondragenter, ondragleave,
ondragover, ondragstart, ondrop, onerror, onfocus, onkeydown, onkeypress,
onkeyup, onload, onmessage, onmousedown, onmousemove,
onmouseover, onmouseout, onmouseup, onmousewheel, onresize, onscroll, onselect,
onsubmit, onunload |
For a full description, go to Event Attributes
in HTML 5.
Try-It-Yourself Demos
Table with a
caption
This example demonstrates a table with a caption.
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