Tags
<!-->
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<a>
<abbr>
<acronym>
<address>
<applet>
<area>
<b>
<base>
<basefont>
<bdo>
<big>
<blockquote>
<body>
<br>
<button>
<caption>
<center>
<cite>
<code>
<col>
<colgroup>
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<del>
<dfn>
<dir>
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<em>
<fieldset>
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<form>
<frame>
<frameset>
<head>
<h1> - <h6>
<hr>
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<tbody>
<td>
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<th>
<thead>
<title>
<tr>
<tt>
<u>
<ul>
<var>

The <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 and XHTML

The "align" attribute of the caption element was deprecated in HTML 4.01.

The "align" attribute of the caption element is not supported in XHTML 1.0 Strict DTD.

Example

Source Output

<table border="1">
<caption>This is a caption</caption>
<tr>
<td>Cell 1</td>
<td>Cell 2</td>
</tr>
</table>
This is a caption
Cell 1Cell 2

Optional Attributes

DTD indicates in which DTD the attribute is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset.

Attribute Value Description DTD
align left
right
top
bottom		 How to align the caption. Deprecated. Use styles instead. TF

Standard Attributes

id, class, title, style, dir, lang, xml:lang

For a full description, go to Standard Attributes.

Event Attributes

onclick, ondblclick, onmousedown, onmouseup, onmouseover, onmousemove, onmouseout, onkeypress, onkeydown, onkeyup

For a full description, go to Event Attributes.