A table with a caption:
The <caption> tag defines a table caption.
The <caption> tag must be inserted immediately after the <table> tag.
Note: You can specify only one caption per table.
Tip: By default, a table caption will be center-aligned above a table. However, the CSS properties text-align and caption-side can be used to align and place the caption.
Element | |||||
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<caption> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
The align attribute is removed from HTML5.
Attribute | Value | Description |
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align | left right top bottom |
Not supported in HTML5. Defines the alignment of the caption |
The <caption> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
The <caption> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.
HTML DOM reference: Caption Object
Most browsers will display the <caption> element with the following default values: