<CAPTION></CAPTION>
- Table Caption
This tag creates a caption for the table. It must be put right after the opening <TABLE>
tag regardless of where it will appear on the screen.
You must put </CAPTION>
at the end of the caption.
HTML 4.0 Specification § 11.2.2
Attributes for <TABLE>
Presentational Attributes
D
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align=
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[CI] |
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Specifies a caption at the top of the table. This is the default value.
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Specifies a caption at the bottom of the table.
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Specifies a caption to the left of the table.
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Specifies a caption a caption to the right of the table.
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This attribute specifies where the table's caption will be placed.
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Samples:
Table A
Caption with default (top) alignment
Cell A |
Cell B |
Cell C |
Cell D |
Cell E |
Cell F |
Cell G |
Cell H |
Table B
Caption with bottom alignment
Cell A |
Cell B |
Cell C |
Cell D |
Cell E |
Cell F |
Cell G |
Cell H |
Table C
Caption with left alignment
Cell A |
Cell B |
Cell C |
Cell D |
Cell E |
Cell F |
Cell G |
Cell H |
Table D
Caption with right alignment
Cell A |
Cell B |
Cell C |
Cell D |
Cell E |
Cell F |
Cell G |
Cell H |
Here is the code for the sample above:
<H4>Table A</H4>
<TABLE cellpadding=10 border=1>
<CAPTION>Caption with default (top) alignment</CAPTION>
<TR>
<TD>Cell A</TD>
<TD>Cell B</TD>
<TD>Cell C</TD>
<TD>Cell D</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Cell E</TD>
<TD>Cell F</TD>
<TD>Cell G</TD>
<TD>Cell H</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<H4>Table B</H4>
<TABLE cellpadding=10 border=1>
<CAPTION align=bottom>Caption with bottom alignment</CAPTION>
<TR>
<TD>Cell A</TD>
<TD>Cell B</TD>
<TD>Cell C</TD>
<TD>Cell D</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Cell E</TD>
<TD>Cell F</TD>
<TD>Cell G</TD>
<TD>Cell H</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<H4>Table C</H4>
<TABLE cellpadding=10 border=1>
<CAPTION align=left>Caption with left alignment</CAPTION>
<TR>
<TD>Cell A</TD>
<TD>Cell B</TD>
<TD>Cell C</TD>
<TD>Cell D</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Cell E</TD>
<TD>Cell F</TD>
<TD>Cell G</TD>
<TD>Cell H</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<H4>Table D</H4>
<TABLE cellpadding=10 border=1>
<CAPTION align=right>Caption with right alignment</CAPTION>
<TR>
<TD>Cell A</TD>
<TD>Cell B</TD>
<TD>Cell C</TD>
<TD>Cell D</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Cell E</TD>
<TD>Cell F</TD>
<TD>Cell G</TD>
<TD>Cell H</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>