| Depr. | Version |
|---|---|
| No | HTML 2 |
| IE5.5+ | FF1+ | SA1.3+ | OP9.2+ | CH2+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial |
Syntax
Description
The
align attribute can be used in most
table elements, and the table row—or
tr—is no exception. The value set at the table-row
level is then inherited by the th and
td elements it contains (unless they, too, are set to a
specific alignment).
Once again, it should be noted that setting the alignment using this HTML attribute is not ideal. Use CSS to perform the job.
Example
The th elements’
default alignment ("center") is overridden at the
tr level, to become
"left":
<table summary="Interest Rates" width="400" border="1">
<caption>Interest Rates</caption>
<thead>
<tr align="left">
<th>Account Type</th>
<th>Interest Rate</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Smart</td>
<td>From 2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Young Saver</td>
<td>From 1.6%</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
Value
The recognized attribute values are as shown in the syntax section.
Compatibility
| Internet Explorer | Firefox | Safari | Opera | Chrome | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 2.0 |
| Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial |
In the browsers
tested, the "left", "right",
"center", and "justify" alignments
were honored, but the "char" value—used alongside the
char and charoff attributes—was
ignored by all (or incorrectly interpreted as
"center").
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