
The Complete Idiot's HTML Tag Reference
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<CAPTION>
Defines a caption for a table.
Support:
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Notes:
- This tag requires the </CAPTION> end tag.
Attributes:
- ALIGN
= "Text"
The placement of the caption text relative to the table.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
3.0 and later |
2.0 and later |
1.1 and later |
Notes:
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Two values are supported in all browsers:
- TOP: Places the caption at the top of the table.
- BOTTOM: Places the caption at the bottom of the table.
- Internet Explorer also enables you to align the caption text horizontally by using any of these values: LEFT, CENTER, or RIGHT. If you use one of these, then you must use VALIGN to postiion the caption..
- This attribute is deprecated.
- CLASS
= "Text"
The style sheet class used by the tag.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
4.0 and later |
3.0 and later |
4.0 and later |
Notes:
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You can specify two or more classes; be sure to separate each class name with a space.
- ID
= "Text"
An alphanumeric string that uniquely identifies the tag.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
4.0 and later |
3.0 and later |
4.0 and later |
Notes:
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Although you can use letters and numbers for the ID, the first character must be a letter.
- LANG
= "Text"
The language used by the tag's attribute values and text content.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
4.0 and later |
4.0 and later |
Not supported |
- STYLE
= "Text"
The style or styles to use with the tag.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
4.0 and later |
3.0 and later |
4.0 and later |
Notes:
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If you enter multiple style properties, separate each one with a semi-colon (;).
- VALIGN
= "Text"
The placement of the caption text relative to the table.
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Support:
-
HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
Not supported |
2.0 and later |
Not supported |
Notes:
-
This attribute is Internet Explorer-only.
Example:
<TABLE BORDER>
<CAPTION ALIGN=TOP>Table 1.4. The price of tea in China</CAPTION>
<TR>
<TD>
The rest of the table's rows and columns go here.
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
How It Looks:
Table 1.4. The price of tea in China
The rest of the table's rows and columns go here.
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