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CSS caption-side Property

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Description

The caption-side CSS property sets the vertical position of the table caption box. To align caption text horizontally within the caption box, use the text-align property.

The following table summarizes the usages context and the version history of this property.

Default value: top
Applies to: The table <caption> element
Inherited: Yes
Animatable: No. See animatable properties.
Version: CSS 2, 3

Syntax

The syntax of the property is given with:

caption-side top | bottom | initial | inherit

The example below shows the caption-side property in action.

caption  {
    caption-side: bottom;
}

Property Values

The following table describes the values of this property.

Value Description
top Positions the caption box above the table box.
bottom Positions the caption box below the table box.
initial Sets this property to its default value.
inherit If specified, the associated element takes the computed value of its parent element caption-side property.

Browser Compatibility

The caption-side property is supported in all major modern browsers.

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Basic Support—

  • Firefox 1+
  • Google Chrome 1+
  • Internet Explorer 8+
  • Apple Safari 1+
  • Opera 4+

Further Reading

See tutorial on: CSS Tables.

Related properties: text-align

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