HTML <tr> Tag
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Description
The <tr> (short for table row) element defines a row of cells in a table. The <tr> element acts as a container for table cells and contains one or more <th> or <td> elements.
The following table summarizes the usages context and the version history of this tag.
| Parent: | <thead>, <tfoot>, <tbody> |
|---|---|
| Content: | <th>, <td> |
| Start/End Tag: | Start tag: required, End tag: optional |
| Version: | HTML 3.2, 4, 4.01, 5 |
Syntax
The basic syntax of the <tr> tag is given with:
The example below shows the <tr> tag in action.
<table>
<tr>
<th>No.</th>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Email</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>John Carter</td>
<td>[email protected]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2</td>
<td>Peter Parker</td>
<td>[email protected]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3</td>
<td>John Rambo</td>
<td>[email protected]</td>
</tr>
</table>Tag-Specific Attributes
The following table shows the attributes that are specific to the <tr> tag.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
align |
left |
Obsolete Specifies the horizontal alignment of each cell content within the table row. |
bgcolor |
color | Obsolete Sets the background color of each cell of the table row. |
char |
character | Obsolete Sets the character to which cell contents within a table row should align. |
charoff |
number | Obsolete Defines the number of characters by which cell contents within a table will be offset from the alignment characters specified by the char attribute. |
valign |
top |
Obsolete Specifies the vertical alignment of cell contents within a table row. |
Global Attributes
Like all other HTML tags, the <tr> tag supports the global attributes in HTML5.
Event Attributes
The <tr> tag also supports the event attributes in HTML5.
Browser Compatibility
The <tr> tag is supported in all major modern browsers.
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Basic Support—
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Further Reading
See tutorial on: HTML Tables.
Other table-related tags: <table>, <thead>, <tfoot>, <tbody>, <caption>, <colgroup>, <col>, <th>, <td>.
