HTML td Tag

Example

A simple HTML table, with two table cells:
<table border="1">
  <tr>
    <td>Cell A</td>
    <td>Cell B</td>
  </tr>
</table>
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The <td> tag is supported in all major browsers.

Definition and Usage

The <td> tag defines a standard cell in an HTML table.
An HTML table has two kinds of cells:
  • Header cells - contains header information (created with the <th> element)
  • Standard cells - contains data (created with the <td> element)
The text in <th> elements are bold and centered by default.
The text in <td> elements are regular and left-aligned by default.

Tips and Notes

Tip: Use the colspan and rowspan attribute to let the content span over multiple columns or rows!