How to create Table in HTML?

Ceate Table in HTML consists of table cells inside rows and columns. Tables are useful for displaying connections between data types.

Common HTML Table tags:

  • <table> Defines a table.
  • < tr> a row in a table.
  • <colgroup> Specifies a group of one or more columns in a table for formatting.
  • <col> Column properties for each column within a element.
  • <thead> Groups the header content in a table.
  • <tbody> Body content in a table.
  • <tfoot> Groups the footer content in a table.
  • <th> A header in html table.
  • <td> A cell in table.

Create Table in HTML

Step-1 Make a local copy of blank-template.html and minimal-table.css in a new directory on your local machine.
Step-2 The content of every table is enclosed by these two tags.
Step-3 Add these inside the body of your HTML.
Step-4 The smallest container inside a table is a table cell, which is created by a element.
Step-5 If we want a row of four cells, we need to copy these tags three times.

Add caption to Table:

  • To insert a caption into a table, use the <caption> tag.

Add a Table Header, Body, & Footer in HTML Tables:

  • <thead> – provides a separate header for the table.
  • <tbody> – contains main content of the table.
  • <tfoot> – creates a separate footer for the table.

Add Border to HTML Table:

  1. Select the cells you want to apply borders to.
  2. From the Ribbon, select the Design command tab.
  3. In the Table Styles group, click the on BORDERS ยป select Borders and Shading.
  4. Select the Borders tab.
  5. In the Setting, Style, Color, and Width sections, select the desired border options.

Put a table inside a table in HTML:

A table can be created within another table by simply using the table tags like <table>, <tr>, <td>, etc., to create our nested table.

When to Use a Table?

  • You can use tables when you want to compare and contrast data with shared characteristics like the differences between A and B or scores of team X to those of Y.
  • You can also use one if you want to give an overview of numerical data.
  • A table can help readers quickly find specific information laid out in a clear way.
  • The HTML table is used for arranging data (such as text, images, links etc.) into the tabular design – basically, rows and columns.
  •  A lot of people used to use HTML tables to lay out web pages.

CONSLUSION:

In this tutorial, you have created an HTML table, added additional rows and columns, and created headings for rows and columns.