HTML Anchor Tag

  • Purpose: To create hyperlinks, which are clickable links that take users to another webpage, a specific section within the same page, or any other URL.
  • Tags:
    • <table>: Defines the start and end of the table.
    • <tr>: Defines a table row.
    • <th>: Defines a table header cell (usually displayed with bold text and centered).
    • <td>: Defines a table data cell.
<table>
    <tr>
       <th>Name</th>
       <th>Age</th>
       <th>City</th>
    </tr>
    <tr>
       <td>John Doe</td>
       <td>30</td>
       <td>New York</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
       <td>Jane Smith</td>
       <td>25</td>
       <td>London</td>
    </tr>
</table>
  • Attributes
    1. Table-level Attributes
      • border: Specifies the width of the border around the table cells.
      • width: Sets the width of the table (in pixels or percentage).
      • cell spacing: Controls the space between cells.
      • cellpadding: Controls the space between cell content and the cell border.
      • align: Aligns the table within its container (e.g., “left”, “center”, “right”).
    2. Row and Column Attributes
      • colspan: Allows a cell to span multiple columns.
      • rowspan: Allows a cell to span multiple rows.
    3. Header and Data Cell Attributes
      • align: Aligns the content within a cell (e.g., “left”, “center”, “right”).
      • valign: Aligns the content vertically within a cell (e.g., “top”, “middle”, “bottom”).
  • Example:
<table border="1" width="80%" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5">
<caption>Employee Data</caption>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Age</th>
<th>City</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>John Doe</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>New York</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">Jane Smith</td> <td>London</td>
</tr>
</table>
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