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HTML <table> width Attribute

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Example

An HTML table with a width of 400 pixels:

<table width="400">
  <tr>
    <th>Month</th>
    <th>Savings</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>January</td>
    <td>$100</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>February</td>
    <td>$80</td>
  </tr>
</table>
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Definition and Usage

The width attribute specifies the width of a table.

If the width attribute is not set, a table takes up the space it needs to display the table data.


Browser Support

Attribute
width Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Compatibility Notes

The width attribute of <table> is not supported in HTML5. Use CSS instead.

CSS syntax: <table style="width:400px">

CSS Example: set table width

In our CSS tutorial you can find more details about table width.


Syntax

<table width="pixels|%">

Attribute Values

Value Description
pixels Sets the width in pixels (example: width="50")
% Sets the width in percent of the surrounding element (example: width="50%")

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