CAPTION Element | CAPTION Object

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Specifies a brief description for a TABLE.

HTML Syntax

<CAPTION
    ALIGN=BOTTOM | CENTER | LEFT | RIGHT | TOP
    CLASS=classname
    ID=value
    LANG=language
    LANGUAGE=JAVASCRIPT | JSCRIPT | VBSCRIPT  | VBS
    STYLE=css1-properties 
    TITLE=text
    VALIGN=BOTTOM | TOP
    event = script
>

Remarks

The CAPTION element should be a child of the TABLE element.

The CAPTION element is a block element and requires a closing tag.

This element is available in HTML as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 3.0, and in script as of Internet Explorer 4.0.

Members

CAPTION Members

Styles

CAPTION Styles

Example

This example uses the CAPTION element to provide a brief description for a table.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION VALIGN=BOTTOM>
This caption will appear below the table.
</CAPTION>
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD>
This text is inside the table.
</TD>
</TR>
</TBODY>
</TABLE>

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