The <caption> tag represents a caption(title) for a table.
Note: HTML <caption> tag specifies only once per table.
Sample Code
<table border="1">
<caption>Numbers Test</caption>
<tr>
<th>Numbers</th>
<th>Numbers in Words</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>One</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2</td>
<td>Two</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3</td>
<td>Three</td>
</tr>
</table>
<caption>Numbers Test</caption>
<tr>
<th>Numbers</th>
<th>Numbers in Words</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>One</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2</td>
<td>Two</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3</td>
<td>Three</td>
</tr>
</table>
Sample Result
| Numbers | Numbers in Words |
|---|---|
| 1 | One |
| 2 | Two |
| 3 | Three |
Tip: You can see the complete List of HTML Elements here.
Tag Specific Attributes Support
Following are few caption tag attributes that are supported by <caption> tag.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| align | bottom left right top |
Represents the alignment of the caption for a table |
Standard Attributes Support
HTML <caption> tag supports mostly all HTML Attributes. Following are some most common attributes that are used by <caption> tag. You can get more details about available HTML Attributes here.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| class | user_defined | Represents a style for an element which is used in CSS style sheet |
| id | user_defined | Represents unique id for an element |
| lang | lang_code | Represents the language of the element for it’s content |
| style | css_properties | Represents an inline style for an element for e.g style=”color:red;text-decoration:underline;” |
| title | user_defined | Represents a tooltip information for an elements like img, a, abbr etc |
Event Attributes Support
The “script” is invoked when a certain “event” occurs. Each event handler content attribute deals with a different event. HTML <caption> tag supports mostly all HTML Event Attributes. Following are some most common event attributes that are used by <caption> tag. You can get more details about available HTML Event Attributes here.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| onclick | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse click on the specified element |
| ondblclick | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse double-click on the specified element |
| onkeydown | script | Event Fires immediately when user is pressing a down key from keyboard |
| onkeypress | script | Event Fires immediately when user presses a key from keyboard |
| onkeyup | script | Event Fires immediately when user releases a key from keyboard |
| onmousedown | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer gets down from an element |
| onmousemove | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer moves over an element |
| onmouseout | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer gets out from an element |
| onmouseover | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer moves over an element |
| onmouseup | script | Event Fires immediately when a mouse pointer is released over an element |
