HTML <tfoot> tag represents table footer content.
The <tfoot> tag is the parent element of the HTML <tr> tag and <td> tag that is used to define table rows and columns for the HTML tables respectively.
It is the child element of HTML <table> tag that is used to define tables within web pages.
HTML tfoot Tag Sample Code
<html>
<head>
<title>HTML/HTML5 tfoot Tag with Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<table border="1">
<caption>Roll No:28 Name: Mack A. John</caption>
<colgroup>
<col width="50%" span="1">
<col width="50%" span="1">
</colgroup>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Subject</th>
<th>Marks Obtained</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>HTML</td>
<td>49</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CSS</td>
<td>45</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>JavaScript</td>
<td>47</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tfoot>
<tr>
<td>Total</td>
<td>141</td>
</tr>
</tfoot>
</table>
</body>
</html>
HTML tfoot Tag Sample Result
| Subject | Marks Obtained |
|---|---|
| HTML | 49 |
| CSS | 45 |
| JavaScript | 47 |
| Total | 141 |
Note: All the elements within table does not have visual effects or style. To see tables attractive use CSS styles.
Tag Specific Attributes Support
Following are the tag specific attributes that are supported by <tfoot> tag.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| align | center justify left right |
Represents the align for the text of the table footer data cells |
| charoff | number | Represents a character to use for alignment offset text of the table footer data cells |
| char | character | Represents a character to use for alignment text of the table footer data cells |
| valign | baseline bottom middle top etc |
Represents the vertical align for the text of the table footer data cells |
Standard Attributes Support
HTML <tfoot> tag supports mostly all HTML Attributes. Following are some most common attributes that are used by <tfoot> 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 |
| 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 <tfoot> tag supports mostly all HTML Event Attributes. Following are some most common event attributes that are used by <tfoot> 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 |
