<caption> (Figure or Table Caption)
This element is used within the table element to define a caption.
Standard Syntax
<caption
align="bottom | left | right | top" (transitional)</caption>
class="class name(s)"
dir="ltr | rtl"
id="unique alphanumeric identifier"
lang="language code"
style="style information"
title="advisory text"
Attributes Defined by Internet Explorer
accesskey="key" (5.5)
contenteditable="false | true | inherit" (5.5)
hidefocus="true | false" (5.5)
language="javascript | jscript | vbs | vbscript" (4)
tabindex="number" (5.5)
unselectable="on | off" (5.5)
valign="bottom | top" (4)
Standard Events
onclick, ondblclick, onmousedown, onmouseup, onmouseover, onmousemove, onmouseout, onkeypress, onkeydown, onkeyup
Events Defined by Internet Explorer
onactivate, onbeforeactivate, onbeforecopy, onbeforecut, onbeforedeactivate, onbeforeeditfocus, onbeforepaste, onblur, oncontextmenu, oncontrolselect, oncopy, oncut, ondeactivate, ondrag, ondragend, ondragenter, ondragleave, ondragover, ondragstart, ondrop, onfocus, onfocusin, onfocusout, onhelp, onlosecapture, onmouseenter, onmouseleave, onmousewheel, onmove, onmoveend, onmovestart, onpaste, onpropertychange, onreadystatechange, onresizeend, onresizestart, onselectstart, ontimeerror
Element Specific Attributes
- align
- This attribute specifies the alignment of the caption. HTML 4 defines bottom, left, right, and top as legal values. Internet Explorer and WebTV also support center. Because this does not provide the possibility to combine vertical and horizontal alignments, Microsoft has introduced the valign attribute for the <caption> element.
- valign
- This Internet Explorer-specific attribute specifies whether the table caption appears at the top or bottom.
Example
<table>
<caption align="top">Our High-Priced Menu</caption>
<tr>
<td>Escargot</td>
<td>Filet Mignon</td>
<td>Big Mac</td>
</tr>
</table>
Compatibility
HTML 2, 3.2, 4, 4.01, and XHTML 1.0, 1.1, Basic
Internet Explorer 2, 3, 4, 5, 5.5, 6
Netscape 1, 2, 3, 4- 4.7, 6, 7
Opera 4-7
Notes
There should be only one caption per table.
HTML 3.2 defines only the align attribute with values of bottom and top. No other attributes are defined prior to HTML 4. WebTV adds a center value to the align attribute.
