Example
The following HTML table defines a summary of the content of the table:
<table summary="Monthly
savings for the Flintstones family">
<tr>
<th>Month</th>
<th>Savings</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>January</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
</table>
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Definition and Usage
The <table> summary attribute is not supported in HTML5.
The summary attribute specifies a summary of the content of a table.
Browser Support
| Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| summary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
The summary attribute has no visual effect in ordinary web browsers, but can be used by screen readers.
Syntax
<table summary="text">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| text | A summary of the content of the table |