Example
An HTML table with a width of 400 pixels:
<table
width="400">
<tr>
<th>Month</th>
<th>Savings</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>January</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>February</td>
<td>$80</td>
</tr>
</table>
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Definition and Usage
The width attribute specifies the width of a table.
If the width attribute is not set, a table takes up the space it needs to display the table data.
Browser Support
| Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Compatibility Notes
The width attribute of <table> is not supported in HTML5. Use CSS instead.
CSS syntax: <table style="width:400px">
In our CSS tutorial you can find more details about table width.
Syntax
<table width="pixels|%">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| pixels | Sets the width in pixels (example: width="50") |
| % | Sets the width in percent of the surrounding element (example: width="50%") |