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HTML <td> scope Attribute

HTML td Reference HTML <td> tag

Example

The following example identifies two of the <th> elements as headers for columns, and two of the <td> elements as headers for rows:

<table border="1">
  <tr>
    <th></th>
    <th scope="col">Month</th>
    <th scope="col">Savings</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td scope="row">1</td>
    <td>January</td>
    <td>$100</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td scope="row">2</td>
    <td>February</td>
    <td>$80</td>
  </tr>
</table>

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Browser Support

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The scope attribute has no visual effect in ordinary web browsers, but can be used by screen readers.

Definition and Usage

The scope attribute defines a way to associate header cells and data cells in a table.

The scope attribute identifies whether a cell is a header for a column, row, or group of columns or rows.

Syntax

<td scope="col|row|colgroup|rowgroup">

Attribute Values

Value Description
col Specifies that the cell is a header for a column
row Specifies that the cell is a header for a row
colgroup Specifies that the cell is a header for a group of columns
rowgroup Specifies that the cell is a header for a group of rows

HTML td Reference HTML <td> tag
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