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HTML <th> align Attribute

HTML th Reference HTML <th> tag

Example

Left-align the content in the header cells:

<table width="100%" border="1">
<tr>
    <th align="left">Month</th>
    <th align="left">Savings</th>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>January</td>
    <td>$100</td>
</tr>
</table>

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Browser Support

The align attribute is supported in all major browsers.

Note: None of the major browsers handles the "char" value correctly.

Definition and Usage

The <th> align attribute is not supported in HTML5. Use CSS instead.

The align attribute specifies the horizontal alignment of the content in a header cell.

Syntax

Attribute Values

Value	Description
left	Left-aligns content
right	Right-aligns content
center	Default for <th>. Center-aligns content
justify	Stretches the lines so that each line has equal width (like in newspapers and magazines)
char	Aligns the content to a specific character