HCDE537 > Using Tables
The format of HTML Tables was proposed in the HTML 3.0 Drafts and the later RFC 1942 HTML Tables. They were inspired on the CALS Table Model. Some elements in these proposals were included in HTML 3.2; the present form of HTML Tables was standardised in HTML 4. (Many of the elements used within tables are neither block nor inline elements.)
Tables are defined with the <table> tag:
<table> <!-- Table Tag --> <tr> <!-- Table Row --> <td> <!-- Table Cell --> </td> </tr> </table>
A table is divided into rows (with the <tr> tag), and each row is divided into data cells (with the <td> tag). td stands for “table data,” and holds the content of a data cell. A <td> tag can contain text, links, images, lists, forms, other tables, etc.
See Also: HTML Tables | W3 Schools
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