Tag <tr> HTML Reference



Example

A simple HTML table, containing two columns and two rows:

<table>
  <tr>
    <th>ID</th>
    <th>Name</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>1</td>
    <td>Andrew</td>
  </tr>
</table>

Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

1. Definition and Usage

The <tr> tag defines a row in an HTML table.

A <tr> element contains one or more <th> or <td> elements.


2. Differences Between HTML and XHTML

None


3. Optional Attributes

DTD indicates in which HTML 4.01/XHTML 1.0 DTD the attribute is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset.

AttributeValueDescriptionDTD
alignright
left
center
justify
char
Aligns the content in a table rowSTF
bgcolorrgb(x,x,x)
#xxxxxx
colorname
Deprecated. Use styles instead.
Specifies a background color for a table row
TF
charcharacterAligns the content in a table row to a characterSTF
charoffnumberSets the number of characters the content will be aligned from the character specified by the char attributeSTF
valigntop
middle
bottom
baseline
Vertical aligns the content in a table rowSTF

4. Standard Attributes

The <tr> tag supports the following standard attributes:

AttributeValueDescriptionDTD
classclassnameSpecifies a classname for an elementSTF
dirrtl
ltr
Specifies the text direction for the content in an elementSTF
ididSpecifies a unique id for an elementSTF
langlanguage_codeSpecifies a language code for the content in an elementSTF
stylestyle_definitionSpecifies an inline style for an elementSTF
titletextSpecifies extra information about an elementSTF
xml:langlanguage_codeSpecifies a language code for the content in an element, in XHTML documentsSTF

5. Event Attributes

The <tr> tag supports the following event attributes:

AttributeValueDescriptionDTD
onclickscriptScript to be run on a mouse clickSTF
ondblclickscriptScript to be run on a mouse double-clickSTF
onmousedownscriptScript to be run when mouse button is pressedSTF
onmousemovescriptScript to be run when mouse pointer movesSTF
onmouseoutscriptScript to be run when mouse pointer moves out of an elementSTF
onmouseoverscriptScript to be run when mouse pointer moves over an elementSTF
onmouseupscriptScript to be run when mouse button is releasedSTF
onkeydownscriptScript to be run when a key is pressedSTF
onkeypressscriptScript to be run when a key is pressed and releasedSTF
onkeyupscriptScript to be run when a key is releasedSTF

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