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.

Attribute Value Description DTD
align right
left
center
justify
char
Aligns the content in a table row STF
bgcolor rgb(x,x,x)
#xxxxxx
colorname
Deprecated. Use styles instead.
Specifies a background color for a table row
TF
char character Aligns the content in a table row to a character STF
charoff number Sets the number of characters the content will be aligned from the character specified by the char attribute STF
valign top
middle
bottom
baseline
Vertical aligns the content in a table row STF

4. Standard Attributes

The <tr> tag supports the following standard attributes:

Attribute Value Description DTD
class classname Specifies a classname for an element STF
dir rtl
ltr
Specifies the text direction for the content in an element STF
id id Specifies a unique id for an element STF
lang language_code Specifies a language code for the content in an element STF
style style_definition Specifies an inline style for an element STF
title text Specifies extra information about an element STF
xml:lang language_code Specifies a language code for the content in an element, in XHTML documents STF

5. Event Attributes

The <tr> tag supports the following event attributes:

Attribute Value Description DTD
onclick script Script to be run on a mouse click STF
ondblclick script Script to be run on a mouse double-click STF
onmousedown script Script to be run when mouse button is pressed STF
onmousemove script Script to be run when mouse pointer moves STF
onmouseout script Script to be run when mouse pointer moves out of an element STF
onmouseover script Script to be run when mouse pointer moves over an element STF
onmouseup script Script to be run when mouse button is released STF
onkeydown script Script to be run when a key is pressed STF
onkeypress script Script to be run when a key is pressed and released STF
onkeyup script Script to be run when a key is released STF

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