: The TD Element

Last updated: 2026-09-12

<td>The TD Element

A standard table data cell holding the content at a row/column intersection.

Category	Tables
Content Model	Flow content
Allowed Parents	Any element that accepts flow content
Content Tag	Yes — requires closing `</td>` tag
Status	Standard

📝 Syntax

<td>Cell content</td>

⚙️ Attributes

This element supports the global attributes plus the following:

Attribute	Value	Description
`colspan`		Number of columns to span.
`rowspan`		Number of rows to span.
`headers`		IDs of related header cells (complex tables).

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▶ Example

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🌐 Browser Support

Browser	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Safari	Opera
<td>	✓ v1	✓ v12	✓ v1	✓ v1	✓ v1
Supported in all major browsers

Tip： td vs th: th is a header, td is data — the difference is semantic.

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: The TD Element

<td>The TD Element

📝 Syntax

⚙️ Attributes

▶ Example

🌐 Browser Support

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