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The <table> Tag


To create a table in HTML, you use the <table>...</table> tags. The most common attribute to the <table> tag is the border attribute. border causes the table to be drawn with a border around it.

Table are specified in HTML row by row, and each row definition contains definitions for each of the cells in that row. So, to define a table, you start by defining a top row and each cell in turn, and then you define a second row and its cell, and so on. The columns are automatically calculated based on how many cells there are in each row.

Each table row is indicated by the <tr> tag and ends with the appropriate closing </tr>. Each table row, in turn, has a number of table cells, which are indicated using the <th>...</th> (for heading cells) and <td>...</td> tags (for data cells)


Example
<html>
<head>
<title> HTML Tutor </title><head>
<body>
<table border=2> <tr>
<th>Country</th>
<th>Continent</th>
<tr>
<td>USA</td>
<td>North America</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Germany</td>
<td>Europe</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thailand</td>
<td>Asia</td>
</tr>
</table> </body>
</html>



Output
result





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