HTML Tags - Table Row Tag

What is HTML <tr> tag ?

HTML <tr> tag defines a row of cells in a table.

HTML <tr> tag contains one or more <th> or <td> elements.

HTML <tr> tag is declared inside the <table> tag.

We can use CSS properties to customise the look of the table.

How HTML <tr> tag works ?

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

Each <tr> tag can contain one or more <th> tags that define header cells in the table or one or more <td> tags that define standard cells in the table.

HTML <tr> element may be direct child of the <table> element or nested within a parent <thead>, <tbody>, or <tfoot> element.

Note : All the rows in a table contain an equal number of cells, which is equivalent to the number of cells in the longest row. If there are fewer cells in a row, then the browser will automatically fill the row, placing empty cells at the end of it.

Note : Some tables can also include the <col>, <colgroup>, <caption>, <tfoot>, <tbody>, and <thead> elements.

Why HTML <tr> tag is used ?

HTML <tr> tag is used for specifying a table row within a table.

HTML <table> is used for arrangement of data in rows and columns or possibly in a more complex structure.

HTML <table> are widely used in communication, research, and data analysis.

HTML <table> allow web authors to arrange data like text, images, links, other tables, etc. into rows and columns of cells.

HTML <table> is useful for various tasks such as presenting text information and numerical data.

HTML <table> can be used to compare two or more items in a tabular form layout.

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Syntax :

 <tr>
    <th>Heading-1</th>
    <td>Heading-2</td>
  </tr>

Example :

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
table, th, td {
  border: 1px solid black;
  width:50%;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<h1>The tr tag</h1>

<table>
  <tr>
    <th>Name</th>
    <th>Age</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Mahatma Gandhi</td>
    <td>78</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Abdul Kalam</td>
    <td>83</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Rahul Dravid</td>
    <td>48</td>
  </tr>
<tr>
    <td>Sachin Tendulkar</td>
    <td>48</td>
  </tr>

</table>

</body>
</html>

Output :

<tr> Tag Attributes

HTML <tr> tag support following specific attributes.

All following attributes has been removed in HTML5.

Sno	Attributes	Value	Description
1	align	left right center justify char	Deprecated. Specifies the alignment for the contents of the `<tr>` element.
2	bgcolor	colorname #xxxxxx rgb(x,x,x)	Deprecated. Specifies the background color of the table row.
3	char	character	Deprecated. Specifies the alignment of the specific character. This attribute used only with when align=”char”.
4	charoff	pixels %	Deprecated. Specifies the number of characters to offset the `<tr>` contents from the character designated by the char attribute.
5	valign	top middle bottom baseline	Deprecated. Specifies the vertical aligns of the contents inside the `<tr>` element.

Global Attributes

HTML <tr> tag support following global attributes.

Sno	Attributes	Value	Description
1	id	unique_name	Declared unique id for an element.
2	class	class_name	Declared one or more classnames for an element.
3	style	styles	CSS inline styles specify an element.
4	title	title	Specify extra details of element contain, this will display as a “tooltip” for an elements.

Event Attributes

HTML <tr> tag support following event attributes.

Sno	Attributes	Value	Description
1	onfocus	script	element gets focus on object when script tobe run.
2	onblur	script	element lose the focus on object when scrip tobe run.
3	onabort	script	element gets aborted on object when script tobe run.
4	onchange	script	element gets anytime change on object when script tobe run.
5	onbeforeunload	script	element gets unloaded on object when scrip tobe run.
6	onclick	script	clicked on object when script tobe run.
7	ondblclick	script	double click on object when script tobe run.
8	onkeydown	script	key is pressed when script tobe run.
9	onkeypress	script	key is pressed over element then released when script tobe run.
10	onkeyup	script	key is released over element when script tobe run.
11	onmousedown	script	mouse button was pressed over an element when script tobe run.
12	onmouseout	script	mouse pointer release over an element when script tobe run.
13	onmousemove	script	run mouse pointer moved when script tobe run.
14	onmouseover	script	run mouse pointer move over when script tobe run.
15	onmouseup	script	mouse button is released when script tobe run.
16	onreset	script	form has been reset when script tobe run.
17	onselect	script	Select some content when script tobe run.
18	onsubmit	script	form has been submitted when script tobe run.
19	onload	script	object has load when script tobe run.
20	onchange	script	allow to change the object when script tobe run.
21	onunload	script	unload to the browser window when script tobe run.
22	ondrag	script	element being dragged when script tobe run.
23	ondragend	script	element being stop dragged when script tobe run.
24	ondragenter	script	element being go target dragged when script tobe run.
25	ondragleave	script	element being leave to target dragged when script tobe run.
26	ondragover	script	element being over to target dragged when script tobe run.
27	ondragstart	script	element being start dragged when script tobe run.
28	ondrop	script	element being dropped when script tobe run.
29	onerror	script	element error occurs when script tobe run.
30	onmessage	script	element message display when script tobe run.
31	onerror	script	element error occurs when script tobe run.
32	onmousewheel	script	mouse wheel will be rotate when script tobe run.
33	onscroll	script	scrollbar is scroll when script tobe run.
34	onresize	script	element should be resize when script tobe run.
35	onselect	script	all element content selected when script tobe run.
36	onstorage	script	element should be store in target when script tobe run.

Browser Compatibility

Sno	Browser	Support
1	Chrome	Yes
2	Firefox	Yes
3	Edge	Yes
4	Opera	Yes
5	Safari	Yes
6	Internet Explorer	Yes