HTML Table summary attribute

Example

The following HTML table defines a summary of the content of the table:

<table border="1" summary="Monthly savings for the Flintstones family"> <tr> <th>Month</th> <th>Savings</th> </tr> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>$10</td> </tr> </table>

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Definition and Usage

The summary attribute specifies a summary of the content of a table.
The summary attribute makes no visual difference in ordinary web browsers.
This attribute can be used by screen readers.

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Browser Support

Since there is no visual difference in ordinary web browsers, it’s difficult to say whether or not they support the summary attribute.

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Syntax

<table summary="value">

Attribute Values

Value	Description
text	A summary of the content of the table