HTML th align attribute

Example

An HTML table with left-aligned table header cells:

<table width="100%" border="1"> <tr> <th align="left">Month</th> <th align="left">Savings</th> </tr> <tr> <td>January</td> <td>$100</td> </tr> </table>

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Definition and Usage

The align attribute specifies the horizontal alignment of the content in a table header cell.

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Browser Support

The align attribute is supported in all major browsers.
Note: IE does not handle the "justify" value properly in tables, IE will center the content instead.
Note: None of the major browsers handles the "char" value correctly.

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Syntax

<th align="value">

Attribute Values

Value	Description
left	Left-align content
right	Right-align content
center	Center-align content (default for th elements)
justify	Stretches the lines so that each line has equal width (like in newspapers and magazines)
char	Align the content to a specific character