HTML <td> align Attribute

Example

Align the content of a cell to the right:

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

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Browser Support

The align attribute is supported in all major browsers.

Note: Very few browsers can correctly handle the "char" value.

Definition and Usage

The HTML5 specification does not support the <td> align attribute. Please use CSS instead.

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

Syntax

<td align="left|right|center|justify|char">

Attribute Values

Value Description
left Aligns the content to the left (default for <td>).
right Aligns the content to the right.
center Centers the content.
justify Stretches the lines so that each line has equal width (as in newspapers and magazines).
char Aligns the content to a specified character.