HTML table summary attribute

Online Example

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

<style>table, th, td { border:　1px solid black;</style>
<table　summary="Student name and score">
　　<tr>
　　　　<th>Name</th>
　　　　<th>Credits</th>
　　</tr>
　　<tr>
　　　　<td>Zhang San</td>
　　　　<td>90</td>
　　</tr>
　　<tr>
　　　　<td>Li Si</td>
　　　　<td>87</td>
　　</tr>
</table>

Browser Compatibility

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The summary attribute has no visual effect in ordinary web browsers, but it can be used by screen readers.

Definition and Usage

HTML5 The summary attribute of <table> is not supported.

The summary attribute specifies the summary of the table content.

Syntax

<table summary="text">

Attribute value