<caption>: The Table Caption element

The <caption> HTML element specifies the caption (or title) of a table.

Content categories	None.
Permitted content	Flow content.
Tag omission	The end tag can be omitted if the element is not immediately followed by ASCII whitespace or a comment.
Permitted parents	A `<table>` element, as its first descendant.
Implicit ARIA role	No corresponding role
Permitted ARIA roles	No `role` permitted
DOM interface	`HTMLTableCaptionElement`

Attributes

This element includes the global attributes.

Deprecated attributes

The following attributes are deprecated and should not be used. They are documented below for reference when updating existing code and for historical interest only.

align

This enumerated attribute indicates how the caption must be aligned with respect to the table. It may have one of the following values:

left: The caption is displayed to the left of the table.
top: The caption is displayed above the table.
right: The caption is displayed to the right of the table.
bottom: The caption is displayed below the table.

Warning: Do not use this attribute, as it has been deprecated. The <caption> element should be styled using the CSS properties caption-side and text-align.

Usage notes

The <caption> element should be the first child of its parent <table> element.

When the <table> element that contains the <caption> is the only descendant of a <figure> element, you should use the <figcaption> element instead of <caption>.

A background-color on the table will not include the caption. Add a background-color to the <caption> element as well if you want the same color to be behind both.

Example

This simple example presents a table that includes a caption.

<table>
  <caption>Example Caption</caption>
  <tr>
    <th>Login</th>
    <th>Email</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>user1</td>
    <td>[email protected]</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>user2</td>
    <td>[email protected]</td>
  </tr>
</table>

Specifications

Specification
HTML Standard (HTML) # the-caption-element

Browser compatibility

	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	WebView Android	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet
`caption`	Yes	12	1	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	4	Yes	Yes	Yes
`align`	Yes	12	1	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	4	Yes	Yes	Yes