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align attribute (hr, iframe, marquee, table)

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Sets the horizontal alignment of an object relative to its parent.

This attribute is deprecated. Use the vertical-align style property instead.

JavaScript page for this attribute: align. You can find other example(s) there.

Possible values:

String that sets the type of alignment.

One of the following values:

center

Aligns the table to the center of the document. Same as middle.

left

Aligns the table to the left of the document.

middle

Aligns the table to the center of the document. Same as center.

right

Aligns the table to the right of the document.

Default: this attribute has no default value.

Example HTML code 1:

This example illustrates the use of the align attribute:

The following table is aligned to the center:
<table border="1px" style="width:200px;" align="center">
    <tr>
        <td>First cell.</td>
        <td>Second cell.</td>
    </tr>
</table>

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Example HTML code 2:

Recommendation:

<div style="text-align:center;">
    <table border="1px" style="width:200px; text-align:left;">
        <tr>
            <td>First cell.</td>
            <td>Second cell.</td>
        </tr>
    </table>
</div>