Style captionSide attribute

Definition and usage

captionSide Sets or returns the position of the table title.

See also:

CSS Tutorial:CSS Tables

CSS Reference Manual:caption-side attribute

Instance

Example 1

Move the table title to the bottom of the table:

document.getElementById("myCap").style.captionSide = "bottom";

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Example 2

Return the table title:

alert(document.getElementById("myCap").style.captionSide);

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Syntax

Return the captionSide attribute:

object.style.captionSide

Set the captionSide attribute:

object.style.captionSide = "top|bottom|initial|inherit"

Attribute value

Value Description
top Default. Places the table title above the table.
bottom Places the table title below the table.
initial Sets this property to its default value. See initial.
inherit Inherits this property from its parent element. See inherit.

Technical details

Default value: top
Return value: A string indicating the position of the table title.
CSS Version: CSS2

Browser Support

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