align attribute | align property

Sets or retrieves the alignment of the caption or legend.

This property is not supported for Windows apps using JavaScript.

Syntax

Property values

Type: String

bottom

Aligns bottom-center.

center

Aligns center.

left

Aligns left.

right

Aligns right.

top

Aligns top-center.

Standards information

• Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification, Section 2.5.5
• HTML 4.01 Specification, Section 11.2.2 (Deprecated)

Remarks

The legend tag is used only within a fieldSet tag. The contents of the legend tag are displayed by overwriting the information in the top border of the fieldSet.

The caption tag is used only within a table tag. Its contents are displayed centered above the table and do not interact with the table border.

See also

caption

legend