caption-side
Quick Summary for caption-side
The
caption-side
CSS property puts the content of a table's <caption>
on the specified side. The values are relative to the writing-mode
of the table.
Code Usage for caption-side
/* Directional values */ caption-side: top; caption-side: bottom; /* Logical values */ caption-side: block-start; caption-side: block-end; caption-side: inline-start; caption-side: inline-end; /* Global values */ caption-side: inherit; caption-side: initial; caption-side: revert; caption-side: unset;
More Details for caption-side
caption-side
The caption-side
CSS property puts the content of a table's <caption>
on the specified side. The values are relative to the writing-mode
of the table.
Syntax
/* Directional values */ caption-side: top; caption-side: bottom; /* Logical values */ caption-side: block-start; caption-side: block-end; caption-side: inline-start; caption-side: inline-end; /* Global values */ caption-side: inherit; caption-side: initial; caption-side: revert; caption-side: unset;
The caption-side
property is specified as one of the keyword values listed below.
Values
top
The caption box should be positioned above the table.
bottom
The caption box should be positioned below the table.
block-start
The caption box should be positioned at the block start edge of the table.
block-end
The caption box should be positioned at the block end edge of the table.
inline-start
The caption box should be positioned at the inline start edge of the table.
inline-end
The caption box should be positioned at the inline end edge of the table.
Formal definition
Initial value | top |
---|---|
Applies to | table-caption elements |
Inherited | yes |
Computed value | as specified |
Animation type | discrete |
Formal syntax
top | bottom | block-start | block-end | inline-start | inline-end
Examples
Setting captions above and below
HTML<table class="top"> <caption>Caption ABOVE the table</caption> <tr> <td>Some data</td> <td>Some more data</td> </tr> </table> <br> <table class="bottom"> <caption>Caption BELOW the table</caption> <tr> <td>Some data</td> <td>Some more data</td> </tr> </table>
CSS .top caption { caption-side: top; } .bottom caption { caption-side: bottom; } table { border: 1px solid red; } td { border: 1px solid blue; }
ResultSpecifications
Specification |
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CSS Logical Properties and Values Level 1 # caption-side |
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