HTML <td> char Attribute

The char attribute of the <td> tag is used to align the content of a table cell based on a specific character. It was mainly used in older HTML versions and is now deprecated in HTML5.

Aligns cell content relative to a specified character (e.g., ., ,, :)
Used along with the align="char" attribute.
Commonly used for aligning numeric or tabular data.

Note: The char attribute is deprecated in HTML5; use CSS for alignment instead

Syntax:

<td char="character">

Attribute Values:

character: It is used to specify the character to align the content.

html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>HTML td char Attribute</title>
</head>

<body>
    <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>

    <h2>HTML td char Attribute</h2>

    <table width="500" border="1">
        <tr>
            <th>Name</th>
            <th>Expenses</th>
        </tr>

        <tr>
            <td>BITTU</td>
            <td align="char" char=".">
              2500.00
          </td>
        </tr>

        <tr>
            <td>RAKESH</td>
            <td align="char" char=".">
              1400.00
          </td>
        </tr>
    </table>
</body>

</html>

HTML <td> char Attribute

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