Definition:
CSS horizontal alignment is defined by text-align property with left, center, and right values. Read the text-alignment chapter for more details about horizontal text-align.
By default, the table header is defined in a center alignment and table data are defined in a left alignment.
Syntax:
text-align: left | center | Right;
Default Horizontal Alignment Source Code:
This is the default text-align property where the text-align property is not used. See the example below:
!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
table {
border-collapse: collapse;
width: 100%;
}
table, th, td {
border: 1px dotted red;
}
th, td {
padding: 8px;
}
th {
background-color: darkmagenta;
color: white;
}
tr:nth-child(even){
background-color: cornsilk
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h3>Example of CSS Table Default Horizontal Alignment</h3>
<table>
<tr>
<th>Roll No.</th>
<th>First Name</th>
<th>Last Name</th>
<th>Hobby</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1.</td>
<td>Harry</td>
<td>Potter</td>
<td>Acting</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2.</td>
<td>Brad</td>
<td>Pitt</td>
<td>Acting</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3.</td>
<td>David</td>
<td>Warner</td>
<td>Sports</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
Output:
Left Horizontal Alignment Source Code:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
table {
border-collapse: collapse;
width: 100%;
}
table, th, td {
border: 1px dotted red;
}
th, td {
padding: 8px;
text-align: left;
}
th {
background-color: darkmagenta;
color: white;
}
tr:nth-child(even){
background-color: cornsilk
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h3>Example of CSS Table Left Horizontal Alignment</h3>
<table>
<tr>
<th>Roll No.</th>
<th>First Name</th>
<th>Last Name</th>
<th>Hobby</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1.</td>
<td>Harry</td>
<td>Potter</td>
<td>Acting</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2.</td>
<td>Brad</td>
<td>Pitt</td>
<td>Acting</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3.</td>
<td>David</td>
<td>Warner</td>
<td>Sports</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
Output:
Center Horizontal Alignment Source Code:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
table {
border-collapse: collapse;
width: 100%;
}
table, th, td {
border: 1px dotted red;
}
th, td {
padding: 8px;
text-align: center;
}
th {
background-color: darkmagenta;
color: white;
}
tr:nth-child(even){
background-color: cornsilk
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h3>Example of CSS Table Center Horizontal Alignment</h3>
<table>
<tr>
<th>Roll No.</th>
<th>First Name</th>
<th>Last Name</th>
<th>Hobby</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1.</td>
<td>Harry</td>
<td>Potter</td>
<td>Acting</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2.</td>
<td>Brad</td>
<td>Pitt</td>
<td>Acting</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3.</td>
<td>David</td>
<td>Warner</td>
<td>Sports</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
Output:
Right Horizontal Alignment Source Code:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
table {
border-collapse: collapse;
width: 100%;
}
table, th, td {
border: 1px dotted red;
}
th, td {
padding: 8px;
text-align: right;
}
th {
background-color: darkmagenta;
color: white;
}
tr:nth-child(even){
background-color: cornsilk
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h3>Example of CSS Table Right Horizontal Alignment</h3>
<table>
<tr>
<th>Roll No.</th>
<th>First Name</th>
<th>Last Name</th>
<th>Hobby</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1.</td>
<td>Harry</td>
<td>Potter</td>
<td>Acting</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2.</td>
<td>Brad</td>
<td>Pitt</td>
<td>Acting</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3.</td>
<td>David</td>
<td>Warner</td>
<td>Sports</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
Output:
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