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# HTML <caption> tag

## Function:

The HTML <caption> tag is used for creating a caption for a table. There could be only one caption per table.

## Difference between HTML and XHTML:

The align attribute is deprecate in HTML as well as in XHTML.

## Example:

    <table border="1" width="100%">
    <caption>Table Caption</caption>
    <tr>
    <td>Left cell</td>
    <td>Right cell</td>
    </tr>
    </table>

This will produce following result:

    Table Caption

    Left cell
    Right cell

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## Attributes:

Attribute | Value | Description
--- | --- | ---
align | left right top bottom | Deprecated - Specifies the position of the caption with respect to the table.

## Standard Attributes:

Attribute | Description
--- | ---
class | Document wide identifier
dir | Specifies the direction of the text
id | Document wide identifier
title | Specifies a title to associate with the element.
style | Helps to include inline casecadubf style sheet.
lang | Sets the language code.

## Event Attributes:

Attribute | Description
--- | ---
onclick | Script runs when a mouse click
ondblclick | Script runs when a mouse double-click
onmousedown | Script runs when mouse button is pressed
onmouseup | Script runs when mouse button is released
onmouseover | Script runs when mouse pointer moves over an element
onmousemove | Script runs when mouse pointer moves
onmouseout | Script runs when mouse pointer moves out of an element
onkeypress | Script runs when key is pressed and released
onkeydown | Script runs when key is pressed
onkeyup | Script runs when key is released

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