CSS - caption-side
The caption-side
CSS property positions the content of a table's <caption>
on the specified side.
Example
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.contentbox table-caption { caption-side: bottom; }
Syntax
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/* Directional values */ caption-side: top; caption-side: bottom; /* Warning: non-standard values */ caption-side: left; caption-side: right; caption-side: top-outside; caption-side: bottom-outside; /* Global values */ caption-side: inherit; caption-side: initial; caption-side: unset;
Values
top
- Is a keyword indicating that the caption box should be positioned above the table.
bottom
- Is a keyword indicating that the caption box should be positioned below the table.
left
- Is a keyword indicating that the caption box should be positioned on the left side of the table.
Note: This value was proposed for CSS 2, but removed from the final CSS 2.1 specification. It is non-standard. right
- Is a keyword indicating that the caption box should be positioned on the right side of the table.
Note: This value was proposed for CSS 2, but removed from the final CSS 2.1 specification. It is non-standard. top-outside
- Is a keyword indicating that the caption box should be positioned above the table, while the width and horizontal alignment behavior are not bound to the table's horizontal layout.
Note: The CSS 2.1 specification notes that the CSS 2 specification described a different behavior for thetop
value, which will be reintroduced by this value in a future specification. bottom-outside
- Is a keyword indicating that the caption box should be positioned below the table, while the width and horizontal alignment behavior are not bound to the table's horizontal layout.
Note: The CSS 2.1 specification notes that the CSS 2 specification described a different behavior for thebottom
value, which will be reintroduced by this value in a future specification. inherit
- Is a keyword indicating that the
caption-side
value defined on the parent's element must be used.
Formal syntax
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top <a href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar" title="Single bar">|</a> bottom <a href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar" title="Single bar">|</a> block-start <a href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar" title="Single bar">|</a> block-end <a href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar" title="Single bar">|</a> inline-start <a href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar" title="Single bar">|</a> inline-end
Description
The caption-side
CSS property positions the content of a table's <caption>
on the specified side.
The values are relative to the writing-mode
of the table.
Initial value | top |
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Applies to | table-caption elements |
Inherited | yes |
Media | visual |
Computed value | as specified |
Animatable | no |
Canonical order | the unique non-ambiguous order defined by the formal grammar |
Browser Compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
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Basic support | 1.0 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 |
left , right , top-outside and bottom-outside |
Not supported | (Yes) | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
top and bottom are relative to the writing-mode value |
Not supported | 42 (42) | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
Feature | Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Phone | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
left , right , top-outside and bottom-outside |
Not supported | ? | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
top and bottom are relative to the writing-mode value |
Not supported | 42.0 (42) | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
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CSS Logical Properties Level 1 The definition of 'caption-side' in that specification. |
Editor's Draft | Defines the top and bottom values as relative to the writing-mode value |
CSS Level 2 (Revision 1) The definition of 'caption-side' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition |
License
© 2016 Mozilla Contributors
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/css/caption-side