[Chapter 5] 5.2 The <caption> Tag
Author: Stephen Spainhour and Valerie Quercia
Date: Fri Aug 29 18:05:17 1997

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## 5.2 The <caption> Tag

You can add a title or `caption` to your table by using a `<caption>` tag within a `<table>`. The default placement of the caption for Netscape and Internet Explorer is above the table and centered with it. The placement and alignment of the caption is controlled by special alignment attributes that differ between the browsers.

In Netscape and Mosaic, the `align` attribute accepts two values: `top` and `bottom`. These allow you to put the caption above or below the table. The default value is `top`.

Internet Explorer, on the other hand, uses the `align` attribute for horizontal placement of the caption. It accepts values of `left`, `right`, and `center` (the default). The vertical positioning of the caption in Internet Explorer is controlled by a special `valign` attribute, which accepts either `top` (the default) or `bottom`. Each browser ignores the attributes and values that it does not accept.

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