Reputation: 698

Why does html call it 'td' and not 'tc' for table cell?

I haven't browsed through the spec, though I doubt any info is in there. Does it stand for table data?

Upvotes: 51

Answers (5)

Reputation: 78914

<td>...</td>  
A <table> data cell.

Proposed in the HTML 3.0 Drafts; Standardised in HTML 3.2; still current.

Upvotes: 2

Reputation: 44268

Yes, it stands for "table data cell"

Upvotes: 0

Reputation: 17482

Upvotes: 4

Reputation: 2437

You have two options for table cells: TD or TH.

TH = Table Header

TD = Table Data.

Both are table cells.

Upvotes: 79

Reputation: 64628

short answer: yes.

Upvotes: 13