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HTML <td> nowrap Attribute

❮ HTML <td> tag

Example

A table cell with a nowrap attribute:

<table>
  <tr>
    <th>Poem</th>
    <th>Poem</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td nowrap>Never increase, beyond what is necessary, the number of entities required to explain anything</td>
    <td>Never increase, beyond what is necessary, the number of entities required to explain anything</td>
  </tr>
</table>
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Definition and Usage

The nowrap attribute is a boolean attribute.

When present, it specifies that the content inside a cell should not wrap.


Browser Support

Attribute
nowrap Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Compatibility Notes

The nowrap attribute of <td> is not supported in HTML5. Use CSS instead.

CSS syntax: <td style="white-space: nowrap">

CSS Example: No word-wrapping in table cell

In our CSS tutorial you can find more details about the white-space property.


Differences Between HTML and XHTML

In XHTML, attribute minimization is forbidden, and the nowrap attribute must be defined as <td nowrap="nowrap">.


Syntax

<td nowrap>

❮ HTML <td> tag