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Posted by elliot stiller
elliot stiller
283 Points

The table width isnt reducing , HTML

I inserted the code below in an effort to create a table on my enfold-powered wordpress site. Ultimately, the table appeared, but the width is not getting reduced. The code i supply below was provided to me by w3-schools...

<br> <table width="200"> <tr> <th>Month</th> <th>Savings</th> </tr> <tr> <td>January</td> <td>$100</td> </tr> <tr> <td>February</td> <td>$80</td> </tr> </table>

No matter how much i alter the width, it remains... a full length table. I want a cutesy small little wee table.

-Elliot help appreciated

Tiffany McAllister
Tiffany McAllister
25,806 Points
Tiffany McAllister
Tiffany McAllister
25,806 Points

You need to wrap your code in a table element:

<table>
  <th>Month</th>
  <th>Savings</th>

  <td>January</td>
  <td>$100</td>

  <td>February</td>
  <td>$80</td>
</table>

And give the table element a width.

2 Answers

elliot stiller
elliot stiller
283 Points
elliot stiller
elliot stiller
283 Points

I added the edits you mentioned and it still didnt work; check this out --> here is the code i used on 2nd try

<body> <table width="400">

<table border=”1” cellpadding=”5” cellspacing=”5”> <tr> <thead> <th> These are my vegetables</th> <th valign=middle> Fruits</th> </tr> </thead> <tfoot> <tr> <td colspan=”2” align=”center”> Thanks</td> <td> me</td> </tr> </foot> <tr> <td> Or</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Apples</td> </tr> </table> </body>

Tiffany McAllister
Tiffany McAllister
25,806 Points
Tiffany McAllister
Tiffany McAllister
25,806 Points

My apologies. The code is also missing row tags:

<table>
  <tr>
    <th>Month</th>
    <th>Savings</th>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>January</td>
    <td>$100</td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>February</td>
    <td>$80</td>
  </tr>
</table>

What size are you trying to make the table?

elliot stiller
elliot stiller
283 Points
elliot stiller
elliot stiller
283 Points

Friend, I added your code; should i place the "width" element inside of the first table element, like this?

<table width="100">

following this tag, is the rest of your stuff. If i am incorrect, please tell me where i should place the width element