Web/API/HTMLTableElement/caption

The HTMLTableElement.caption property represents the table caption. If no caption element is associated with the table, this property is null.

Syntax

var string = tableElement.caption;

Example

if (table.caption) {
  // Do something with the caption
}

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'HTMLTableElement.caption' in that specification.	Living Standard	No change from HTML5
HTML5The definition of 'HTMLTableElement.caption' in that specification.	Recommendation	No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML SpecificationThe definition of 'HTMLTableElement.caption' in that specification.	Obsolete	No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 SpecificationThe definition of 'HTMLTableElement.caption' in that specification.	Obsolete	Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
caption	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support Yes	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android ?	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android ?

Legend

Full support  

Full support

Compatibility unknown  

Compatibility unknown

See also

• The interface implementing this property: HTMLTableElement.

HTMLTableElement.caption by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.