Web/API/HTMLTableElement/createCaption

The HTMLTableElement.createCaption() method returns the <caption> element associated with a given <table>. If no <caption> element exists on the table, this method creates it, and then returns it.

Note: If no caption exists, createCaption() inserts a new caption directly into the table. The caption does not need to be added separately as would be the case if Document.createElement() had been used to create the new <caption> element.

Syntax

HTMLTableElement = table.createCaption();

Return value

HTMLTableCaptionElement

Example

This example uses JavaScript to add a caption to a table that initially lacks one.

HTML

<table>
  <tr><td>Cell 1.1</td><td>Cell 1.2</td><td>Cell 1.3</td></tr>
  <tr><td>Cell 2.1</td><td>Cell 2.2</td><td>Cell 2.3</td></tr>
</table>

JavaScript

let table = document.querySelector('table');
let caption = table.createCaption();
caption.textContent = 'This caption was created by JavaScript!';

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'HTMLTableElement: createCaption' in that specification.	Living Standard

Browser compatibility

The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.

Update compatibility data on GitHub

	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
createCaption	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

HTMLTableElement.createCaption() by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.