CSS caption-side Property

Example

Specify the placement of table captions:

#example1 {
  caption-side: bottom;
}

#example2 {
  caption-side: top;
}

Definition and Usage

The caption-side property specifies the placement of a table caption.

Default value: top
Inherited: yes
Animatable: no.
Version: CSS2
JavaScript syntax: object.style.captionSide="bottom"

  • Inherited : "Inherited = yes" means that it can takes (inherit) it's value from it's parent element.
  • object - object in javascript means the element on which captionSide is applied.
  • Animatable - "Animatable = no" means that it cannot be animated with CSS @keyframes.

Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.

Property          
caption-side 1.0 8.0 1.0 1.0 4.0

CSS Syntax

caption-side: top|bottom|initial|inherit;

Property Values

Value Description Demo
top Puts the caption above the table. This is default
bottom Puts the caption below the table
initial Sets this property to its default value.  
inherit Inherits this property from its parent element.

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