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MDN: HTML table element

Documents the HTML table element, captions, table sections, row and column headers, scope, accessibility considerations, and responsive display cautions.

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Expandable row Choose expandable row when the main surface is a table or list and the extra content is owned by one row. The expand control names the affected row, exposes expanded state, and controls only that row's detail region. MDN table documentation supports table captions, sections, header scope, and accessibility considerations.
Table Choose table when each row represents one record and each column represents the same attribute for every row. The table caption or nearby heading names the dataset and purpose, not just Table. MDN table documentation supports table structure, captions, sectioning, header scope, and accessibility considerations.

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