<mtable>

The MathML <mtable> element allows you to create tables or matrices. Inside a <mtable> only <mtr> and <mtd> elements may appear. These elements are similar to <table> , <tr> and <td> elements of HTML.

Note: The <mtable> element resets the displaystyle attribute to false. If you want to use this element as an inline-block, you might want to set <mtable displaystyle="true">...</mtable>.

Attributes

align
Specifies the vertical alignment of the table with respect to its environment.
Possible values are:
  • axis (default): The vertical center of the table aligns on the environment's axis (typically the minus sign).
  • baseline: The vertical center of the table aligns on the environment's baseline.
  • bottom: The bottom of the table aligns on the environments baseline.
  • center: See baseline.
  • top: The top of the table aligns on the environments baseline.
In addition, values of the align attribute can end with a rownumber (e.g. align="center 3"). This allows you to align the specified row of the table rather than the whole table. A negative Integer value counts rows from the bottom of the table. Starting with Gecko 8.0 (Firefox 8.0 / Thunderbird 8.0 / SeaMonkey 2.5) the interpretation of negative values has been corrected (bug 601436). In Gecko 17.0 (Firefox 17.0 / Thunderbird 17.0 / SeaMonkey 2.14) the parsing has been updated to treat whitespace correctly.
alignmentscope
Unimplemented
class, id, style
Provided for use with stylesheets.
columnalign
Specifies the horizontal alignment of the cells. Multiple values separated by space are allowed and apply to the corresponding columns (e.g. columnalign="left right center"). Possible values are: left, center (default) and right.
columnlines
Specifies column borders. Multiple values separated by space are allowed and apply to the corresponding columns (e.g. columnlines="none none solid"). Possible values are: none (default), solid and dashed.
columnspacing
Specifies the space between table columns.
Unimplemented columnwidth
Specifies the width of table columns.
displaystyle
A Boolean value specifying whether more vertical space is used for displayed equations or, if set to false, a more compact layout is used to display formulas. The main effect is that larger versions of operators are displayed, when displaystyle is set to true.
Unimplemented equalcolumns
A Boolean value indicating whether to force all columns to have the same total height. false is default.
Unimplemented equalrows
A Boolean value indicating whether to force all rows to have the same total height. false is default.
frame
Specifies borders of the entire table. Possible values are: none (default), solid and dashed.
framespacing
Specifies additional space added between the table and frame.
groupalign
Unimplemented
href
Used to set a hyperlink to a specified URI.
mathbackground
The background color. You can use #rgb, #rrggbb and HTML color names.
mathcolor
The text color. You can use #rgb, #rrggbb and HTML color names.
Unimplemented minlabelspacing
A length value specifing the minimum space between a label and the adjacent cell in the row.
rowalign
Specifies the vertical alignment of the cells. Multiple values separated by space are allowed and apply to the corresponding rows (e.g. rowalign="top bottom axis"). Possible values are: axis, baseline (default), bottom, center and top.
rowlines
Specifies row borders. Multiple values separated by space are allowed and apply to the corresponding rows (e.g. rowlines="none none solid"). Possible values are: none (default), solid and dashed.
Unimplemented rowspacing
Specifies the space between table rows.
Unimplemented side
Specifies the position where <mlabeledtr> label elements should be placed. Possible values are: left, right (default), leftoverlap and rightoverlap.
width
Specifies the width of the entire table. Accepts length values.

Examples

Alignment with row number

Rendering:

<math>

    <mi>X</mi>
    <mo>=</mo>
    <mtable frame="solid" rowlines="solid" align="axis 3">
        <mtr>
             <mtd><mi>A</mi></mtd>
             <mtd><mi>B</mi></mtd>
        </mtr>
        <mtr>
             <mtd><mi>C</mi></mtd>
             <mtd><mi>D</mi></mtd>
        </mtr>
        <mtr>
             <mtd><mi>E</mi></mtd>
             <mtd><mi>F</mi></mtd>
        </mtr>
    </mtable>

</math>

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
MathML 3.0
The definition of 'mtable' in that specification.
Recommendation Current specification
MathML 2.0
The definition of 'mtable' in that specification.
Recommendation Initial specification

Browser compatibility

DesktopMobile
ChromeEdgeFirefoxInternet ExplorerOperaSafariAndroid webviewChrome for AndroidFirefox for AndroidOpera for AndroidSafari on iOSSamsung Internet
mtableChrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox Full support 1IE No support NoOpera No support NoSafari Full support 5.1WebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android Full support 4Opera Android No support NoSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No
alignChrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox Full support 1IE No support NoOpera No support NoSafari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android Full support 4Opera Android No support NoSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No
alignmentscopeChrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox No support NoIE No support NoOpera No support NoSafari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android No support NoOpera Android No support NoSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No
columnalignChrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox Full support 1IE No support NoOpera No support NoSafari Full support 5.1WebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android Full support 4Opera Android No support NoSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No
columnlinesChrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox Full support 1IE No support NoOpera No support NoSafari Full support 5.1WebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android Full support 4Opera Android No support NoSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No
columnspacingChrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox Full support 33IE No support NoOpera No support NoSafari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android Full support 33Opera Android No support NoSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No
columnwidthChrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox No support NoIE No support NoOpera No support NoSafari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android No support NoOpera Android No support NoSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No
displaystyleChrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox Full support 1IE No support NoOpera No support NoSafari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android Full support 4Opera Android No support NoSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No
equalcolumnsChrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox No support NoIE No support NoOpera No support NoSafari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android No support NoOpera Android No support NoSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No
equalrowsChrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox No support NoIE No support NoOpera No support NoSafari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android No support NoOpera Android No support NoSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No
frameChrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox Full support 1IE No support NoOpera No support NoSafari Full support 5.1WebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android Full support 4Opera Android No support NoSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No
framespacingChrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox Full support 33IE No support NoOpera No support NoSafari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android Full support 33Opera Android No support NoSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No
groupalignChrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox No support NoIE No support NoOpera No support NoSafari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android No support NoOpera Android No support NoSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No
hrefChrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox Full support 7IE No support NoOpera No support NoSafari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android Full support 7Opera Android No support NoSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No
mathbackgroundChrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox Full support 4IE No support NoOpera No support NoSafari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android Full support 4Opera Android No support NoSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No
mathcolorChrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox Full support 4IE No support NoOpera No support NoSafari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android Full support 4Opera Android No support NoSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No
minlabelspacingChrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox No support NoIE No support NoOpera No support NoSafari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android No support NoOpera Android No support NoSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No
rowalignChrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox Full support 1IE No support NoOpera No support NoSafari Full support 5.1WebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android Full support 4Opera Android No support NoSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No
rowlinesChrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox Full support 1IE No support NoOpera No support NoSafari Full support 5.1WebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android Full support 4Opera Android No support NoSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No
rowspacingChrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox Full support 33IE No support NoOpera No support NoSafari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android Full support 33Opera Android No support NoSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No
sideChrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox No support NoIE No support NoOpera No support NoSafari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android No support NoOpera Android No support NoSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No
widthChrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox Full support 13IE No support NoOpera No support NoSafari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android Full support 14Opera Android No support NoSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No

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See also