axis Attribute

Where to use the axis Attribute

• As Type CDATA:
  axis is declared on the elements: th, td

Description

The axis attribute is intended to help assistive technologies categorise the content of table cells, making it easier to interpret the table. However, support for axis is almost non-existent so I won't go into detail here.

There's nothing to stop you using the axis attribute, of course: future user agents may well start supporting it. However, your tables will always be more accessible if they're simple enough that they don't need axis in the first place.

For reference, you can find the (HTML) W3C documentation at *HTML 4.01 - Categorising cells.