<mtd>

Baseline 2023

Newly available

Since January 2023, this feature works across the latest devices and browser versions. This feature might not work in older devices or browsers.

The <mtd> MathML element represents a cell in a table or a matrix. It may only appear in a <mtr> element. This element is similar to the <td> element of HTML.

Attributes

This element's attributes include the global MathML attributes as well as the following attributes:

columnspan

A non-negative integer value that indicates on how many columns does the cell extend.

rowspan

A non-negative integer value that indicates on how many rows does the cell extend.

Some browsers may also support the following attributes:

columnalign

Specifies the horizontal alignment of this cell and overrides values specified by <mtable> or <mtr>. Possible values are: left, center and right.

rowalign

Specifies the vertical alignment of this cell and overrides values specified by <mtable> or <mtr>. Possible values are: axis, baseline, bottom, center and top.

Examples

Matrix using mtable, mrow, mtr and mtd

html
<math display="block">
  <mfrac>
    <mi>A</mi>
    <mn>2</mn>
  </mfrac>
  <mo>=</mo>
  <mrow>
    <mo>(</mo>
    <mtable>
      <mtr>
        <mtd><mn>1</mn></mtd>
        <mtd><mn>2</mn></mtd>
        <mtd><mn>3</mn></mtd>
      </mtr>
      <mtr>
        <mtd><mn>4</mn></mtd>
        <mtd><mn>5</mn></mtd>
        <mtd><mn>6</mn></mtd>
      </mtr>
      <mtr>
        <mtd><mn>7</mn></mtd>
        <mtd><mn>8</mn></mtd>
        <mtd><mn>9</mn></mtd>
      </mtr>
    </mtable>
    <mo>)</mo>
  </mrow>
</math>

Technical summary

Implicit ARIA role None

Specifications

Specification
MathML Core
# entry-in-table-or-matrix-mtd

Browser compatibility

BCD tables only load in the browser

See also