<mtable>

Baseline Widely available *

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since January 2023.

* Some parts of this feature may have varying levels of support.

The <mtable> MathML element allows you to create tables or matrices. Its children are <mtr> elements (representing rows), each of them having <mtd> elements as its children (representing cells). These elements are similar to <table>, <tr> and <td> elements of HTML.

Attributes

This element's attributes include the global MathML attributes. Some browsers may also support the following 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 row number (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.

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. Multiple values separated by space are allowed and apply to the corresponding columns (e.g., columnspacing="1em 2em"). Possible values are <length-percentage>.

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. The first value specifies the spacing on the right and left; the second value specifies the spacing above and below. Possible values are <length-percentage>.

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.

rowspacing

Specifies the space between table rows. Multiple values separated by space are allowed and apply to the corresponding rows (e.g., rowspacing="1em 2em"). Possible values are <length-percentage>.

width

A <length-percentage> indicating the width of the entire table.

Note: For the width attribute, some browsers may also accept legacy MathML lengths.

Examples

Alignment with row number

html
<math display="block">
  <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>

Technical summary

Implicit ARIA role None

Specifications

Specification
MathML Core
# table-or-matrix-mtable

Browser compatibility

desktop mobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
mtable
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 109 (Release date: 2023-01-10)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 109 (Release date: 2023-01-12)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 1 (Release date: 2004-11-09)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 95 (Release date: 2023-02-01)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 5.1 (Release date: 2011-07-20)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 109 (Release date: 2023-01-10)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 4 (Release date: 2011-03-29)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 74 (Release date: 2023-03-13)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 5 (Release date: 2011-10-12)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 21 (Release date: 2023-05-19)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 109 (Release date: 2023-01-10)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 5 (Release date: 2011-10-12)
footnote Full support
align
Non-standard
Chrome – No support
Chrome
footnote No support
Edge – No support
Edge
footnote No support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 1 (Release date: 2004-11-09)
footnote Full support
Opera – No support
Opera
footnote No support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – No support
Chrome Android
footnote No support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 4 (Release date: 2011-03-29)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – No support
Opera Android
footnote No support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – No support
Samsung Internet
footnote No support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support
columnalign
Non-standard
Chrome – No support
Chrome
footnote No support
Edge – No support
Edge
footnote No support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 1 (Release date: 2004-11-09)
footnote Full support
Opera – No support
Opera
footnote No support
Safari – Full support
Safari 5.1 (Release date: 2011-07-20)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – No support
Chrome Android
footnote No support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 4 (Release date: 2011-03-29)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – No support
Opera Android
footnote No support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 5 (Release date: 2011-10-12)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – No support
Samsung Internet
footnote No support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 5 (Release date: 2011-10-12)
footnote Full support
columnlines
Non-standard
Chrome – No support
Chrome
footnote No support
Edge – No support
Edge
footnote No support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 1 (Release date: 2004-11-09)
footnote Full support
Opera – No support
Opera
footnote No support
Safari – Full support
Safari 5.1 (Release date: 2011-07-20)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – No support
Chrome Android
footnote No support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 4 (Release date: 2011-03-29)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – No support
Opera Android
footnote No support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 5 (Release date: 2011-10-12)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – No support
Samsung Internet
footnote No support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 5 (Release date: 2011-10-12)
footnote Full support
columnspacing
Non-standard
Chrome – No support
Chrome
footnote No support
Edge – No support
Edge
footnote No support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 33 (Release date: 2014-10-14)
footnote Full support
Opera – No support
Opera
footnote No support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – No support
Chrome Android
footnote No support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 33 (Release date: 2014-10-14)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – No support
Opera Android
footnote No support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – No support
Samsung Internet
footnote No support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support
frame
Non-standard
Chrome – No support
Chrome
footnote No support
Edge – No support
Edge
footnote No support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 1 (Release date: 2004-11-09)
footnote Full support
Opera – No support
Opera
footnote No support
Safari – Full support
Safari 5.1 (Release date: 2011-07-20)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – No support
Chrome Android
footnote No support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 4 (Release date: 2011-03-29)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – No support
Opera Android
footnote No support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 5 (Release date: 2011-10-12)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – No support
Samsung Internet
footnote No support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 5 (Release date: 2011-10-12)
footnote Full support
framespacing
Non-standard
Chrome – No support
Chrome
footnote No support
Edge – No support
Edge
footnote No support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 33 (Release date: 2014-10-14)
footnote Full support
Opera – No support
Opera
footnote No support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – No support
Chrome Android
footnote No support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 33 (Release date: 2014-10-14)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – No support
Opera Android
footnote No support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – No support
Samsung Internet
footnote No support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support
rowalign
Non-standard
Chrome – No support
Chrome
footnote No support
Edge – No support
Edge
footnote No support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 1 (Release date: 2004-11-09)
footnote Full support
Opera – No support
Opera
footnote No support
Safari – Full support
Safari 5.1 (Release date: 2011-07-20)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – No support
Chrome Android
footnote No support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 4 (Release date: 2011-03-29)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – No support
Opera Android
footnote No support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 5 (Release date: 2011-10-12)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – No support
Samsung Internet
footnote No support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 5 (Release date: 2011-10-12)
footnote Full support
rowlines
Non-standard
Chrome – No support
Chrome
footnote No support
Edge – No support
Edge
footnote No support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 1 (Release date: 2004-11-09)
footnote Full support
Opera – No support
Opera
footnote No support
Safari – Full support
Safari 5.1 (Release date: 2011-07-20)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – No support
Chrome Android
footnote No support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 4 (Release date: 2011-03-29)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – No support
Opera Android
footnote No support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 5 (Release date: 2011-10-12)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – No support
Samsung Internet
footnote No support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 5 (Release date: 2011-10-12)
footnote Full support
rowspacing
Non-standard
Chrome – No support
Chrome
footnote No support
Edge – No support
Edge
footnote No support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 33 (Release date: 2014-10-14)
footnote Full support
Opera – No support
Opera
footnote No support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – No support
Chrome Android
footnote No support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 33 (Release date: 2014-10-14)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – No support
Opera Android
footnote No support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – No support
Samsung Internet
footnote No support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support
width
Non-standard
Chrome – No support
Chrome
footnote No support
Edge – No support
Edge
footnote No support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 13 (Release date: 2012-06-05)
footnote Full support
Opera – No support
Opera
footnote No support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – No support
Chrome Android
footnote No support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 14 (Release date: 2012-06-26)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – No support
Opera Android
footnote No support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – No support
Samsung Internet
footnote No support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support
Named spaces (e.g. thinmathspace to mean 3/18em)
Deprecated Non-standard
Chrome – No support
Chrome
footnote No support
Edge – No support
Edge
footnote No support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 13 (Release date: 2012-06-05)
footnote Full support
Opera – No support
Opera
footnote No support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – No support
Chrome Android
footnote No support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 14 (Release date: 2012-06-26)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – No support
Opera Android
footnote No support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – No support
Samsung Internet
footnote No support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support

Legend

Tip: you can click/tap on a cell for more information.

Full support
Full support
No support
No support
Non-standard. Check cross-browser support before using.
Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.

See also