<mtd>

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.

See full compatibility

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

	desktop					mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Opera	Safari	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet	WebView Android	WebView on iOS
`mtd`	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
`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
`columnspan`	Chrome – Full support Chrome 117 (Release date: 2023-09-12) footnote Full support	Edge – Full support Edge 117 (Release date: 2023-09-15) footnote Full support	Firefox – Full support Firefox 1 (Release date: 2004-11-09) footnote Full support	Opera – Full support Opera 103 (Release date: 2023-10-03) footnote Full support	Safari – Full support Safari 5.1 (Release date: 2011-07-20) footnote Full support	Chrome Android – Full support Chrome Android 117 (Release date: 2023-09-12) 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 78 (Release date: 2023-10-23) 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 24 (Release date: 2024-01-25) footnote Full support	WebView Android – Full support WebView Android 117 (Release date: 2023-09-12) footnote Full support	WebView on iOS – Full support WebView on iOS 5 (Release date: 2011-10-12) footnote Full 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
`rowspan`	Chrome – Full support Chrome 117 (Release date: 2023-09-12) footnote Full support	Edge – Full support Edge 117 (Release date: 2023-09-15) footnote Full support	Firefox – Full support Firefox 1 (Release date: 2004-11-09) footnote Full support	Opera – Full support Opera 103 (Release date: 2023-10-03) footnote Full support	Safari – Full support Safari 5.1 (Release date: 2011-07-20) footnote Full support	Chrome Android – Full support Chrome Android 117 (Release date: 2023-09-12) 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 78 (Release date: 2023-10-23) 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 24 (Release date: 2024-01-25) footnote Full support	WebView Android – Full support WebView Android 117 (Release date: 2023-09-12) footnote Full support	WebView on iOS – Full support WebView on iOS 5 (Release date: 2011-10-12) footnote Full support

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.