index.md

---

title: <mtd>
slug: Web/MathML/Element/mtd
browser-compat: mathml.elements.mtd

---

{{MathMLRef}}

The <mtd> MathML element represents a cell in a table or a matrix. It may only appear in a {{ MathMLElement("mtr") }} element. This element is similar to the {{ HTMLElement("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 {{Non-standard_Inline}}

  • : Specifies the horizontal alignment of this cell and overrides values specified by {{ MathMLElement("mtable") }} or {{ MathMLElement("mtr") }}. Possible values are: left, center and right.

• rowalign {{Non-standard_Inline}}

  • : Specifies the vertical alignment of this cell and overrides values specified by {{ MathMLElement("mtable") }} or {{ MathMLElement("mtr") }}. Possible values are: axis, baseline, bottom, center and top.

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• {{ MathMLElement("mtable") }}

• {{ MathMLElement("mtr") }}