A basic 2-row,
3-column table:

<table border="2">
<tr>
  <td>Roses</td>
  <td>are</td>
  <td>red</td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td>Violets</td>
  <td>are</td>
  <td>blue</td>
</tr>
</table>

Useful and optional table attributes:

(In addition to the attributes shown here, there are a few others. The ones here are limited to those that are commonly used, widely supported and mentioned in this tutorial. Consult the BareBones Guide packed with this tutorial for an expanded listing.)

<table
   cellpadding=0 or greater
   cellspacing=0 or greater
   border=0 or greater
   width=pixel or percent value
   height=pixel or percent value
   bgcolor="#123456"             (applies to whole table)
   background="myimage.gif"      (applies to whole table)
   rules="rows|cols|none|all">

<tr
   bgcolor="#123456">            (applies to whole row)
   align="left|center|right"     (applies to whole row)
   valign="top|middle|bottom">   (applies to whole row)

<td
   align="left|center|right"
   valign="top|middle|bottom"
   width=pixel or percent value
   bgcolor="#123456"
   colspan=1 or greater
   rowspan=1 or greater
   background="myimage.gif">