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Asked: 2026-05-16T09:16:35+00:00

I have this table in some code; <table> <tr><td align=left>One</td><td align=center>Two</td><td align=right>Three</td> <tr><td align=left>One</td><td

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I have this table in some code;

<table>
    <tr><td align="left">One</td><td align="center">Two</td><td align="right">Three</td>
    <tr><td align="left">One</td><td align="center">Two</td><td align="right">Three</td>
    <tr><td align="left">One</td><td align="center">Two</td><td align="right">Three</td>
</table>

I would like to not use tables and do the alignment and such all in CSS. I tried;

<span style="float:left;">One</span><span style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;">Two</span><span style="float:right;">Three</span>
<span style="float:left;">One</span><span style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;">Two</span><span style="float:right;">Three</span>
<span style="float:left;">One</span><span style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;">Two</span><span style="float:right;">Three</span>

Example would be trying to convert this data to CSS to align as the table would;

<table>    
<tr><td align="left">Bob</td><td align="center">Dingle</td><td align="right">3923.33</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left">Johann</td><td align="center">Strauss</td><td align="right">33.33</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left">Skip</td><td align="center">Skipperson</td><td align="right">0</td></tr>
</table>

But the text in the middle doesn’t align correctly as its jagged (different lengths) and so are the left and right values. Seems this is madness and I am leaning towards “Just Use Tables”.

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  1. Editorial Team

    First, get your HTML right: Use the correct tags to contain your data. The information you gave isn’t really enough for us to ascertain what type of information you’re trying to format. If it is tabular data, then there’s no shame in using tables – its what its meant for.

    Now the correct manner to using CSS is not to place all of your styles inline like what you are doing. Keep them in a separate CSS file instead, and use selectors to avoid having to repeat yourself so many times.

    Here’s the solution: http://www.jsfiddle.net/2TDXc/

    Oh, and please don’t listen to that ‘Just Use Table’ bullcrap. Really, its better for everyone in the long run.

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