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Asked: 2026-05-16T08:22:18+00:00

I’ve tried entering the following in the HTML validator , but it failed to

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I’ve tried entering the following in the HTML validator, but it failed to validate even when I used the “Validate HTML fragment” option:

<table>
  <form action="foo">
    <tr>
      <td>tables + forms = BOOM</td>
    </tr>
  </form>
</table>

I think what I’m trying to do here is pretty clear, but the validator seems to be telling me this isn’t allowed :(.

What if I want a single table to contain multiple forms? I guess there are alot of possibilities for how to split up a into several forms, but it seems reasonable to at least allow tr and/or tbody be children of form.

Using separate tables does not give the same effect, because the column widths may not end up being the same.

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  1. Editorial Team

    As you’ve seen, <form> elements can only appear entirely within a table cell (<td>), or entirely encapsulating a <table>. You’re not going to be able to validate any other way; the HTML DTDs all prohibit non-table elements as first-level child elements within <table> or <tr>.

    That said, most browsers will understand what you’re trying to do even if you don’t validate.

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