RFC 1942 · HISTORIC · 1996 MON · 14 SEP 2026

HTML Tables

By D. Raggett · Published May 1996 · DOI 10.17487/RFC1942

Overview

RFC 1942, “HTML Tables”, is a Historic document published in May 1996 by D. Raggett. It has been obsoleted by RFC 2854 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This specification extends HTML to support a wide variety of tables. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.

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What “Historic” means

A specification that has been superseded or is otherwise no longer recommended for use.

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Relationships to other RFCs
Obsoleted by
RFC 2854
Other RFCs from 1996