Create and delete a <caption> element:
Click the buttons to create and delete a caption element for the table.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> table, td { border: 1px solid black; } </style>/*w w w . ja v a2 s .c o m*/ </head> <body> <table id="myTable"> <tr> <td>cell 1</td> <td>cell 2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>cell 3</td> <td>cell 4</td> </tr> </table> <br> <button onclick="myCreateFunction()">Create caption</button> <button onclick="myDeleteFunction()">Delete caption</button> <script> function myCreateFunction() { var table = document.getElementById("myTable").createCaption(); table.innerHTML = "<b>My table caption</b>"; } function myDeleteFunction() { document.getElementById("myTable").deleteCaption(); } </script> </body> </html>