Table vertical alignment

by kmouse

HTML

<table>
  <tr>
    <td style="vertical-align: baseline">baseline</td>
    <td style="vertical-align: top">top</td>
    <td style="vertical-align: middle">middle</td>
    <td style="vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="height: 30px; vertical-align: top">bottom</div></td>
    <td>
      <p>There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly
      what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and
      be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable.</p>
      <p>There is another theory which states that this has already happened.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>

CSS

table {
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
  width: 80%;
}

table, th, td {
  border: 1px solid black;
}

td {
  padding: 0.5em;
  font-family: monospace;
	height: 150px;
}