The “name” attribute is never allowed on the “table” element.

The name attribute is not a valid attribute for the <table> element in HTML.

The name attribute was never part of any HTML specification for tables. Some older browsers tolerated it as a way to create anchor targets, but validators reject it because it does not belong on <table>. If the goal is to link directly to a table, use the id attribute instead. The id attribute is a global attribute, valid on any HTML element, and works as a fragment identifier in URLs (e.g., page.html#prices).

If the name attribute was being used for JavaScript access, switch to id and use document.getElementById(), or use a data-* attribute for storing custom metadata.

Invalid example

<table name="prices">
  <tr>
    <td>Item</td>
    <td>Price</td>
  </tr>
</table>

Valid example

Using id as a fragment target:

<table id="prices">
  <tr>
    <td>Item</td>
    <td>Price</td>
  </tr>
</table>

If custom metadata is needed rather than a link target, a data-* attribute works:

<table data-name="prices">
  <tr>
    <td>Item</td>
    <td>Price</td>
  </tr>
</table>

Learn more:

MDN Reference

HTML table element - MDN

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WHATWG Spec

HTML tables - WHATWG

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