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HTML <tbody> tag


Definition and Usage

Defines a table body.

The thead, tfoot and tbody elements enable you to group rows in a table. When you create a table, you might want to have a header row, some rows with data, and a row with totals at bottom. This division enables browsers to support scrolling of table bodies independently of the table header and footer. When long tables are printed, the table header and footer information may be repeated on each page that contains table data.


Differences Between HTML and XHTML

NONE


Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The tag is supported in all major browsers.


Tips and Notes

Note: The <tbody> must have a <tr> tag inside!

Note: If you use the thead, tfoot and tbody elements, you must use every element. They should appear in this order: <thead>, <tfoot> and <tbody>, so that browsers can render the foot before receiving all the data. You must use these tags within the table element.

Note: The <thead>,<tbody> and <tfoot> elements are seldom used, because of bad browser support. Expect this to change in future versions of XHTML. If you have Internet Explorer 5.0 or newer, you can view an example in our XML tutorial.


Example

Source Output
<table border = "1">
<thead>
<tr>
<td>This text is in the THEAD</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tfoot>
<tr>
<td>This text is in the TFOOT</td>
</tr>
</tfoot>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td> This text is in the TBODY</td> 
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
This text is in the THEAD
This text is in the TFOOT
This text is in the TBODY


Optional Attributes

DTD indicates in which DTD the attribute is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset.

Attribute Value Description DTD
align right
left
center
justify
char
Defines the text alignment in cells STF
char character Specifies which character to align text on.

Note: Only used if align="char"!

STF
charoff pixels
%
Specifies the alignment offset to the first character to align on.

Note: Only used if align="char"!

STF
valign top
middle
bottom
baseline
Specifies the vertical text alignment in cells STF

Standard Attributes

id, class, title, style, dir, lang, xml:lang

For a full description, go to Standard Attributes.

Event Attributes

onclick, ondblclick, onmousedown, onmouseup, onmouseover, onmousemove, onmouseout, onkeypress, onkeydown, onkeyup

For a full description, go to Event Attributes.



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