HTML <thead> tag
Definition and Usage
Defines a table header.
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
The tag is supported in all major browsers.
Tips and Notes
Note: The <thead> 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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