HTML thead Tag

The HTML thead tag is used for adding a header to a table.

The thead tag is used in conjunction with the tbody tag and the tfoot tag in determining each part of the table (header, footer, body). Browsers can use this information to enable scrolling of the table body independently of the header and footer - particuarly useful for large tables. Also, when printing a large table that spans multiple pages, this information can enable the table header and footer to be printed at the top and bottom of each page.

Example


<table border = "1">
<thead>
     <tr> <td colspan="2">Table Header (thead)</td></tr>
</thead>
<tfoot>
     <tr> <td colspan="2">Table Footer (tfoot)</td></tr>
</tfoot>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Cell 1 - part of tbody</td>
<td>Cell 2 - part of tbody</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Cell 3 - part of tbody</td>
<td>Cell 4 - part of tbody</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Cell 5 - part of tbody</td>
<td>Cell 6 - part of tbody</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

Attributes:

Attributes specific to this tag:
None
Other Attributes:
Attribute	Description
align	Visual alignment. Possible values: left center right justify char
valign	Vertical alignment. Possible values: top middle bottom baseline
char	Specifies a character to use for aligning text to. Used when `align=char`.
charoff	Specifies an alignment offset (either in pixels or percentage value) against the first character as specified with the char attribute. Used when `align=char`
dir	Specifies the direction of the text
class	Document wide identifier.
id	Document wide identifier
lang	Language code
title	Specifies a title to associate with the element. Many browsers will display this when the cursor hovers over the element (similar to a "tool tip").
style	Inline style (CSS)
onclick	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
ondbclick	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onmousedown	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onmouseup	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onmouseover	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onmousemove	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onmouseout	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onkeypress	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onkeydown	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onkeyup	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)

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