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HTML 5 <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 4.01 and HTML 5

In HTML 5 no tbody attributes are supported!

Tips and Notes

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

Note: If you use the thead, tfoot and tbody elements, you should 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.

Example

Source

Output

<table>
<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

Attributes

4: indicates if the attribute is defined in HTML 4.01
5: indicates if the attribute is defined in HTML 5

Attribute	Value	Description	4
align	right left center justify char	Defines the text alignment in cells. Not supported. Use CSS instead.	4
char	character	Specifies which character to align text on. Not supported.	4
charoff	pixels %	Specifies the alignment offset to the first character to align on. Not supported.	4
valign	top middle bottom baseline	Specifies the vertical text alignment in cells. Not supported. Use CSS instead.	4

Standard Attributes

class, contenteditable, contextmenu, dir, draggable, id, irrelevant, lang, ref, registrationmark, tabindex, template, title

For a full description, go to Standard Attributes in HTML 5.

Event Attributes

onabort, onbeforeunload, onblur, onchange, onclick, oncontextmenu, ondblclick, ondrag, ondragend, ondragenter, ondragleave, ondragover, ondragstart, ondrop, onerror, onfocus, onkeydown, onkeypress, onkeyup, onload, onmessage, onmousedown, onmousemove, onmouseover, onmouseout, onmouseup, onmousewheel, onresize, onscroll, onselect, onsubmit, onunload

For a full description, go to Event Attributes in HTML 5.