HTML: The Markup Language

thtable header cell # T

The th element represents a header cell in a table.

Permitted content #

Permitted attributes #

Descriptions for attributes specific to this element #

scope = "row" or "col" or "rowgroup" or "colgroup"
Specifies what set of cells the th element applies to.
colspan = positive integer
Specifies the number of adjacent columns “spanned” by its th element.
rowspan = non-negative integer
Specifies the number of following rows “spanned” by its th element.
headers = IDREFS
Identifies one or more th elements that apply to its th.

Additional constraints and admonitions #

Tag omission #

A th element must have a start tag.

A th element’s end tag may be omitted if the th element is immediately followed by a td or th element, or if there is no more content in the parent element.

Permitted parent elements #

tr

DOM interface #

interface HTMLTableHeaderCellElement : HTMLTableCellElement {
           attribute DOMString scope;
};

Typical default display properties #

th {
display: table-cell;
vertical-align: inherit; }
th {
font-weight: bold;
text-align: center; }