HTML <th> Tag
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The <th> element defines a cell as the title of a group of table cells.
HTML <th> Tag
An HTML table contains two types of cells. Header cells defined by <th> element and Data cells defined by <td> element.
The top heading row <tr> represents the header that contain cells <th> for the table column name.
The <th> elements must be inside the <tr> element to create column headings.
The <td> element represents a cell in a table that contains data.
Element Attributes
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
abbr |
text | This specifies a short abbreviated description of the cell's content. |
colspan |
number | This specifies how many columns the header cell extends. |
headers |
header_id | This attribute contains a list of strings corresponding to the id attribute of the th elements. |
rowspan |
number | This specifies how many rows the header cell extends. |
scope |
col colgroup row rowgroup |
This specifies the cells that the header (defined in the th) element relates to. |
Global attributes
Global attributes may be applied on all elements, although some elements may have no effect on them.
<accesskey>,
<class>,
<contenteditable>,
<contextmenu>,
<data-*>,
<dir>,
<draggable>,
<dropzone>,
<hidden>,
<id>,
<lang>,
<spellcheck>,
<style>,
<tabindex>,
<title>,
<translate>.
Global Event Handler Attributes
Global Event Handler attributes may be applied on all elements, although some elements may have no effect on them.
<onabort>,
<onautocomplete>,
<onautocompleteerror>,
<onblur>,
<oncancel>,
<oncanplay>,
<oncanplaythrough>,
<onchange>,
<onclick>,
<onclose>,
<oncontextmenu>,
<oncuechange>,
<ondblclick>,
<ondrag>,
<ondragend>,
<ondragenter>,
<ondragleave>,
<ondragover>,
<ondragstart>,
<ondrop>,
<ondurationchange>,
<onemptied>,
<onended>,
<onerror>,
<onfocus>,
<oninput>,
<oninvalid>,
<onkeydown>,
<onkeypress>,
<onkeyup>,
<onload>,
<onloadeddata>,
<onloadedmetadata>,
<onloadstart>,
<onmousedown>,
<onmouseenter>,
<onmouseleave>,
<onmousemove>,
<onmouseout>,
<onmouseover>,
<onmouseup>,
<onmousewheel>,
<onpause>,
<onplay>,
<onplaying>,
<onprogress>,
<onratechange>,
<onreset>,
<onresize>,
<onscroll>,
<onseeked>,
<onseeking>,
<onselect>,
<onshow>,
<onsort>,
<onstalled>,
<onsubmit>,
<onsuspend>,
<ontimeupdate>,
<ontoggle>,
<onvolumechange>,
<onwaiting>.
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Example
<tr>
<th>First Name</th>
<th>Last Name</th>
<th>Job ID</th>
<th>Salary</th>
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