HTML <th> Tag
Description
The <th> HTML element is designed to create one table cell, which is designated as the header. The text in such a cell is usually displayed in bold by the browser and is aligned in the center. The <th> element must be placed inside the <tr> container, which in turn is located inside the <table>.
Properties
- Permitted Parents
- A <tr> element
- Content
- Block, inline and text
- Start/End Tags
- Start tag: optional, End tag: optional
Example
<table border="1">
<tr>
<th>Animal</th>
<th>Color</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mouse</td>
<td>White</td>
</tr>
</table>Attributes
| Attribute | Definition |
|---|---|
| scope | Defines a way to associate header cells and data cells in a table |
| abbr | Specifies an abbreviated version of the content in a cell |
| rowspan | Sets the number of rows a cell should span |
| colspan | Specifies the number of columns a cell should span |
Global Attributes
The <th> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML5
Event Attributes
The <th> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML5
Browser Support
The following table will show you the current browser support for the HTML <th> tag.
| Desktop | |||||
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| 12 | 1 | 1 | 12.1 | 1 | |
| Tablets / Mobile | |||||
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| 18 | 4 | 12.1 | 1 | 1 | 4.4 |
Last updated by CSSPortal on: 30th March 2024