th element | th object
[This documentation is preliminary and is subject to change.]
Specifies a header column. Header columns are centered within the cell and are bold.
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Standards information
- HTML 4.01 Specification, Section 11.2.6
HTML information
| Closing Tag | required |
|---|---|
| CSS Display | block |
DOM Information
Inheritance Hierarchy
Remarks
The table object and its associated elements have a separate table object model, which uses different methods than the general object model. For more information on the table object model, see Building Tables Dynamically.
Windows Internet Explorer 8 will only render tables up to 1000 columns. To force Windows Internet Explorer 7 rendering mode, see How Do I Take Advantage of the New Features in Internet Explorer 8.
See also
- Reference
- td
- tr
- Conceptual
- Building Tables Dynamically
Build date: 3/8/2012
