thead element | tHead object
[This documentation is preliminary and is subject to change.]
Designates rows as the table's header.
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Standards information
- Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification, Section 1.6.5
- HTML 4.01 Specification, Section 11.2.3
DOM Information
Inheritance Hierarchy
Remarks
Valid tags within the THEAD element include:
You can specify only one tHead object specified for any given table object.
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 about the table object model, see Building Tables Dynamically.
Windows Internet Explorer 8 renders only 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.
Examples
The following code example uses the THEAD element and the TABLE, TBODY, TD, and TR elements to create a table that includes the first row in the table header and the second row in the table body.
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<td>This text is in the table header.</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>This text is in the table body.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
See also
Build date: 3/8/2012
