HTML Tag: th
Table header cell — the heading for a row or column.
th
elements are children of tr
elements.
Optional Attributes
Attribute | Description | Possible values |
---|---|---|
colspan |
Across how many columns the cell should spread (default is 1 ). |
Number. |
rowspan |
Across how many rows the cell should spread (default is 1 ). |
Number. |
headers |
Explicitly specifies which header cells, if any, are higher-lever headers to this cell. | A single or comma-separated list of table cell id values. |
scope |
Explicitly specifies which cells this cell is a header to. |
|
abbr |
An abbreviated version of the content of the cell. Used for quicker referencing, by assistive devices, for example. | Text. |
Global attributes |
Example
<table>
<tr>
<th rowspan="2" scope="row">Carnivores</th>
<td>Tiger</td>
<td>Cheetah</td>
<td>Caracal</td>
<td>Wildcat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Grey Wolf</td>
<td>Cape hunting dog</td>
<td>Red fox</td>
<td>Fennec</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">Primates</th>
<td>Indri</td>
<td>Sifaka</td>
<td>Brown lemur</td>
<td>Dwarf lemur</td>
</tr>
</table>