HTML5: thead – table heading group

HTML 5: The Markup Language (ARIA Edition)

thead – table heading group # T

The thead element represents the block of rows that consist of the column labels (headings) for its parent table element.

Content model #

thead = tr * & thead.attrs

Attribute model #

thead.attrs = common.attrs

Tag omission #

A thead element must have a start tag.

A thead element's end tag may be omitted if the thead element is immediately followed by a tbody or tfoot element.

Permitted contexts #

table = caption ?, colgroup *, thead ?, ((tfoot , (tbody * | tr +)) | ((tbody * | tr +), tfoot ?))

Typical default display properties #

thead {

display: table-header-group;

vertical-align: middle;

border-color: inherit; }