HTML and XHTML Pocket Reference, 3rd Edition

Name

th — <th> . . . </th>

Defines a table header cell. Table header cells provide important information and context to the table cells in the row or column that they precede. They are a key tool for making the information in tables accessible. In terms of markup, they function the same as table data cells (td ).

Attributes

The th element accepts the same attributes as the td element. See listing under td.

Example

<table>
<tr><th> Planet</th><th> Distance from Earth</th> </tr>
<tr><td>Venus</td><td>pretty darn far</td></tr>
<tr><td>Neptune</td><td>ridiculously far</td></tr>
</table>