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HTML Table Headers


HTML tables can have headers for each column or row, or for many columns/rows.




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HTML Table Headers
Table headers are defined with th elements.
Each th element represents a table cell.

Example

<table>  <tr>    <th>Firstname</th>   
<th>Lastname</th>    <th>Age</th>  </tr> 
<tr>    <td>Jill</td>    <td>Smith</td>   
<td>50</td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td>Eve</td>   
<td>Jackson</td>    <td>94</td>  </tr></table>
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Vertical Table Headers
To use the first column as table headers, define the first cell in each row as a
<th> element:

Example

<table>  <tr>    <th>Firstname</th>   
<td>Jill</td>    <td>Eve</td>  </tr> 
<tr>   
<th>Lastname</th>    <td>Smith</td>   
<td>Jackson</td>  </tr>  <tr>    <th>Age</th>    <td>94</td>   
<td>50</td>  </tr></table>
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Align Table Headers
By default, table headers are bold and centered:


Firstname
Lastname
Age


Jill
Smith
50


Eve
Jackson
94


To left-align the table headers, use the CSS text-align property:

Example

th {  text-align: left;
}

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Header for Multiple Columns
You can have a header that spans over two or more columns.


Name
Age


Jill
Smith
50


Eve
Jackson
94


To do this, use the colspan attribute on the
<th> element:

Example

<table>  <tr>    <th colspan="2">Name</th>    <th>Age</th>  </tr> 
<tr>    <td>Jill</td>    <td>Smith</td>   
<td>50</td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td>Eve</td>   
<td>Jackson</td>    <td>94</td>  </tr></table>
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You will learn more about colspan and rowspan in the Table colspan & rowspan chapter.


Table Caption
You can add a caption that serves as a heading for the entire table.

Monthly savings

Month
Savings


January
$100


February
$50


To add a caption to a table, use the <caption> tag:

Example

<table style="width:100%">  <caption>Monthly savings</caption>  <tr>    <th>Month</th>    <th>Savings</th>  </tr>  <tr>    <td>January</td>    <td>$100</td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td>February</td>    <td>$50</td>  </tr>
</table>
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Note: The <caption> tag
should be inserted immediately after the <table> tag.


HTML Exercises

Test Yourself With Exercises

Exercise:
Add a table caption that says "Names".


<table>

  

  <tr>

    <th>First Name</th>

    <th>Last Name</th>

    <th>Points</th>

  </tr>

  <tr>

    <td>Jill</td>

    <td>Smith</td>

    <td>50</td>

  </tr>

</table>


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Reference: https://www.w3schools.com/html/html_table_headers.asp