HTML th tag is used in tables to show table header cells.
This tag is used in table header to display cells. We can use this tag in HTML thead tag. However, we can show table headings for each colums with this tag.
HTML th tag comes in the table rows to display header cells.
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<p>Branded mobile phones we trust</p>
<table>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Company</th>
<th>Income(in$)</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Galaxy S6</td>
<td>Samsung</td>
<td>200,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Intex Aqua4g</td>
<td>Intex</td>
<td>10,000</td>
</tr>
</table>
Output
Name
Company
Income(in $)
Galaxy S6
Samsung
200,000
Intex Aqua 4g
Intex
10,000
Element Specific Attribute
Sr. No.
Attribute Name
Description
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abbr
abbreviate the content in the table header.
The value for this is a abbreviated text
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align
align the header cell content to the specified location.
The value for this can be:
left
right
center
justify
char
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axis
The axis attribute used to specify the category of the table header cell.
the value for this can be name of the category.
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bgcolor
A header cell background can be specified with the attribute.
the value for this can be:
name of color
A hexcode(eg #ccc)
color code in rgb formate e.g. (rgb(x, x, x))
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char
the attribute is used only when the value of align attribute is char (align=”char”). When you want to specify the character in header to align, you can use this attribute.
Enter any character value for this.
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charoff
Use this attribute in a table header cell only after you specify align=”char”. Defines an alignment offset against the first character with this attribute.
the value for this can be given in:
pixel (eg. 20px)
A percentage (eg. 8%)
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colspan
colspan is used to specify the number of columns to merge.
the value for this can be a number
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headers
specify the one or more header cell that contain information about a cell. This is a list of ids using id attribute of the cells
the value for this can be a id of the cell.
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height
height of the header cell is given with this attribute
the value for this can be given in pixels.
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nowrap
this prevents the automatic wrapping of the header cells.
the value for this is nowrap.
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rowspan
rowspan is used to merge the rows of header cells.
the value for this is given by any numeric .
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scope
The attribute can be used in header cells to specify the cells that uses the information of this header.
the value for this is given by:
row
rowgroup
col
colgroup
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valign
this aligns text vertically in the specified location.
the value for this can be:
top
bottom
middle
baseline
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width
Used to give the width of the header cell.
the value for this can be given in pixels or percentage(%).
