HTML <th> Tag
The th element specifies a header cell that can appear in an HTML table's initial row. Browsers typically display the content contained within the <th> tag as bold, center-aligned text.
This tag is also generally known as the <th> element. The text in <td> elements are regular and left-aligned by default.
Syntax
Attributes
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| abbr | text | A brief summary of the contents of the cell. |
| colspan | number | The number of columns that the cell spans (Default is 1, max value is 1000). |
| headers | header-id | List of strings (separated by spaces) that correspond to the id property of the <th> element to which it applies. |
| rowspan | number | The number of rows that the cell stretches across (Default is 1, max value is 65534) |
| scope |
col
colgroup row rowgroup |
Strings separated by spaces in a list |
Supported Browsers
| Element | Chrome | Firefox | Safari | Edge / IE | Opera |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <th> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |