<table>
: table
<tr>
: table row, columns are dynamically created by <td>
, <th>
<th>
: table header, by default bold and centered
<td>
: table data cell, can contain any type of element
<thead>
, <tbody>
, <tfoot>
: semantically group content, if omitted <tbody>
is automatically inserted
- beware: use table for semantics of content, not for presentation of page, e.g. layout ❗️
<table>
<caption>Monthly costs</caption>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Item</th>
<th>Price</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Banana</td>
<td>$56.75</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Yogurt</td>
<td>$12.99</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tfoot>
<tr>
<td>Total</td>
<td>$69.74</td>
</tr>
</tfoot>
</table>
Attributes
colspan
: cell spanning multiple columns
rowspan
: cell spanning multiple rows
<table>
<caption>Monthly costs</caption>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Item</th>
<th>Price</th>
<th>Price new</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Banana</td>
<td>$56.75</td>
<td>$57.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Yogurt</td>
<td colspan="2">$12.99</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tfoot>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2">Total</td>
<td>$69.74</td>
<td>$69.99</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>$0</td>
<td>$0.25</td>
</tr>
</tfoot>
</table>