THEAD
Description
The THEAD element encloses a series of table row definitions
and specifies the defaults for all the rows in this group.
Table rows are grouped inside the
content into at most one THEAD,
at most one ,
and at least one sections, in that order.
Depending on the capabilities of the browser, this sectioning can be used to
repeat table head and foot rows when breaking tables across page
boundaries, or to provide fixed headers above and footers below
a scrollable body panel, or other similar rendering schemes.
Minimum Attributes
<THEAD>
All Possible Attributes
<THEAD
LANG="..."
DIR=ltr|rtl
ID="..."
CLASS="..."
ALIGN=left|right|center|justify|char
CHAR="..."
CHAROFF="..."
VALIGN=top|middle|bottom|baseline>characters...</THEAD>
Elements Allowed Within...
Allowed In Content Of...
Variations
The THEAD element is a part of the latest table proposal.
This THEAD element is new and not widely implemented.
The ending element is optional for this element and may be implied
when a TFOOT or the TBODY element is encountered.
The table proposal states that a browser may display
ALIGN=justify the same as the default
ALIGN=left if it lacks support for text justification.
The CHAR and CHAROFF attributes are used when ALIGN=char.
CHAR specifies a single character to be used for alignment, and
defaults to the decimal point in the current language.
CHAROFF specifies the offset, in the DIR direction, to the first
occurrence of the CHAR character on each line. If a line doesn't
include the CHAR character, it is to end at the CHAROFF position.
The default value for CHAROFF is either 50% or whatever will cause
the CHAR characters in all cells with a declared CHAR in a column to align.
The default units is pixels, but may be specified by a suffix on the number.
The standard defined units suffixes include:
pt=points,
pi=picas,
in=inches,
cm=centimeters,
mm=millimeters,
em=em units,
px=screen pixels.
In addition the suffix of a percentsign may be used to specify the
percentage offset within the cell.
The VALIGN attribute defines the vertical alignment of the cell contents.
The ALIGN, CHAR and CHAROFF attribute values may be inherited from
other table elements in the following order:
cells < columns < column groups < rows < row groups < default.
The VALIGN, LANG and DIR attribute values may be inherited from
other table elements in the following order:
cells < rows < row groups < columns < column groups < table < default.
