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<table>

  • Date:
    17/08/2022
  • Modified:
    28/04/2025
  • Category:
    Elements

The <table> element contains cells with data, structured in rows and columns.

Children elements

ElementExplanationRequired
<title>

Defines the title of a table. See title.

No
<thead>

Container element for table head.

Only use this element when a table row has a visual head.

See thead.

No
<tbody>

Defines the body of a table

Only use this element when thead or tfoot is used to contain the cells that comprise the body of a table’s (main) data.

See tbody.

No
<tfoot>

Defines the footer of a table

Only use this element in conjunction with <thead> and <tbody>.

See tfoot.

No
<tr>

Defines a table row. See tr.

Yes
<td>

Defines a table data. See td.

Yes
<source>

Defines the source of a table. See source.

No

Examples

Table with title 
<table>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>metaal</th>
      <th>massagetal</th>
      <th>dichtheid</th>
    </tr>
   <thead>
   <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>aluminium</td>
      <td>27,0</td>
      <td>2,70</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>titanium</td>
      <td>47,9</td>
      <td>4,51</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td></td>
      <td></td>
      <td></td>
    </tr>
   <tbody>
  <title>Figuur 5</title>
</table>
Table with title and source 
<table>
  <title>TABLE 1-5 Factors Contributing to Deaths in the United States</title>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Factors</th>
      <th>Percentage of Detahs</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>Tabacco</td>
      <td>18</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Poor diet/inactivity</td>
      <td>15</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Alcohol</td>
      <td>4</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Microbial agents</td>
      <td>3</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Toxic agents</td>
      <td>2</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Motor vehicles</td>
      <td>2</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Firearms</td>
      <td>1</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Sexual behavior</td>
      <td><1</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Illicit drugs</td>
      <td><1</td>
    </tr>
   </tbody>
   <tfoot>
      <tr>      
          <td rowspan="2">
            <source>
            	<p>SOURCE: A.H Mokdad and coauthors. Actual causes of death in the United Stats, 2000, <em fontStyles="italic">Journal of the American Medical Association</em> 291 (2004): 123B-1245, with corrections from <em fontStyles="italic">Journal  of the American Medical Association</em> 293(2005): 298.</p>
  			</source>
  		  </td> 
      </tr>
	</tfoot>
</table>
Table with row and column table header 
<table>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th></th>
      <th>Monday</th>
      <th>Tuesday</th>
      <th>Wednesday</th>
      <th>Thursday</th>
      <th>Friday</th>
    </tr>
   <thead>
   <tbody>
    <tr>
      <th>09:00 – 11:00</th>
      <td>Closed</td>
      <td>Open</td>
      <td>Open</td>
      <td>Closed</td>
      <td>Closed</td>
    </tr>
  <tr>
    <th>11:00 – 13:00</th>
    <td>Open</td>
    <td>Open</td>
    <td>Closed</td>
    <td>Closed</td>
    <td>Closed</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>...</td>
  </tr>
</table>
Table with double table header rows
Combine the two top rows into a single row. Add a colon : in between.
<table>
  <title>TABEL 4.1 Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezingen 2010, 2012, 2017 en 2021</title>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Groepering / fractie</th>
      <th>Opgericht in</th>
      <th colspan="4">Aantal behaalde Kamerzetels in:</th>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <th/>
      <th/>
      <th>2010</th>
      <th>2012</th>
      <th>2017</th>
      <th>2021</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>Christen Democratisch Appèl (CDA)</td>
      <td>
        <p>1980</p>
        <p>fusie van ARP (1879), CHU en KVP</p>
      </td>
      <td>21</td>
      <td>13</td>
      <td>19</td>
      <td>15</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)</td>
      <td>
        <p>1946</p>
        <p>(voorloper SDAP reeds in 1894)</p>
      </td>
      <td>30</td>
      <td>38</td>
      <td>9</td>
      <td>9</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>
  • Date:
    17/08/2022
  • Modified:
    28/04/2025
  • Category: