Lesson 13 / 28

Tables

Rows and columns for tabular data.

thead, tbody, tr, td

<table> holds <tr> rows; <th> is a header cell, <td> a regular data cell.

<table>
  <thead>
    <tr><th>Name</th><th>Score</th></tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr><td>Ada</td><td>92</td></tr>
    <tr><td>Bo</td><td>85</td></tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

Merging cells

colspan merges cells across columns, rowspan merges across rows — useful for grouped headers.

Quick check: Which tag defines a header cell in a table?

  • <td>
  • <tr>
  • <th>
Answer

<th> — `<th>` marks a header cell — bold and centered by default, and meaningful to assistive tech.