: The THEAD Element

Last updated: 2026-09-12

<thead>The THEAD Element

The table header block wrapping header rows (tr), repeated on each printed page of a long table.

Category	Tables
Content Model	Flow content
Allowed Parents	Any element that accepts flow content
Content Tag	Yes — requires closing `</thead>` tag
Status	Standard

📝 Syntax

<thead>
  <tr><th>...</th></tr>
</thead>

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🌐 Browser Support

Browser	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Safari	Opera
<thead>	✓ v1	✓ v12	✓ v1	✓ v1	✓ v1
Supported in all major browsers

Tip： Place thead after caption/colgroup and before tbody/tfoot; it may only contain tr.

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: The THEAD Element

<thead>The THEAD Element

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