<th>

Table Head Cell

An entry in a table header (<thead>)

Attributes

align Alignment
char Table Cell Alignment Character
charoff Table Character Offset
colspan Column Span
rowspan Row Span
scope Scope
valign Vertical Alignment

Related Elements

There are two table cell elements for the contents of a table: <td> contains ordinary data, and <th> contains table header data.

Model Description

Any combination of:

This element may be contained in:

<tr>

Example

         
...
<section><title>Fruits and Nuts</title>
<para>The colony abounded with a wealth of fruits and nuts, some
not previously known to the Europeans.  ...</para>
<table>
<caption>
<para>North American Native Plants</para>
</caption>
<col align="right" valign="top"/>
<col valign="top"/>
<col align="center" valign="top"/>
<thead>
<tr valign="top"><th>Use</th><th>Plant Part</th><th>Examples</th></tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr valign="top"><td rowspan="8"><emphasis role="bold">Vegetables</emphasis></td></tr>
<tr valign="top"><td rowspan="2">Seeds</td><td>Corn</td></tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>Beans</td></tr>
<tr valign="top"><td rowspan="3">Fruits</td><td>Squash</td></tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>Peppers</td></tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>Tomatoes</td></tr>
<tr valign="top"><td rowspan="2">Roots</td><td>Potatoes</td></tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>Sweet Potatoes</td></tr>
<tr valign="top"><td rowspan="4"><emphasis role="bold">Teas</emphasis></td></tr>
<tr valign="top"><td rowspan="2">Leaves</td><td>Mountain Mint (Namewuskons)</td></tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>Dawn Mint (Wabinowusk)</td></tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>Berries</td><td>Wintergreen</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
...


        

Module

balisage-1-1