The following example identifies two of the <th> elements as headers for columns, and two of the <td> elements as headers for rows:
The <td> scope attribute is not supported in HTML5.
The scope attribute defines a way to associate header cells and data cells in a table.
The scope attribute identifies whether a cell is a header for a column, row, or group of columns or rows.
Attribute | |||||
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scope | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
The scope attribute has no visual effect in ordinary web browsers, but can be used by screen readers.
Value | Description |
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col | Specifies that the cell is a header for a column |
row | Specifies that the cell is a header for a row |
colgroup | Specifies that the cell is a header for a group of columns |
rowgroup | Specifies that the cell is a header for a group of rows |