HTML5 Quick Reference - HTML Manual of Style - page 274

Table Elements

Element Description Content Model Attributes

table Creates a two-

dimensional data
structure with rows and
columns

caption , colgroup
tr , thead , tbody ,
tfoot

cellspacing,
cellpadding,
border, width

tr Contains a row of table

cell elements

th , td

th Represents a table cell

containing heading
content

phrasing width, height,

colspan, rowspan

td Represents a table cell

containing data content

low width, height,

colspan, rowspan

caption Represents the caption or

title of its parent table

low

colgroup Creates a group of one or

more table columns

col span

col Represents one or more

columns in a colgroup
element

empty span

tbody Represents a continuous

group of table rows
containing the body of
data in a table

tr

thead Represents a continuous

group of table rows
appearing before the
table's body element

tr (th)

tfoot Represents a continuous

group of table rows
appearing ater the table's
body element

tr