HTML and CSS Reference
In-Depth Information
Name
tbody
Synopsis
<tbody> . . . </tbody>
Defines a row or group of rows as the “body” of the table. It must contain at least one row ele-
ment (
tr
). “Row group” elements (
tbody
,
thead
, and
tfoot
) could speed table display and
provide a mechanism for scrolling the body of a table independently of its head and foot, or
repeat the head and foot when a long table is printed across several pages.
Usage
Categories:
None
Permitted contexts:
As the child of a
table
element, after any
caption
,
colgroup
, and
thead
elements, but
only if there are no
tr
elements that are children of the table element
Permitted content:
Zero or more
tr
elements
Start/end tags:
HTML: Start tag is optional if first element in the table is a
tr
and not preceded by
tbody
,
thead
,
tfoot
, or an end tag. End tag optional if immediately followed by
tbody
or
tfoot
if there is no more content in the parent table; XHTML: Required/Required
Attributes
HTML5 Global Attributes
