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TH

Description

Creates a row or column heading in a table. The element is similar to the TD element but emphasizes the text in the cell to distinguish it from text in TD cells. The end tag is optional.

Syntax

<TH
ALIGN=CENTER | LEFT | RIGHT
BACKGROUND=url
BGCOLOR=color
BORDERCOLOR=color
BORDERCOLORDARK=color
BORDERCOLORLIGHT=color
CLASS=classname
COLSPAN=n
ID=value
LANG=language
LANGUAGE=JAVASCRIPT | JSCRIPT | VBSCRIPT | VBS
NOWRAP
ROWSPAN=n

STYLE=css1-properties
TITLE=text
VALIGN=BASELINE | BOTTOM | CENTER | TOP
event = script
>

ParameterDescription
ALIGN=CENTER | LEFT | RIGHT Displays the element left flush, right flush, or centered relative to the display or table.
BACKGROUND=url Specifies a background picture for the table. The picture is tiled behind the text and graphics in the table, table head, or table cell.
BGCOLOR=color Sets the background color behind the element. For a complete list of colors, look at the Internet Explorer color table.
BORDERCOLOR=color Sets border color and must be used with the BORDER attribute, except for frames. For a complete list of colors, look at the Internet Explorer color table.
BORDERCOLORDARK=color Sets independent border color control over one of the two colors used to draw a 3-D border, opposite of BORDERCOLORLIGHT, and must be used with the BORDER attribute. For a complete list of colors, look at the Internet Explorer color table.
BORDERCOLORLIGHT=color Sets independent border color control over one of the two colors used to draw a 3-D border, opposite of BORDERCOLORDARK, and must be used with the BORDER attribute. For a complete list of colors, look at the Internet Explorer color table.
CLASS=classname Specifies the class of the tag being defined. This is used to associate a sub-classed style sheet with the tag.
COLSPAN=n Specifies how many columns in the TABLE this cell should span.
ID=value An SGML identifier used as the target for hypertext links or for naming particular elements in associated style sheets. Valid ID values must begin with a letter. The underbar character, "_", may be used in the ID name. The ID should be unique throughout the scope of the document. If more than one object with the same identifier exists in a document, a collection of those named items is created that can only be referenced by ordinal position.
LANG=language Specifies which language to use in ISO standard language abbreviation form.
LANGUAGE=JAVASCRIPT | JSCRIPT | VBS | VBSCRIPT Specifies the language the current script is written in and invokes the proper scripting engine. The default value is JAVASCRIPT.
JAVASCRIPT, JSCRIPT The scripting language is written in JavaScript.
VBS, VBSCRIPT The scripting language is written in VBScript.
NOWRAP The NOWRAP attribute is used when you do not want the browser to automatically perform word wrap.
ROWSPAN=n Specifies how many rows in a TABLE this cell should span.
STYLE=css1-properties Specifies an in-line style sheet for the tag.
TITLE=text Used to provide advisory information. The contents of the title attribute will be displayed in a ToolTip during the onmouseover event.
VALIGN=BASELINE | BOTTOM | CENTER | TOP Displays the elements aligned at the top or bottom within the element.
BASELINE Vertical align to the baseline of the font.
BOTTOM Vertical align to the bottom of the element.
MIDDLE Vertical align to the middle of the element.
TOP Vertical align to the top of the element.
event Can be one or more of these events:
onclick ondblclick
ondragstart onhelp
onkeydown onkeypress
onkeyup onmousedown
onmousemove onmouseout
onmouseover onmouseup
onscroll onselectstart

Remarks

This element is a block element.

Both the start and end tags are required.

Scripting Object

TH

See Also

TD, TR


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