Table Structure in HTML

From the HTML cheat sheet · Tables · verified Jul 2026

Table Structure

Complete table with semantic elements

css

<!-- Basic table -->
<table>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Name</th>
      <th>Age</th>
      <th>City</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>John</td>
      <td>30</td>
      <td>New York</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Jane</td>
      <td>25</td>
      <td>London</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

html

<table border="1">
  <caption>User Data</caption>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Header 1</th>
      <th>Header 2</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>Data 1</td>
      <td>Data 2</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
  <tfoot>
    <tr>
      <td colspan="2">Footer</td>
    </tr>
  </tfoot>
</table>

🟢 Essential - Use semantic table elements

💡 scope attribute helps screen readers

📌 caption describes table purpose

⚡ colgroup for column styling

⚠️ Only use tables for tabular data, not layout

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