HTML5: How to define a header cell in a table?

Last update on February 14 2024 12:56:00 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

Solution:

HTML Code:

<!DOCTYPE html><!-- Define document type as HTML -->
<html><!-- Begin HTML document -->
<head><!-- Start of document header -->
<meta charset="utf-8"><!-- Define character encoding -->
<title>How to define a header cell in a table</title><!-- Title of the HTML page -->
</head><!-- End of document header -->
<body><!-- Start of document body -->
<table border="1"><!-- Table element with border attribute set to "1" -->
<tr><!-- Table row element -->
<th>Type</th><!-- Table header cell for column "Type" -->
<th>Description</th><!-- Table header cell for column "Description" -->
</tr><!-- End of table row -->
<tr><!-- Table row element -->
<td>PHP</td><!-- Table data cell with content "PHP" -->
<td>Server side scripting</td><!-- Table data cell with content "Server side scripting" -->
</tr><!-- End of table row -->
<tr><!-- Table row element -->
<td>JavaScript</td><!-- Table data cell with content "JavaScript" -->
<td>Client side scripting</td><!-- Table data cell with content "Client side scripting" -->
</tr><!-- End of table row -->
</table><!-- End of table -->
</body><!-- End of document body -->
</html><!-- End of HTML document -->

Explanation:

This HTML code defines a webpage with a table displaying programming languages and their descriptions.
The <table> tag creates a table structure with a border.
Each row of the table is defined by the <tr> (table row) tag.
Header cells are defined using the <th> (table header) tag.
The first row contains two header cells <th> for columns "Type" and "Description".
Subsequent rows contain data cells <td> with content representing programming languages and their descriptions.

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