Append to table body
<html> <head> <script type='text/javascript' src='js/jquery-1.3.2.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> $(document).ready( function() { $('table tbody').append( "<tr>\n" + " <td>D</td>\n" + " <td>1999</td>\n" + "</tr>\n" ); } ); </script> <style type='text/css'> table { width: 100%; background: lightgreen; } th { background: green; color: lightgreen; } </style> </head> <body> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Title</th> <th>Year</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>R</td> <td>1975</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </body> </html>