<thead>
Description
All <table> elements can be divided into three parts: <thead>, <tbody>, and <tfoot>. <thead> contains the rows in the table header. <tbody> contains the rows in the table body. <tfoot> contains the rows in the table footer.
thead>, <tbody>, and <tfoot> elements with the <table> element inform the browser the breakdown of the sections and allows you to apply different styles to the heading, body, and footer.
Example
<html>
<body>
<table>
<thead>
<td>This cell is in the thead rows group.</td>
<td>This cell is in the thead rows group.</td>
<td>This cell is in the thead rows group.</td>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>This cell is in the tbody rows group.</td>
<td>This cell is in the tbody rows group.</td>
<td>This cell is in the tbody rows group.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</body><!-- w w w.j av a2 s. c o m-->
</html>
The code above generates the following result.