Click the button to add a new row at the first position of the table and then add cells and content.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> table, td { border: 1px solid black; } </style>//from w ww . java 2 s . co m </head> <body> <table id="myTable"> <tr> <td>Row1 cell1</td> <td>Row1 cell2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Row2 cell1</td> <td>Row2 cell2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Row3 cell1</td> <td>Row3 cell2</td> </tr> </table> <br> <button type="button" onclick="myFunction()">Test</button> <script> function myFunction() { var table = document.getElementById("myTable"); var row = table.insertRow(0); var cell1 = row.insertCell(0); var cell2 = row.insertCell(1); cell1.innerHTML = "NEW CELL1"; cell2.innerHTML = "NEW CELL2"; } </script> </body> </html>