Example
Specify the <th> element each header cell is related to:
<table>
<tr>
<th id="name" colspan="2">Name</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th headers="name">Firsname</th>
<th headers="name">Lastname</th>
</tr>
</table>
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Definition and Usage
The headers attribute specifies one or more header cells a header cell is related to.
Browser Support
| Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| headers | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
The headers attribute has no visual effect in ordinary web browsers, but can be used by screen readers.
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
The headers attribute is new for the <th> tag in HTML5.
Syntax
<th headers="header_id">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| header_id | Specifies a space-separated list of id's to one or more header cells the header cell is related to |