HTML Tables

Question 1

Cells in the head of a table get what element?

Answer 1

th

Question 2

What is the table footer element and where does it belong?

Answer 2

tfooter, it belongs above the table just below thead

Question 3

What is the heading element for a table?

Answer 3

thead (with th cells inside)

Question 4

What’s the common way to remove spacing between cells?

Answer 4

border-collapse: collapse;

Question 5

Make a cell cover more than 1 row or column

Answer 5

use colspan and rowspan, e.g. /td colspan=”3”/

Question 6

What property and value ensure table column widths will remain as intended despite width of content?

Answer 6

table-layout: fixed; // or auto (use on the table element)