###### 3.1.1.3.4 thead

The table header (<thead>) element precedes the table body (<tbody>) element in a complex table.

###### Contains

Doctype | Content model
topic, map, concept, ditabase, glossary, glossentry, glossgroup, reference, task, bookmap, classifyMap, subjectScheme, machineryTask, learningAssessment, learningBookmap, learningContent, learningMap, learningOverview, learningPlan, learningSummary | ( (row) (one or more) )

###### Contained by

Doctype | Content model
topic (base), map (base), topic (technical content), map (technical content), concept, ditabase, glossary, glossentry, glossgroup, reference, task (strict), task (general), bookmap, classifyMap, subjectScheme, machineryTask, learningAssessment, learningBookmap, learningContent, learningMap, learningOverview, learningPlan, learningSummary | tgroup

###### Inheritance

- topic/thead

###### Example

See 3.1.1.3.1 table.

###### Attributes

Name | Description | Data Type | Default Value | Required?
valign | Indicates the vertical alignment of text in a table entry (cell). Allowable values are: top Align the text to the top of the table entry (cell). bottom Align the text to the bottom of the table entry (cell). middle Align the text to the middle of the table entry (cell). | (top | bottom | middle | -dita-use-​conref-​target) | #IMPLIED | No
univ-atts attribute group (includes select-atts, id-atts, and localization-atts groups) | A set of related attributes, described in 3.4.1.3 univ-atts attribute group |  |  |
global-atts attribute group (xtrf, xtrc) | A set of related attributes, described in 3.4.1.2 global-atts attribute group |  |  |
class, outputclass | Common attributes described in 3.4.1.9 Other common DITA attributes |  |  |

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Parent Topic: 3.1.1.3 Table elements

Sibling Topics:

3.1.1.3.1 table

3.1.1.3.2 tgroup

3.1.1.3.3 colspec

3.1.1.3.5 tbody

3.1.1.3.6 row

3.1.1.3.7 entry

3.1.1.3.8 simpletable

3.1.1.3.9 sthead

3.1.1.3.10 strow

3.1.1.3.11 stentry