HTML tbody Tag

The HTML <tbody> tag defines the body section of a table, grouping the main data rows separately from the header and footer.

Placed inside a <table> and contains <tr> (table rows) with <td> (data cells).
Separates table data from <thead> (header) and <tfoot> (footer).
Improves table structure, readability, and accessibility.

Syntax:

<tbody> // Table contents   </tbody>

Attributes

align: The align attribute sets the horizontal alignment of the content.
valign: The valign attribute sets the vertical alignment of the content.
char: The char attribute aligns content based on a specific character.
charoff: The charoff attribute specifies the offset from the alignment character.

Note: These attributes were supported in HTML 4.01 but are not supported in HTML5.

Example: Using the <tbody> tag to group the body content of an HTML table. It contains rows with data for "Shashank" and "GeeksforGeeks" under "Name" and "User Id."

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>HTML tbody Tag</title>
</head>

<body>
    <center>
        <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
        <h2>tbody Tag</h2>
        <table>
            <thead>
                <tr>
                    <th>Name</th>
                    <th>User Id</th>
                </tr>
            </thead>

            <!-- tbody tag starts from here -->
            <tbody>
                <tr>
                    <td>Shashank</td>
                    <td>@shashankla</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>GeeksforGeeks</td>
                    <td>@geeks</td>
                </tr>
            </tbody>
            <!-- tbody tag ends here -->
        </table>
    </center>
</body>

</html>

Attributes

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