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HTMLTableElement: deleteTHead() method

The HTMLTableElement.deleteTHead() removes the <thead> element from a given <table>.

Syntax

js

deleteTHead()

Parameters

None.

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

This example uses JavaScript to delete a table's header.

HTML

html

<table>
  <thead>
    <th>Name</th>
    <th>Occupation</th>
  </thead>
  <tr>
    <td>Bob</td>
    <td>Plumber</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Jim</td>
    <td>Roofer</td>
  </tr>
</table>

JavaScript

js

let table = document.querySelector("table");
table.deleteTHead();

Result

Specifications

Specification
HTML Standard
# dom-table-deletethead-dev

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
deleteTHead 1 12 1 5.5 ≤12.1 3 4.4 18 4 ≤12.1 1 1.0

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