HTMLTableElement: deleteTHead() method

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.

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

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desktopmobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
deleteTHead

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