[css] Repeat table headers in print mode

Is it possible in CSS using a property inside an @page to say that table headers (th) should be repeated on every page if the table spreads over multiple pages?

This question is related to css css-tables

The answer is


This is what the THEAD element is for. Official docs here.


Some browsers repeat the thead element on each page, as they are supposed to. Others need some help: Add this to your CSS:

thead {display: table-header-group;}
tfoot {display: table-header-group;}

Opera 7.5 and IE 5 won't repeat headers no matter what you try.

(source)


Flying Saucer xhtmlrenderer repeats the THEAD on every page of PDF output, if you add the following to your CSS:

        table {
            -fs-table-paginate: paginate;
        }

(It works at least since the R8 release.)


Some browsers repeat the thead element on each page, as they are supposed to. Others need some help: Add this to your CSS:

thead {display: table-header-group;}
tfoot {display: table-header-group;}

Opera 7.5 and IE 5 won't repeat headers no matter what you try.

(source)


Before you implement this solution it's important to know that Webkit currently doesn't do this.

Here is the relevant issue on the Chrome issue tracker: http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=24826

And on the Webkit issue tracker: https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17205

Star it on the Chrome issue tracker if you want to show that it is important to you (I did).


Chrome and Opera browsers do not support thead {display: table-header-group;} but rest of others support properly..


Before you implement this solution it's important to know that Webkit currently doesn't do this.

Here is the relevant issue on the Chrome issue tracker: http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=24826

And on the Webkit issue tracker: https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17205

Star it on the Chrome issue tracker if you want to show that it is important to you (I did).


how do i print HTML table. Header and footer on each page

Also Work in Webkit Browsers

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head runat="server">
    <title></title>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        function PrintPage() {
            document.getElementById('print').style.display = 'none';
            window.resizeTo(960, 600);
            document.URL = "";
            window.location.href = "";
            window.print();
        }

    </script>
    <style type="text/css" media="print">
        @page
        {
            size: auto; /* auto is the initial value */
            margin: 2mm 4mm 0mm 0mm; /* this affects the margin in the printer settings */
        }
        thead
        {
            display: table-header-group;
        }
        tfoot
        {
            display: table-footer-group;
        }
    </style>
    <style type="text/css" media="screen">
        thead
        {
            display: block;
        }
        tfoot
        {
            display: block;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
        <table style="width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;">
            <thead>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        header comes here for each page
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </thead>
            <tbody>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        1
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        2
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        3
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        4
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        5
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        6
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        7
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        8
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        9
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        10
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        11
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        12
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        13
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        14
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        15
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        16
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        17
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        18
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        19
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        20
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        21
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        22
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        23
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        24
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        25
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        26
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        27
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        28
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        29
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        30
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        31
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        32
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        33
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        34
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        35
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        36
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        37
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        38
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        39
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        40
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        41
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        42
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        43
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        44
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        45
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        46
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        47
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        48
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        49
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        50
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        51
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        52
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        53
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        54
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        55
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </tbody>
            <tfoot>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        footer comes here for each page
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </tfoot>
        </table>
    </div>
    <br clear="all" />
    <input type="button" id="print" name="print" value="Print" onclick="javascript:PrintPage();"
        class="button" />
    </form>
</body>
</html>

how do i print HTML table. Header and footer on each page

Also Work in Webkit Browsers

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head runat="server">
    <title></title>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        function PrintPage() {
            document.getElementById('print').style.display = 'none';
            window.resizeTo(960, 600);
            document.URL = "";
            window.location.href = "";
            window.print();
        }

    </script>
    <style type="text/css" media="print">
        @page
        {
            size: auto; /* auto is the initial value */
            margin: 2mm 4mm 0mm 0mm; /* this affects the margin in the printer settings */
        }
        thead
        {
            display: table-header-group;
        }
        tfoot
        {
            display: table-footer-group;
        }
    </style>
    <style type="text/css" media="screen">
        thead
        {
            display: block;
        }
        tfoot
        {
            display: block;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
        <table style="width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;">
            <thead>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        header comes here for each page
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </thead>
            <tbody>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        1
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        2
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        3
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        4
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        5
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        6
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        7
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        8
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        9
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        10
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        11
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        12
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        13
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        14
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        15
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        16
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        17
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        18
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        19
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        20
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        21
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        22
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        23
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        24
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        25
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        26
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        27
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        28
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        29
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        30
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        31
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        32
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        33
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        34
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        35
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        36
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        37
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        38
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        39
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        40
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        41
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        42
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        43
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        44
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        45
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        46
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        47
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        48
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        49
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        50
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        51
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        52
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        53
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        54
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        55
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </tbody>
            <tfoot>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        footer comes here for each page
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </tfoot>
        </table>
    </div>
    <br clear="all" />
    <input type="button" id="print" name="print" value="Print" onclick="javascript:PrintPage();"
        class="button" />
    </form>
</body>
</html>

Some browsers repeat the thead element on each page, as they are supposed to. Others need some help: Add this to your CSS:

thead {display: table-header-group;}
tfoot {display: table-header-group;}

Opera 7.5 and IE 5 won't repeat headers no matter what you try.

(source)


Flying Saucer xhtmlrenderer repeats the THEAD on every page of PDF output, if you add the following to your CSS:

        table {
            -fs-table-paginate: paginate;
        }

(It works at least since the R8 release.)


Chrome and Opera browsers do not support thead {display: table-header-group;} but rest of others support properly..