Unclear whether omitting <tbody>
tags (putting <tr>
directly under <table>
) is valid
#33618
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MDN URL
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/tbody
What specific section or headline is this issue about?
Technical summary
What information was incorrect, unhelpful, or incomplete?
The MDN
<tbody>
technical summary says:That implies that this markup, which omits the
<tbody>
tag and puts<tr>
directly under<table>
, is valid:It should be considered valid, even though it really means this:
But in #33505, which is basically the same issue on the
<tr>
page, the reporter @rschristian is adament that the shorter form is not valid. I did mention the<tbody>
page, but nothing came of it, so I am opening an issue specifically for the<tbody>
page.What did you expect to see?
See above.
Do you have any supporting links, references, or citations?
No response
Do you have anything more you want to share?
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MDN metadata
Page report details
en-us/web/html/element/tbody
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