How can I bold the headers of a table?

To bold the headers of a table, you can use HTML and CSS. Here's how you can achieve this:

1. Using HTML `` elements:

The most semantically correct way to define table headers is by using the <th> tag. Browsers usually render these tags in bold by default. If you don't see bold headers, it is likely a css rule is overwriting them. Here’s an example table structure using <th>:

<table>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Header 1</th>
      <th>Header 2</th>
      <th>Header 3</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>Data 1</td>
      <td>Data 2</td>
      <td>Data 3</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

2. Using CSS to force bold:

If, for some reason, your headers are not displaying as bold you can use css. To apply bold to table headers using CSS, you can use the font-weight property.

Here's how you can apply bold to all <th> elements:

<style>
  th {
    font-weight: bold;
  }
</style>

Alternatively, you can be more specific if you want to target headers in specific tables using a class or ID on the <table> element:

<style>
  .my-table th {
    font-weight: bold;
  }
</style>

In this case, you would need to add a class to your table like so: <table class="my-table">

By using <th> tags or, if required, adding a css rule to use font-weight: bold; on the table header elements, you can easily bold your table headers. This makes them visually distinct and improves readability.

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