<table summary= width=  >
  <caption>. . .</caption>
  <colgroup align= span= width=  />
  <col align= span= width=   />
  <thead>  . . .  </thead>
  <tfoot>  . . .  </tfoot>
  <tbody>
    <tr><th>. .</th><td>..</td></tr>
    <tr><th>. .</th><td>..</td></tr>
  </tbody>
            and possibly more tbody elements
</table>
         

• Table and column width can be specified either by styling or with attributes on table, col and colgroup elements
• Table head and foot are similar to the table body
• In standards mode, width attribute supported as well as width styling property
• Browser is supposed to output the table head and table foot on every page of the output, very few do!
• Hangover from CALS strategy for printing large tables going over multiple printed pages