What is prefered method to put footnotes for html table?

Question

Like this. this a screenshot of MS word file.

• Should i put in a tfoot or in td as a <p>dwdwdewwe</p> or i should put after </table> in a <p></p>?
• and can we put tfoot anywhere inside <table>
• And should i give link to footnotes * to jum to footnotes at bottom.

Answer 1

I think you should use the tfoot tag, since it's semnatically designated for this type of stuff. But, like many things in HTML, you aren't forced to do it one way or another - you've got some liberty.

This particular example would suffice either way - as a simple TR containing a TD (with a colspan if necessary), or a TFOOT with a TD (with a collspan if necessary).

As far as adding links within the body to jump to the footer, it's awfully nice from a usability standpoint. But that type of thing isn't objectively answerable - it depends on what your project requiremens are.

You can't put a TFOOT just anywhere within a table, ther are rules (<td><tfoot>...</tfoot></td> would be a no-no). For proper use of the TFOOT tag, consult http://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_tfoot.asp

Answer 2

Use the tfoot tag. It must appear before the tbody tag. See also: http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/tables.html#h-11.2.3

<table>
    <thead><tr><td colspan="5">This is the header and should span all columns.</td></tr></thead>
    <tfoot><tr><td colspan="5">This is the footer and should span all columns.</td></tr></tfoot>
    <tbody>
        <tr><td>11</td><td>12</td><td>13</td><td>14</td><td>15</td>
        <tr><td>21</td><td>22</td><td>23</td><td>24</td><td>25</td>
        <tr><td>31</td><td>32</td><td>33</td><td>34</td><td>35</td>
    </tbody>
</table>