tbody ... ⁄tbody syntax

Syntax tbody

start tag <tbody> optional IF...:
- tr is the first thing inside tbody after which if a tbody, thead, tfoot is present then it's ending tag is Required :
→ Syntax 1: OK, the start tag has been omitted: tr element is the first element inside tbody and no thead, tbody tfoot follows it next
→ Syntax 2: OK, the start tag of the first tbody element has been omitted: tr element is the first element inside tbody, a tbody follows it next but its end tag is present
→ Syntax 3: Invalid, the start tag of the first tbody element has been omitted: tr element is the first element inside tbody, a tbody follows it next BUT its end tag is absent
end tag <⁄tbody> optional IF...:
- tbody element is immediately followed by another tbody element Syntax 4 OR
- tbody element is immediately followed by a tfoot element Syntax 5 OR
- there is no more content after tbody element inside the parent element, table Syntax 6

Valid Syntax 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	<!doctype html> <html> <head> <title>...</title> </head> <body> <table> <tr> <tr> </tbody> </table> </body> </html>

Valid Syntax 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	<!doctype html> <html> <head> <title>...</title> </head> <body> <table> <tr> <tr> </tbody> <tbody> <tr> </tbody> </table> </body> </html>

Invalid Syntax 3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	<!doctype html> <html> <head> <title>...</title> </head> <body> <table> <tr> <tr> </tbody> <tbody> <tr> </table> </body> </html>

Valid Syntax 4
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19	<!doctype html> <html> <head> <title>...</title> </head> <body> <table> <caption>...</caption> <tbody> ... <tbody> ... </tbody> </table> </body> </html>

Valid Syntax 5
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19	<!doctype html> <html> <head> <title>...</title> </head> <body> <table> <caption>...</caption> <tbody> ... <tfoot> ... </tfoot> </table> </body> </html>

Valid Syntax 6
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	<!doctype html> <html> <head> <title>...</title> </head> <body> <table> <caption>...</caption> ... <tbody> ... </table> </body> </html>

Valid Syntax 7
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17	<!doctype html> <html> <head> <title>...</title> </head> <body> <table> <caption>...</caption> <tbody> ... </tbody> </table> </body> </html>

HTML5 tbody element, syntax Tutorial

min	video details
00:04	video tutorial: tbody element, syntax
00:09	adding tbody element in page
00:14	tbody element has: - a start tag: <tbody> - and an end tag: <⁄tbody>
00:19	<⁄tbody> end tag may be omitted when tbody element is immediately followed by another tbody or tfoot element, like this: