diff --git a/files/templates/formatting.html b/files/templates/formatting.html
index f6954df19..de3987c8d 100644
--- a/files/templates/formatting.html
+++ b/files/templates/formatting.html
@@ -344,9 +344,9 @@ line breaks
 &lt;table&gt;
 	&lt;thead&gt;
 		&lt;tr&gt;
-			&lt;td&gt;Col 1&lt;/td&gt;
-			&lt;td&gt;Col 2&lt;/td&gt;
-			&lt;td&gt;Col 3&lt;/td&gt;
+			&lt;th&gt;Col 1&lt;/th&gt;
+			&lt;th&gt;Col 2&lt;/th&gt;
+			&lt;th&gt;Col 3&lt;/th&gt;
 		&lt;/tr&gt;
 	&lt;/thead&gt;
 	&lt;tbody&gt;
@@ -367,9 +367,9 @@ line breaks
 				<table>
 					<thead>
 						<tr>
-							<td>Col 1</td>
-							<td>Col 2</td>
-							<td>Col 3</td>
+							<th>Col 1</th>
+							<th>Col 2</th>
+							<th>Col 3</th>
 						</tr>
 					</thead>
 					<tbody>
