HTML col width Attribute
 HTML <col> tag
Definition and Usage
The width attribute specifies width of the table cells in the column.
If this attribute is not specified, the table cells will take as much (or
little) room as they need.
This attribute overrides any width set in the <colgroup> element
Syntax
Syntax Example
Attribute Values
| Value |
Description |
| pixels |
Length in pixels (like "100px", or just "100"). |
| percent |
Length in percent of entire table (like "20%"). |
| relative_length |
Relative length is a W3C standard that is not implemented
in any of the major browsers. Relative length is a way of splitting all
available pixels (if a table length is 100 pixels, and the first column uses
20 px, and the second uses 50%, available pixels will
be 30px). The available pixels are shared using parts, one part is set
like this: "1*". The available pixels are divided into the set parts.
Example: If 30 pixels are available, you can have one relative length
"1*" and one "2*", this will be interpreted as 10 and 20 pixels (think
of this as 1* = 1 part, and 2* = 2 parts). |
Browser Support
The attribute is supported in all major browsers.
Note: None of the browsers support the relative_length value of this attribute.
Example
| Source |
Output |
<table border="1">
<col width="40px" />
<col width="60px" />
<col width="100px" />
<tr>
<th colspan="3">This table contains
three table data cells</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Peter</td>
<td>Glenn</td>
<td>Cleveland</td>
</tr>
</table>
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| This table contains
three table data cells |
| Peter |
Glenn |
Cleveland |
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Try-It-Yourself Demos
col width
attribute example
Set the width of a column in a table.
HTML <col> tag
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