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HTML <td> colspan attribute


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Example

An HTML table with table cells that spans two columns:

<table width="100%" border="1">
  <tr>
    <th>Month</th>
    <th>Savings</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td colspan="2">January</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td colspan="2">February</td>
  </tr>
</table>

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Definition and Usage

The colspan attribute defines the number of columns a cell should span.


Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The colspan attribute is supported in all major browsers.

Note: None of the major browsers supports colspan="0", which have a special meaning (look below in the "Attribute Values" table).


Syntax

<td colspan="value">

Attribute Values

Value Description
number Sets the number of columns a header cell should span.

Note: colspan="0" tells the browser to span the cell to the last column of the column group (colgroup)



HTML td Reference HTML <td> tag