Example
Here, the first two columns should have a background color of red:
<table>
<colgroup>
<col span="2" style="background-color:red">
<col style="background-color:yellow">
</colgroup>
<tr>
<th>ISBN</th>
<th>Title</th>
<th>Price</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3476896</td>
<td>My first HTML</td>
<td>$53</td>
</tr>
</table>
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Definition and Usage
The span attribute defines the number of columns a <col> element should span.
Browser Support
| Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| span | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
NONE.
Syntax
<col span="number">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| number | Sets the number of columns a <col> element should span |