Definition and Usage
The rowspan attribute specifies the number of rows a cell should span.
Applies to
The rowspan attribute can be used on the following elements:
| Elements | Attribute |
|---|---|
| <td> | rowspan |
| <th> | rowspan |
Examples
Td Example
An HTML table with a table cell that spans two rows:
<table>
<tr>
<th>Month</th>
<th>Savings</th>
<th>Savings for holiday!</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>January</td>
<td>$100</td>
<td rowspan="2">$50</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>February</td>
<td>$80</td>
</tr>
</table>
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Th Example
An HTML table with a header cell that spans three rows:
<table>
<tr>
<th>Month</th>
<th>Savings</th>
<th rowspan="3">Savings for holiday!</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>January</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>February</td>
<td>$80</td>
</tr>
</table>
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Browser Support
The rowspan attribute has the following browser support for each element:
| Element | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| td | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| th | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |