HTML span Attribute
Definition and Usage
The span attribute defines the number of columns a <col>/<colgroup> element should span.
Applies to
The span attribute can be used on the following elements:
| Elements | Attribute |
|---|---|
| <col> | span |
| <colgroup> | span |
Examples
Col 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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Colgroup Example
Set the background color of the first two columns using the <colgroup> span attribute:
<table>
<colgroup span="2" style="background:red"></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>
<tr>
<td>5869207</td>
<td>My first CSS</td>
<td>$49</td>
</tr>
</table>
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Browser Support
The span attribute has the following browser support for each element:
| Element | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| col | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| colgroup | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
