Bhavitha Cherukuri: HTML Table Colspan & Rowspan

HTML Table Colspan & Rowspan

HTML tables can have cells that span over multiple rows and/or columns.

HTML Table — Colspan

To make a cell span over multiple columns, use the colspan attribute:

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
table, th, td {
  border: 1px solid black;
  border-collapse: collapse;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<h2>Cell that spans two columns</h2>
<p>To make a cell span more than one column, use the colspan attribute.</p>

<table style="width:100%">
  <tr>
    <th colspan="2">Name</th>
    <th>Age</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>xxx</td>
    <td>yyy</td>
    <td>1</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>aaa</td>
    <td>bbb</td>
    <td>2</td>
  </tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>

HTML Table — Rowspan

To make a cell span over multiple rows, use the rowspan attribute:

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
table, th, td {
  border: 1px solid black;
  border-collapse: collapse;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<h2>Cell that spans two rows</h2>
<p>To make a cell span more than one row, use the rowspan attribute.</p>

<table style="width:100%">
  <tr>
    <th>Name</th>
    <td>xxx</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <th rowspan="2">Phone</th>
    <td>123-456</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>123-456</td>
  </tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>