HTML <td> colspan attribute

Definition and usage

colspan Attribute defines the number of columns the cell should span.

Example

HTML table containing a cell spanning two columns:

<table>
  <tr>
    <th>Month</th>
    <th>Savings</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>January</td>
    <td>¥3000</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>February</td>
    <td>¥4000</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td colspan="2">Total: ¥7000</td>
  </tr>
</table>

Try it yourself

Syntax

<td colspan="number">

Attribute Values

Value Description
number

Specifies the number of columns the cell should span.

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

Browser support

Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera
Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera
Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported

Note:Only Firefox supports colspan="0", which has a special meaning (see the 'Attribute Values' table above).