HTML <th> colspan attribute

HTML <th> tag

Definition and usage

colspan The attribute defines the number of columns the header cell should span.

Example

HTML table containing a header cell spanning two columns:

<table>
  <tr>
    <th colspan="2">Monthly savings</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>January</td>
    <td>￥3000</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>February</td>
    <td>￥4000</td>
  </tr>
</table>

Try it yourself

Syntax

<th colspan="number">

Attribute values

Value Description
number

Set the number of columns the header 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
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Note:Only Firefox supports colspan="0"It has a special meaning (see the 'Attribute Values' table above).

HTML <th> tag