HTML <colgroup> span attribute

HTML <colgroup> Tag

Definition and Usage

span Attribute defines the number of columns that the <colgroup> element should span.

Tip:If you need to define different attributes for a specific column within <colgroup>, use <col> Tag.

Example

Use the span attribute of <colgroup> to set the background color of the first two columns:

<table>
  <colgroup span="2" style="background:#B0C4DE"></colgroup>
  <tr>
    <th>ISBN</th>
    <th>Title</th>
    <th>Price</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>3476896</td>
    <td>HTML Tutorial</td>
    <td>$53</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>5869207</td>
    <td>CSS Tutorial</td>
    <td>$49</td>
  </tr>
</table>

Try It Yourself

Syntax

<colgroup span="number">

Attribute Value

Value Description
number Set the number of columns to span for the column group.

Browser Support

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HTML <colgroup> Tag