HTML <td> rowspan attribute

HTML <td> tag

Definition and Usage

rowspan The attribute specifies the number of rows the cell should span.

Example

Example 1

HTML table containing a cell spanning two rows:

<table>
  <tr>
    <th>Month</th>
    <th>Savings</th>
    <th>Savings during holidays!</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>January</td>
    <td>￥3000</td>
    <td rowspan="2">￥6000</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>February</td>
    <td>￥4000</td>
  </tr>
</table>

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Example 2

Using rowspan="0", the browser will extend the cell to the last row of the table section:

<table>
<thead>
  <tr>
    <th>Month</th>
    <th>Savings</th>
    <th rowspan="3">Holiday Savings!</th>
  </tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
  <tr>
    <td>January</td>
    <td>￥3000</td>
    <td rowspan="0">￥6000</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>February</td>
    <td>￥4000</td>
  </tr>
</tbody>
</table>

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Syntax

<td rowspan="number">

Attribute Value

Value Description
number

Specifies the number of rows the cell should span.

Note:rowspan="0" tells the browser to span the cell to the last row of the table section (thead, tbody, or tfoot).

Chrome, Firefox, and Opera 12 (and earlier versions) support rowspan="0".

Browser Support

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HTML <td> tag