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HTML <th> rowspan Attribute

HTML th Reference HTML <th> tag

Example

An HTML table with a header cell that spans three rows:

<table width="100%" border="1">
  <tr>
    <th>Month</th>
    <th>Savings</th>
    <th rowspan="3">Savings for holiday!</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>January</td>
    <td>$100</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>February</td>
    <td>$80</td>
  </tr>
</table>

Try it yourself »
(more examples at the bottom of this page)

Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The rowspan attribute is supported in all major browsers.

Note: Only Opera supports rowspan="0", which has a special meaning (look below in the "Attribute Values" table).

Definition and Usage

The rowspan attribute defines the number of rows a header cell should span.

Syntax

<th rowspan="number">

Attribute Values

Value Description
number Sets the number of rows a header 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)

Examples

Try it Yourself - Examples

Use of rowspan="0"
This example will only work in Opera, and it demonstrates rowspan="0".

HTML th Reference HTML <th> tag
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