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HTML <colgroup> span Attribute

❮ HTML <colgroup> tag

Example

Set the background color of the first two columns using the <colgroup> span attribute:

<table>
  <colgroup span="2" style="background:red"></colgroup>
  <tr>
    <th>ISBN</th>
    <th>Title</th>
    <th>Price</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>3476896</td>
    <td>My first HTML</td>
    <td>$53</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>5869207</td>
    <td>My first CSS</td>
    <td>$49</td>
  </tr>
</table>
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Definition and Usage

The span attribute defines the number of columns a <colgroup> element should span.

Tip: To define different properties to a column within a <colgroup>, use the <col> tag within the <colgroup> tag.


Browser Support

Attribute
span Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Syntax

<colgroup span="number">

Attribute Values

Value Description
number Sets the number of columns a column group should span

❮ HTML <colgroup> tag
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