colspan
Published Jul 31, 2021Updated Sep 3, 2021
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The colspan
attributed defines the number of columns a cell should span.
Syntax
<table><tr><th>Cell 1</th><th>Cell 2</th></tr><tr><td>Cell 3</td><td>Cell 4</td></tr><tr><!-- Spans two columns --><td colspan="2">Cell 5</td></tr></table>
The following elements support colspan:
<td>
<th>
Example 1
A table with a cell that spans two columns.
<table><tr><!-- Spans two columns --><th colspan="2">Languages and Frameworks</th></tr><tr><td>Python</td><td>Django</td></tr><tr><td>JavaScript</td><td>React.js</td></tr><tr><td>Ruby</td><td>Ruby on Rails</td></tr></table>
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