HTML <col> span Attribute

Example

Here, the first two columns should have a background color of red:

<table>
<colgroup>
    <col span="2" style="background-color:red">
    <col style="background-color:yellow">
</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>
</table>

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Definition and Usage

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

Browser Support

Attribute
span	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Syntax

Attribute Values

Value	Description
number	Sets the number of columns a <col> element should span

❮ HTML <col> tag