HTML <th> colspan Attribute

Example

An HTML table with a header cell that spans two columns:

<table>
<tr>
    <th colspan="2">Monthly Savings</th>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>January</td>
    <td>$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>February</td>
    <td>$80</td>
</tr>
</table>

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Definition and Usage

The colspan attribute defines the number of columns a header cell should span.

Browser Support

Attribute
colspan	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

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

Syntax

Attribute Values

Value	Description
number	Sets the number of columns a header cell should span. Note: colspan="0" tells the browser to span the cell to the last column of the column group (colgroup)

❮ HTML <th> tag