HTML <th> rowspan Attribute

Example

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

<table>
<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>

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Definition and Usage

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

Browser Support

Attribute
rowspan	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Syntax

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)

More Examples

Example

Using rowspan="0" (works in Chrome, Firefox and Opera):

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
    <th>Month</th>
    <th>Savings</th>
    <th rowspan="3">Savings for holiday!</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
    <td>January</td>
    <td>$100</td>
    <td rowspan="0">$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>February</td>
    <td>$80</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

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