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HTML | <th> colspan Attribute

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 The <th> colspan Attribute in HTML is used to specify a number of columns a header cell should span. 

Syntax: 

<th colspan="number">

Attribute Values: It contains single value number which contains the numeric value to sets the number of column a header cell should span. 

Example: This example illustrates the use of colspan attribute in <th> tag. 

html 
<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
    <head> 
        <title>HTML colspan Attribute</title> 
        <style> 
            table, th, td { 
                border: 1px solid black; 
                border-collapse: collapse; 
                padding: 6px; 
            } 
        </style> 
    </head> 
    
    <body> 
    
        <h1 style = "color: green;">GeeksforGeeks</h1> 
        <h2>HTML &lt;th&gt;colspan Attribute</h2> 
    
        <table> 
            <tr> 
                <th colspan="2">Expense</th> 
            </tr> 
            
            <tr> 
                <td>Arun</td> 
                <td>$10</td> 
            </tr> 
            
            <tr> 
                <td>Priya</td> 
                <td>$8</td> 
            </tr> 
        </table> 
    </body> 
</html>

Output: 

 

Supported Browsers: The browser supported by HTML <th>colspan attribute are listed below:

  • Google Chrome 1 and above
  • Edge 12 and above
  • Internet Explorer
  • Firefox 1 and above
  • Opera
  • Safari

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