The HTML span Attribute is used to define the number of column that a <col>, <colgroup> element should span.
Applicable to:
Syntax:
< element span="number">
Attribute Values: It contains the numeric value which specifies the number of supported element should span.
Example 1: This example illustrates the use of span attribute in col Element.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>
HTML col span Attribute
</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
<h2>HTML col span Attribute</h2>
<table border="1">
<colgroup>
<col span="2"
style="background-color:green">
<col style="background-color:blue">
</colgroup>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Branch</th>
<th>Expenses</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>BITTU</td>
<td>CSE</td>
<td>2500.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>RAKESH</td>
<td>ECE</td>
<td>1400.00</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
Output:
Example 2:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>
HTML ColumnGroup span Attribute
</title>
<style>
#myColGroup {
background: green;
}
table {
color: white;
margin-left: 180px;
background: yellow;
}
#Geek_p {
color: green;
font-size: 30px;
}
td {
padding: 10px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body style="text-align:center;">
<h1 style="color:green;">
GeeksForGeeks
</h1>
<h2>HTML ColumnGroup span Attribute</h2>
<table>
<colgroup id="myColGroup"
span="2">
</colgroup>
<tr>
<th>S.No</th>
<th>Title</th>
<th>Geek_id</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Geek_1</td>
<td>GeekForGeeks</td>
<th>Geek_id_1</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Geek_2</td>
<td>GeeksForGeeks</td>
<th>Geek_id_2</th>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
Output
Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by HTML span Attribute are listed below:
- Google Chrome
- Internet Explorer
- Firefox
- Apple Safari
- Opera
