HTML <col> Tag
Example
Set the background color of the three columns with the <colgroup> and <col> tags:
<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 <col> tag specifies column properties for each column within a <colgroup> element.
The <col> tag is useful for applying styles to entire columns, instead of repeating the styles for each cell, for each row.
Browser Support
| Element | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <col> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Attributes
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| span | number | Specifies the number of columns a <col> element should span |
Global Attributes
The <col> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
Event Attributes
The <col> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.
More Examples
Example
Align text in table columns (with CSS):
<table style="width:100%">
<tr>
<th>ISBN</th>
<th>Title</th>
<th>Price</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3476896</td>
<td>My first HTML</td>
<td style="text-align:right">$53</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2489604</td>
<td>My first CSS</td>
<td style="text-align:right">$47</td>
</tr>
</table>
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Example
Vertical-align text in table columns (with CSS):
<table style="height:200px">
<tr>
<th>Month</th>
<th style="vertical-align:bottom">Savings</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>January</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom">$100</td>
</tr>
</table>
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Example
Specify width of table columns (with CSS):
<table>
<tr>
<th style="width:130px">Month</th>
<th style="width:80px">Savings</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>January</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>February</td>
<td>$80</td>
</tr>
</table>
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Related Pages
HTML DOM reference: Column Object
Default CSS Settings
Most browsers will display the <col> element with the following default values:
