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 | Yes |
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
Most of the attributes in HTML 4.01 are not supported in HTML5.
Differences Between HTML and XHTML
In HTML the <col> tag has no end tag.
In XHTML, the <col> tag must be properly closed.
Attributes
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| align | left right center justify char |
Not supported in HTML5. Specifies the alignment of the content related to a <col> element |
| char | character | Not supported in HTML5. Specifies the alignment of the content related to a <col> element to a character |
| charoff | number | Not supported in HTML5. Specifies the number of characters the content will be aligned from the character specified by the char attribute |
| span | number | Specifies the number of columns a <col> element should span |
| valign | top middle bottom baseline |
Not supported in HTML5. Specifies the vertical alignment of the content related to a <col> element |
| width | % pixels relative_length |
Not supported in HTML5. Specifies the width of a <col> element |
Global Attributes
The <col> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
Event Attributes
The <col> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.
Related Pages
HTML DOM reference: Column Object
Default CSS Settings
Most browsers will display the <col> element with the following default values:
