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HTML <td> rowspan Attribute

❮ HTML <td> tag

Example

An HTML table with a table cell that spans two rows:

<table>
  <tr>
    <th>Month</th>
    <th>Savings</th>
    <th>Savings for holiday!</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>January</td>
    <td>$100</td>
    <td rowspan="2">$50</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>February</td>
    <td>$80</td>
  </tr>
</table>
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Definition and Usage

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


Browser Support

Attribute
rowspan Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes


Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

NONE.


Syntax

<td rowspan="number">

Attribute Values

Value Description
number Specifies the number of rows a 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). Chrome, Firefox, and Opera 12 (and earlier versions) support rowspan="0".

More Examples

Example

Using rowspan="0":

<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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❮ HTML <td> tag