HTML <colgroup> tag
HTML <colgroup> tag specifies group of column within an HTML table. It is used a parent container of one or more <col> elements to apply different properties in an HTML table.
NOTE: The <colgroup> tag must be used with <table> element after the <caption> and before <thead> or <tbody> elements.
Syntax
Following are some specifications about the HTML <colgroup> tag
Display |
None |
Start tag/End tag |
Start tag and End Tag |
Usage |
HTML tables |
Example
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Attributes
Attribute |
Value |
Description |
align |
- left
- center
- right
- justify
- char
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It specifies the alignment of the column content. (Not supported in HTML5). |
char |
character |
It specifies the alignment of the content in a column group to the character. (Not supported in HTML5). |
charoff |
number |
It sets the number of characters to offset the column data from the alignment character specified by the char attribute. (Not supported in HTML5). |
span |
number |
It specifies the number of columns a colgroup should span. |
valign |
- top
- middle
- bottom
- baseline
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It specifies the vertical alignment of the column group. (Not supported in HTML5). |
width |
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It specifies the width of the group of column. (Not supported in HTML5). |
Global Attribute
HTML <colgroup> tag supports all Global attributes in HTML.
Event Attribute
HTML <colgroup> tag supports all event attributes in HTML.
Supporting Browsers
Element | Chrome | IE | Firefox | Opera | Safari |
<colgroup> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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