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HTML col Tag

HTML <col> Tag - Syntax and Usage
HTML <col> Tag Basic Example
HTML <col> Tag Attributes
Default CSS style for HTML <col> tag
Browser Support for HTML <col> tag

HTML col Tag

HTML <col> tag is used to define the properties of each column of a table separately.

The <col> tag is defined inside the <colgroup> tag which itself is defined in the <table> tag.
Each <col> tag in a <colgroup> tag represents a column of the table. One single <col> tag can represent more than one consecutive column too, by using the span attribute.
The <col> tag does not have an ending tag.

HTML `<col>` Tag - Syntax and Usage

The <col> element requires the start(opening) tag, the required syntax for same is given below:

<col style=" " />

HTML `<col>` Tag Basic Example

Below we have a basic example of the <col> tag:

<!doctype html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title>
            Example of col element.
        </title>
    </head>
    <body>
        <table>
            <colgroup>
                <col style="background-color:green" />
                <col style="background-color:orange" />
                <col style="background-color:red" />
                <col style="background-color:lightblue" />
            </colgroup>
            <tr>
                <th>Emp Id</th>
                <th>Emp name</th>
                <th>DOB</th>
                <th>Address</th>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>001</td>
                <td>Palak</td>
                <td>08-09-1985</td>
                <td>11, Adarsh Nagar</td>
               
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>002</td>
                <td>Preet</td>
                <td>08-10-1984</td>
                <td>23,New Delhi</td>
               
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>003</td>
                <td>Tilak</td>
                <td>22-05-1992</td>
                <td>Noida Sec-62</td>
               
            </tr>
        </table>
    </body>
</html>

In the code example above, we have specified 4 <col> tags to style the 4 columns of the table. Now, let's see how we can use a single <col> tag to style multiple columns of a table.

In the example below, we have 2 <col> tags covering 4 columns of the table, using the span attribute with value 2 each.

<table>
    <colgroup>
        <col span="2" style="background-color:green" />
        <col span="2" style="background-color:orange" />
    </colgroup>
    <tr>
        <th>Emp Id</th>
        <th>Emp name</th>
        <th>DOB</th>
        <th>Address</th>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>001</td>
        <td>Palak</td>
        <td>08-09-1985</td>
        <td>11, Adarsh Nagar</td>       
    </tr>
</table>

Output:

HTML col tag example

In the example below, we have 2 <col> tags covering 4 columns of the table, using the span attribute with value 3 and one <col> tag without the span attribute.

<table>
    <colgroup>
        <col span="3" style="background-color:green" />
        <col style="background-color:orange" />
    </colgroup>
    <tr>
        <th>Emp Id</th>
        <th>Emp name</th>
        <th>DOB</th>
        <th>Address</th>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>001</td>
        <td>Palak</td>
        <td>08-09-1985</td>
        <td>11, Adarsh Nagar</td>       
    </tr>
</table>

Output:

HTML col tag example

HTML `<col>` Tag Attributes

This element does not have any specific attributes although this element supports Global attributes and Event attributes.

The main attribute for the <col> tag is the span attribute which is used to define how many columns will the <col> tag cover.

Default CSS style for HTML `<col>` tag

col
{
   display:table-column;
}

Browser Support for HTML `<col>` tag

Following browsers support this attribute:

Firefox 1+
Google Chrome 1+
Internet Explorer 4+
Apple Safari 1+
Opera 7+

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HTML col Tag

Contents

HTML col Tag

HTML `<col>` Tag - Syntax and Usage

HTML `<col>` Tag Basic Example

HTML `<col>` Tag Attributes

Default CSS style for HTML `<col>` tag

Browser Support for HTML `<col>` tag

HTML 5 References Tutorial

Recommended Handbooks

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Computer Networks Tutorial

Operating System Tutorial

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Java Tutorial

C Language Tutorial

PHP Tutorial

Android Tutorial

Linux Guide Tutorial

Data Structures and Algorithms Tutorial

Computer Architecture

Docker Tutorial

GIT (Using Github) Tutorial

Go Language Tutorial

GIT Guide

CSS Tutorial

Advanced Data Structures

Spring Framework Tutorial

Spring Boot Tutorial

Kotlin Tutorial

Apache Cordova Tutorial

SASS-SCSS Tutorial

HTML col Tag

Contents

HTML col Tag

HTML <col> Tag - Syntax and Usage

HTML <col> Tag Basic Example

HTML <col> Tag Attributes

Default CSS style for HTML <col> tag

Browser Support for HTML <col> tag

HTML 5 References Tutorial

Recommended Handbooks

C++ Handbook

Python Basics Handbook

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Java Tutorial

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Linux Guide Tutorial

Data Structures and Algorithms Tutorial

Computer Architecture

Docker Tutorial

GIT (Using Github) Tutorial

Go Language Tutorial

GIT Guide

CSS Tutorial

Advanced Data Structures

Spring Framework Tutorial

Spring Boot Tutorial

Kotlin Tutorial

Apache Cordova Tutorial

SASS-SCSS Tutorial

HTML `<col>` Tag - Syntax and Usage

HTML `<col>` Tag Basic Example

HTML `<col>` Tag Attributes

Default CSS style for HTML `<col>` tag

Browser Support for HTML `<col>` tag