HTML 4 colgroup Tag
Also see HTML5 <colgroup>
Tag.
This page is for the HTML 4 version of this element. For a more up to date version, see HTML5 <colgroup>
Tag.
The HTML colgroup
tag is used for specifying properties for a group of columns within a table.
If you need to apply different properties to a column within a colgroup, you can use the HTML col tag within the colgroup tag.
Example
Attributes
Attributes specific to this tag: | |
---|---|
Attribute | Description |
span | Specifies how many columns to span. |
width | Width of the column. |
Other Attributes: | |
Attribute | Description |
dir | Specifies the direction of the text |
class | Document wide identifier. |
id | Document wide identifier |
lang | Language code |
title | Specifies a title to associate with the element. Many browsers will display this when the cursor hovers over the element (similar to a "tool tip"). |
style | Inline style (CSS) |
align | Horizontal alignment |
valign | Vertical alignment |
char | Specifies a character to use for aligning text to. |
charoff | Specifies an alignment offset (either in pixels or percentage value) against the first character as specified with the char attribute. |
onclick | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
ondbclick | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
onmousedown | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
onmouseup | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
onmouseover | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
onmousemove | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
onmouseout | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
onkeypress | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
onkeydown | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
onkeyup | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
Preview
HTML5 Tags
The information on this page is based on HTML version 4.01. Most modern browsers now support HTML5.
See HTML5 <colgroup>
Tag for the HTML5 version of the above element.
See this list of HTML tags for the latest list of HTML elements.