HTML 5 <col> tag
Definition and Usage
Defines the attribute values for one or more columns in a table. You can only
use this element inside a table or a colgroup.
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML 5
Most of the attributes from 4.01 are no longer supported
Tips and Notes
Note: The col element is an empty element. To create columns, you must specify td elements within a tr element.
Tip: Use this element when you want to specify
different attribute values to more than one table column.
Tip: Use the <colgroup> element if you want to specify
the same attribute values to a group of columns.
Example
| Source |
Output |
<table>
<col style="color:red" />
<col span="2" style="color:blue" />
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>4</td>
</tr><tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>4</td>
</tr>
</table> |
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Attributes
- 4: indicates if the attribute is defined in HTML 4.01
- 5: indicates if the attribute is defined in HTML 5
| Attribute |
Value |
Description |
4 |
5 |
| align |
right
left
center
justify
char |
Defines the horizontal alignment of the content in the table cell, in the column |
4 |
|
| char |
character |
Defines a character to use to align text on (use with align="char") |
4 |
|
| charoff |
pixels
% |
Defines an alignment offset to the first character to align
on, as set with char |
4 |
|
| span |
number |
Defines the number of columns the <col> should span |
4 |
5 |
| valign |
top
middle
bottom
baseline |
Defines the vertical alignment of the content in the table cell, in the column |
4 |
|
| width |
%
pixels
relative_length |
Defines the width of the column.
Note: Overrides the width set in <colgroup> |
4 |
|
Standard Attributes
| class, contenteditable, contextmenu, dir, draggable, id,
irrelevant, lang, ref, registrationmark, tabindex, template, title |
For a full description, go to Standard
Attributes in HTML 5.
Event Attributes
| onabort, onbeforeunload, onblur, onchange, onclick,
oncontextmenu, ondblclick, ondrag, ondragend, ondragenter, ondragleave,
ondragover, ondragstart, ondrop, onerror, onfocus, onkeydown, onkeypress,
onkeyup, onload, onmessage, onmousedown, onmousemove,
onmouseover, onmouseout, onmouseup, onmousewheel, onresize, onscroll, onselect,
onsubmit, onunload |
For a full description, go to Event Attributes
in HTML 5.
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