HTML rowspan Attribute

Definition and Usage

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

Applies to

The rowspan attribute can be used on the following elements:

Elements	Attribute
<td>	rowspan
<th>	rowspan

Examples

Td 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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Th Example

An HTML table with a header cell that spans three rows:

<table>
<tr>
    <th>Month</th>
    <th>Savings</th>
    <th rowspan="3">Savings for holiday!</th>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>January</td>
    <td>$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>February</td>
    <td>$80</td>
</tr>
</table>

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