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How to merge table columns in HTML?
To merge table columns in HTML use the colspan attribute in <td> tag. With this, merge cells with each other. For example, if your table is having 4 rows and 4 columns, then with colspan attribute, you can easily merge 2 or even 3 of the table cells.
Example
You can try to run the following code to merge table column in HTML. Firstly, we will see how to create a table in HTML with 3 rows and 3 columns
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
table, th, td {
border: 1px solid black;
width: 100px;
height: 50px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Heading</h1>
<table>
<tr>
<th></th>
<th></th>
<th></th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>Output
Example
Let’s merge columns using the colspan attribute. The first 2 columns will merge
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
table, th, td {
border: 1px solid black;
width: 100px;
height: 50px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Heading</h1>
<table>
<tr>
<th></th>
<th></th>
<th></th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>Output
Updated on: 02-Sep-2023
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