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HTML colspan Attribute
The colspan attribute of the <th> element is used to set the number of columns a header cell should span.
Following is the syntax −
<th colspan="num">
Above, num is the count of columns a header cell should span.
Let us now see an example to implement the colspan attribute of the <th> element −
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
table, th, td {
border: 2px solid green;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Product Expenses</h2>
<table>
<tr>
<th colspan="2">Expenses</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Product Development</td>
<td>500000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Marketing</td>
<td>500000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Services</td>
<td>100000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Support</td>
<td>100000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Maintenance</td>
<td>100000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">Total Budget = INR 1300000</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
Output
![](https://www.tutorialspoint.com/assets/questions/media/24552/expenses_table.jpg)
In the above example, we have set the column count to span the header cell −
<th colspan="2">Expenses</th>
The count is 2, therefore two columns will span the header cell.
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The colspan attribute of the <th> element is used to set the number of columns a header cell should span.
Following is the syntax −
<th colspan="num">
Above, num is the count of columns a header cell should span.
Let us now see an example to implement the colspan attribute of the <th> element −
Example
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> table, th, td { border: 2px solid green; } </style> </head> <body> <h2>Product Expenses</h2> <table> <tr> <th colspan="2">Expenses</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Product Development</td> <td>500000</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Marketing</td> <td>500000</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Services</td> <td>100000</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Support</td> <td>100000</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Maintenance</td> <td>100000</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Total Budget = INR 1300000</td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>
Output
In the above example, we have set the column count to span the header cell −
<th colspan="2">Expenses</th>
The count is 2, therefore two columns will span the header cell.
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