HTML <col> Tag
HTML <col> tag defines attributes for table columns within the <colgroup> element, allowing styling and formatting of columns, such as width, alignment, and background color. This tag does not contain closing tags.
- Column Properties allows setting visual aspects (like background color, width, and alignment) for specific columns.
- Grouped within <colgroup>, usually nested within the <colgroup>, enabling multiple columns to be collectively defined.
- Attributes specified in the
<col>can be applied to multiple columns at once, simplifying the table's look.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<table>
<colgroup>
<col span="1"
style="background-color: green" />
<col span="1"
style="background-color: red" />
<col span="1"
style="background-color: none" />
</colgroup>
<tr>
<th>NAME</th>
<th>AGE</th>
<th>BRANCH</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>BITTU</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>CSE</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>RAM</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>ECE</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
Syntax
<col style="property:value;">Attributes
The various attributes that can be used with the col tag are listed below. Most of the attributes are not supported by HTML5.
Attributes | Descriptions |
|---|---|
It is used to define the number of columns on which property will be applied. | |
This attribute is used to define the CSS to change the properties of the column (deprecated). | |
This attribute is used to set the alignment of the content of <col> element (deprecated). | |
It is used to specify the width of a <col> element (deprecated). | |
It is used to specify the number of characters the content will be aligned from the character specified by the char attribute (deprecated). |
