HTML - <col>
The HTML Table Column Element (<col>) defines a column within a table and is used for defining common semantics on all common cells. It is generally found within a <colgroup> element.
Example
Please see the <table> page for examples on <col>.
Description
The HTML Table Column Element (<col>) defines a column within a table and is used for defining common semantics on all common cells. It is generally found within a <colgroup> element.
This element allows styling columns using CSS, but only a few attributes will have an effect on the column (see the CSS 2.1 specification for a list).
| Content categories | None. |
|---|---|
| Permitted content | None, it is an empty element. |
| Tag omission | The start tag is mandatory, but, as it is a void element, the use of an end tag is forbidden. |
| Permitted parent elements | <colgroup> only, though it can be implicitly defined as its start tag is not mandatory. The <colgroup> must not have a span attribute. |
| DOM interface | HTMLTableColElement |
Browser Compatibility
See Also
- Other table-related HTML elements:
<caption>,<colgroup>,<table>,<tbody>,<td>,<tfoot>,<th>,<thead>,<tr>; - CSS properties and pseudo-classes that may be specially useful to style the
<col>element:- the
widthproperty to control the width of the column; - the
:nth-childpseudo-class to set the alignment on the cells of the column; - the
text-alignproperty to align all cells content on the same character, like '.'.
- the
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of '<col>' in that specification. |
Living Standard | |
| HTML5 The definition of '<col>' in that specification. |
Recommendation | |
| HTML 4.01 Specification The definition of '<col>' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition |
License
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Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/html/element/col