<col>

HTML <col> Tag

Example

col elements that specify different alignment for the three columns in the table:

<table border="1">
  <col align="left" />
  <col align="left" />
  <col align="right" />
  <tr>
    <th>ISBN</th>
    <th>Title</th>
    <th>Price</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>3476896</td>
    <td>My first HTML</td>
    <td>$53</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>2489604</td>
    <td>My first CSS</td>
    <td>$47</td>
  </tr>
</table>

The output of the code above will be:

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Definition and Usage

The <col> tag defines attribute values for one or more columns in a table.

The <col> tag is useful for applying styles to entire columns, instead of repeating the styles for each cell, for each row.

The <col> tag can only be used inside a table or a colgroup element.

Browser Support

The <col> tag is supported in all major browsers

Note: Only the width attribute works in Firefox (none of the other attributes).

Differences Between HTML and XHTML

In HTML the <col> tag has no end tag.

In XHTML the <col> tag must be properly closed.

Tips and Notes

Tips: Add the class attribute to the <col> tag, and let CSS take care of alignment, widths, colors, etc.!

Also have a look at the <colgroup> tag.

Optional Attributes

DTD indicates in which HTML 4.01/XHTML 1.0 DTD the attribute is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset.

Attribute	Value	Description	DTD
align	left right center justify char	Specifies the alignment of the content related to a col element	STF
char	character	Specifies the alignment of the content related to a col element to a character	STF
charoff	number	Specifies the number of characters the content will be aligned from the character specified by the char attribute	STF
span	number	Specifies the number of columns a col element should span	STF
valign	top middle bottom baseline	Specifies the vertical alignment of the content related to a col element	STF
width	% pixels relative_length	Specifies the width of a col element	STF

Standard Attributes

Тег <col> поддерживает следующие стандартные атрибуты:

Attribute	Value	Description	DTD
class	classname	Specifies a classname for an element	STF
dir	rtl ltr	Specifies the text direction for the content in an element	STF
id	id	Specifies a unique id for an element	STF
lang	language_code	Specifies a language code for the content in an element	STF
style	style_definition	Specifies an inline style for an element	STF
title	text	Specifies extra information about an element	STF
xml:lang	language_code	Specifies a language code for the content in an element, in XHTML documents	STF

More information about Standard Attributes.

Event Attributes

The <col> tag supports the following event attributes:

Attribute	Value	Description	DTD
onclick	script	Script to be run on a mouse click	STF
ondblclick	script	Script to be run on a mouse double-click	STF
onmousedown	script	Script to be run when mouse button is pressed	STF
onmousemove	script	Script to be run when mouse pointer moves	STF
onmouseout	script	Script to be run when mouse pointer moves out of an element	STF
onmouseover	script	Script to be run when mouse pointer moves over an element	STF
onmouseup	script	Script to be run when mouse button is released	STF
onkeydown	script	Script to be run when a key is pressed	STF
onkeypress	script	Script to be run when a key is pressed and released	STF
onkeyup	script	Script to be run when a key is released	STF

More information about Event Attributes.

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