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HTML: <colgroup> char Attribute

HTML5The <colgroup> char attribute is not supported, the char attribute specifies the alignment of the content in the column group with the character, and the char attribute can only be used when the align attribute is set to "char", and the default value of char is the decimal point character of the page language.

　HTML <colgroup> tag

Online Example

In the following example, the content of the second column in the table is aligned with the character ".":

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>HTML <colgroup> char Attribute Usage-Basic Tutorial(oldtoolbag.com)</title>
<style>table, th, td { border:　1px solid black;</style>
</head>
<body>
<table style="width:100%">
　　<colgroup align="left">/colgroup>
　　<colgroup align="char" char=".">/colgroup>
　　<tr>
　　　　<th>Month</th>
　　　　<th>Savings</th>
　　</tr>
　　<tr>
　　　　<td>January</td>
　　　　<td>$100.00</td>
　　</tr>
　　<tr>
　　　　<td>February</td>
　　　　<td>$10.00</td>
　　</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>

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Browser Compatibility

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Note:Almost all mainstream browsers do not support the char attribute.

Definition and Usage

In HTML5 In HTML, the <colgroup> char attribute is not supported.

The char attribute specifies the alignment of the content within the column group relative to a character.

The char attribute can only be used when the align attribute is set to "char".

The default value of the char attribute is the decimal point character of the page language.

Syntax

<colgroup char="character">

Attribute Value

Value	Description
character	Specifies the character to align the content with.

　HTML <colgroup> tag

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