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HTML: <colgroup> charoff Attribute

In HTML5 does not support the <colgroup> charoff attribute. The charoff attribute sets the number of characters by which the content is aligned with the character specified by the char attribute. The charoff attribute can only be used if the char attribute is specified and the align attribute is set to "char".

　HTML <colgroup> tag

Online Example

In the following example, the content of the second column in the table is aligned two characters to the right of the character ".":

Example

<!DOCTYPE　html>
<html>
<head>
<meta　charset="utf-8">
<title>HTML <colgroup> charoff 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="."　charoff="2></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 charoff attribute.

Definition and Usage

In HTML5 In this context, the charoff attribute of <colgroup> is not supported.

The charoff attribute sets the number of characters to align the content with the character specified by the char attribute.

The charoff attribute can only be used when the char attribute is specified and the align attribute is set to 'char'.

Syntax

<colgroup charoff="number">

Attribute value

Value	Description
number	Define the alignment method. Positive numbers are aligned to the right of the character. Negative numbers are aligned to the left of the character.

　HTML <colgroup> tag

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