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HTML: <th> rowspan attribute

Usage of the rowspan attribute of the <th> tag, the rowspan attribute defines the number of rows the title cell should span, an online instance demonstrates how to use the <th> rowspan attribute, browser compatibility, syntax definition, and detailed information about its attribute values, etc.

　HTML <th> tag

Online Example

An HTML table with a title cell spanning three rows:

Example

<table　style="width:100%"　border="1">
　　<tr>
　　　　<th>Year</th>
　　　　<th>Savings</th>
　　　　<th rowspan="3">Buy a house and save</th>
　　</tr>
　　<tr>
　　　　<td>2019</td>
　　　　<td>$19320.00</td>
　　</tr>
　　<tr>
　　　　<td>2020</td>
　　　　<td>$28320.00</td>
　　</tr>
</table>

Test it out ‹/›

Browser Compatibility

Attribute
rowspan	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Note:Only Firefox and Opera support rowspan="0", which has a special meaning (see the "Attribute Values" table below).

Definition and Usage

The rowspan attribute defines the number of rows the header cell should span.

HTML 4.01 With HTML5Differences

None.

Syntax

<th rowspan="number">

Attribute Value

Value	Description
number	Specifies the number of rows the header cell should span. Note: The attribute rowspan="0" informs the browser to span the cell across to the last row in the table component (thead, tbody, or tfoot).

　HTML <th> tag

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