Understanding the <colgroup> Tag
The <colgroup> tag is used in conjunction with the <col> tag. The <col> tag is nested within the <colgroup> tag and is used to define properties for columns.
Note: The <colgroup> tag also supports the Global Attributes and Event Attributes in HTML.
Syntax:
<colgroup> Column lists... </colgroup>
Attributes:
Attribute Values | Description |
|---|---|
It is used to specify the number of columns that have a colgroup tag. The values are in numeric form. |
Deprecated Attributes:
Attribute Values | Description |
|---|---|
It is used to align the text or content in the group of columns. The value of the aligned property is left, right, center, justify, and char. | |
It is used to align the character in a column group and the value of these attributes is the character. | |
It is used to set the number of characters that will be aligned from the character specified by the char attribute. The value of these attributes is in numeric form. | |
It specifies the vertical alignment of content in a colgroup. Its values are the top, middle, bottom, baseline. | |
It defines the width of a column group. Its values are pixels, %, relative_length. |
HTML Tag
HTML is a versatile language, and one of its most useful elements is the <colgroup> tag. This tag is used to group one or more columns in a table for formatting purposes. It’s a handy tool for applying styles to entire columns, saving you the trouble of repeating styles for each cell.
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