Question

Explain the use of table in HTML .Write an HTML code to explain the use of rowspan and colspan in table.

Answer 1

Answer:

A table tag in HTML allows a developer to create a table. The rowspan and colspan attributes allow a developer to explicitly define the number of rows/columns a cell takes up.

Explanation:

For example:

HTML:

<table>

   <thead>

       <tr>

           <th rowspan="2"></th>

           <th colspan="4">&nbsp;</th>

       </tr>

       <tr>

           <th>I</th>

           <th>II</th>

           <th>III</th>

           <th>IIII</th>

       </tr>

   </thead>

   <tbody>

       <tr>

           <td></td>

           <td>1</td>

           <td>2</td>

           <td>3</td>

           <td>4</td>

        </tr>

   </tbody>

</table>

CSS:

table {

   empty-cells: show;

   border: 1px solid #000;

}

table td,

table th {

   min-width: 2em;

   min-height: 2em;

   border: 1px solid #000;

}

Gives you: