Why is colspan used in table tag in html...

Question

I have tried to adjust the colspan in html from 2 to 50 but it does not show any changes in the output.. 😖😖😖

Answer 1

It means that the cell spans two columns instead of one. You have to use it in the <td></td> tags, not in <table></table>.

Without colspan, every cell has the same width:
______ ______ ______
|______|______|______|
|______|______|______|
|______|______|______|

If you use colspan = 2 for the first cell in the second row, it will look like this:
______ ______ ______
|______|______|______|
|____________.|______|
|______|______|______|

Now, the first cell in the second row uses two columns instead of one and there's only two cells in the second row (instead of three).

Same with rowspan:
______ ______ ______
|______|______|______|
|______|______| |
|______|______|______|

(last cell spans two rows instead of one)

Answer 2

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Answer 3

please help me.. I am unable to understand it.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

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Answer 6

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Answer 7

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Answer 8

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Answer 9

Remember to drop (leave out or remove) the tds (or ths) you are spanning across.

For reference:
https://www.w3schools.com/tags/att_colspan.asp