<col /> Description:
The <col /> tag defines and controls the appearance of a column within a column group.
<col /> Web Browser Support:
- Netscape 6, 7
- Mozilla 1
- Firefox 1
- Internet Explorer 4, 5, 6
- Opera 6, 7, 8
- Safari 1
- HTML 4.0
- XHTML 1.0
Tables Module
<col /> Attributes:
- align (optional)
- char (optional)
- charoff (optional)
- class (optional)
- dir (optional)
- id (optional)
- lang (optional)
- onclick (optional)
- ondblclick (optional)
- onkeydown (optional)
- onkeypress (optional)
- onkeyup (optional)
- onmousedown (optional)
- onmouseout (optional)
- onmouseover (optional)
- onmouseup (optional)
- span (optional)
- style (optional)
- title (optional)
- valign (optional)
- width (optional)
<col /> End Tag:
None
<col /> Contents:
Nothing. <col /> is a singleton tag.
<col /> Valid Context:
The <col /> tag is valid within the following tags:
colgroup, table
<col /> Usage:
- a table using columns and colgroups
<table rules="cols" width="200"> <colgroup> <col align="center"> <col valign="bottom"> </colgroup> <tr><td> column one should be aligned to the center of this column. </td><td> and the second to the bottom. </td></tr> </table>
- a 3-column table with two columns the same
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" border="1" width="400" height="100"> <col span="2" align="right" /> <tr> <td>this column will be aligned to the right, but not the bottom</td> <td>and so will this column</td> <td>but this one won't</td> </tr> </table>
<col /> Special Notes:
- The function of this tag is to provide more control over the look and feel of the individual columns in a table.
- Use this tag judiciously, as it's not well supported even in the browsers that support it.
