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rowSpan attribute (td, th)

Browser support:

Specifies how many rows high a table cell should be.

This attribute is useful if you want to enable a cell element to extend beyond its contents into multiple lines of the table.

JavaScript page for this attribute: rowSpan. You can find other example(s) there.

Possible values:

Integer that sets the number of rows to span.

Default: this attribute has no default value.

Example HTML code 1:

This example illustrates the use of the rowSpan attribute:

<table border="3px">
    <tr>
        <td id="myTData" rowspan="4">Fruits</td>
        <td>Pear</td>
        <td>35.21</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Peach</td>
        <td>23.12</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Apple</td>
        <td>12.45</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Cherry</td>
        <td>14.56</td>
    </tr>
</table>