HTML col Tag

HTML <col> tag defines attributes for table columns within the <colgroup> element, allowing styling and formatting of columns, such as width, alignment, and background color. This tag does not contain closing tags.

Defines visual styles (e.g., background color, width, alignment) for specific table columns.
Used inside a <colgroup> to apply settings to one or more columns.
Lets you style multiple columns at once, simplifying table formatting.

html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
    <table>
        <colgroup>
            <col span="1" 
            style="background-color: green" />
            <col span="1" 
            style="background-color: red" />
            <col span="1" 
            style="background-color: none" />
        </colgroup>
        <tr>
            <th>NAME</th>
            <th>AGE</th>
            <th>BRANCH</th>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Ben</td>
            <td>22</td>
            <td>CSE</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Rayen</td>
            <td>21</td>
            <td>ECE</td>
        </tr>
    </table>
</body>

</html>

<col> tags inside <colgroup> set background colors for each table column (green, red, none).
These column styles apply automatically to all cells, showing how <col> simplifies column-level formatting.

Syntax:

<col style="property:value;">

Attributes

The various attributes that can be used with the col tag are listed below. Most of the attributes are not supported by HTML5.

span : span is used to define the number of columns on which property will be applied.
style : style attribute is used to define the CSS to change the properties of the column (deprecated).
align :align attribute is used to set the alignment of the content of <col> element (deprecated).
width : width is used to specify the width of a <col> element (deprecated).
charoff : charoff is used to specify the number of characters the content will be aligned from the character specified by the char attribute (deprecated).

Attributes

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