Webmaster in a Nutshell, Third Edition

Name

<colgroup>

Synopsis

<colgroup>

Set properties for designated column or columns within a table. Also indicates where vertical rules will be drawn when rules=groups is set in the <table> tag.

Attributes

align =value

Specify alignment of text in the cells of columns in the <colgroup>. Values can be center, left, or right.

char =character

Specify the alignment character for text in these cells.

charoff =value

Set the offset within the cell at which the alignment character will be placed.

span =n

Specify the number of columns in the <colgroup>.

valign =position

Set the vertical alignment of text within the columns to either top, middle, or bottom.

width =n

Set the width, in pixels or as a percentage, of each column in the group.