HTML provides the ability to span multiple columns or rows within a table cell using the “colspan” and “rowspan” attributes, respectively.
“colspan” is used to merge two or more adjacent columns into a single column. This is useful when you want to have a cell that spans across multiple columns. The value of “colspan” attribute is an integer that indicates the number of columns to be merged.
For example:
<table>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">This cell spans two columns</td>
<td>Normal cell</td>
</tr>
</table>
In this example, the first cell spans two columns, while the third cell is a normal cell.
“rowspan” is used to merge two or more adjacent rows into a single row. This is useful when you want to have a cell that spans across multiple rows. The value of “rowspan” attribute is an integer that indicates the number of rows to be merged.
For example:
<table>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2">This cell spans two rows</td>
<td>Normal cell</td>
<td>Normal cell</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Normal cell</td>
<td>Normal cell</td>
</tr>
</table>
In this example, the first cell spans two rows, while the other cells are normal cells.
