The <colgroup> tag serves as a container for <col> elements.
It is used to style one or more columns for all table rows.
The <colgroup> can have zero, one, or more <col> elements.
A <colgroup> with two <col> elements that specify the background colors.
| Id | First Name | Last Name | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| ART-303 | Vincent | Van Gogh | Netherlands |
| ART-877 | Paul | Cézanne | France |
<style>
table.tb { width:100%; border-collapse: collapse; }
.tb th, .tb td { padding:3px; border: 1px solid #777; }
</style>
<table class="tb">
<colgroup>
<col style="background-color:lightblue;">
<col span="3" style="background-color:aliceblue;">
</colgroup>
<tr>
<th>Id</th>
<th>First Name</th>
<th>Last Name</th>
<th>Country</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>ART-303</td>
<td>Vincent</td>
<td>Van Gogh</td>
<td>Netherlands</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>ART-877</td>
<td>Paul</td>
<td>Cézanne</td>
<td>France</td>
</tr>
</table>
col = columncolgroup = column group
The <colgroup> tag is a container for <col> tags.
It can hold zero, one, or more <col> elements.
This tag must be located before other table elements like <thead>, <th>, and <td>.
This table lists the <colgroup> tag attributes.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| span | number | Number of columns a <colgroup> should span |
| id | identifier | Defines a unique identifier for the colgroup. |
For addional global attributes see our global attributes list.
Do not use the attributes listed below. They are no longer valid on colgroup tag in HTML5.
| Attribute | Description | Alternative |
|---|---|---|
align |
Aligns the content in each column cell. | CSS text-align |
bgcolor |
Defines the background color for each column cell. | CSS background-color |
char |
Aligns content to a character, for example "," or ".". | CSS text-align |
charoff |
Shifts column data to the right relative to char attribute. | CSS text-align |
valign |
Sets the vertical alignment of content in each column cell. | CSS vertical-align |
The <colgroup> tag is part of a group of tags
that are used to create HTML tables.
This group is referred to as the Table tag group.
Together, they allow you to create comprehensive HTML tables.
A list of table tags
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| <table> | Creates a table that contains elements listed below |
| <caption> | Creates a caption above or under a table |
| <colgroup> | Creates a container for col elements |
| <col> | Creates a style for one or more columns in a table |
| <thead> | Creates a table header that can style all header cells |
| <tbody> | Creates a table body that can style all data cells |
| <tfoot> | Creates table footer that can style all footer cells |
| <tr> | Creates a table row that contains table cells |
| <th> | Creates a table header cell |
| <td> | Creates a table data cell |
Here is when <colgroup> support started for each browser:
 Chrome
|
1.0 | Sep 2008 |
 Firefox
|
1.0 | Sep 2002 |
 IE/Edge
|
1.0 | Aug 1995 |
 Opera
|
1.0 | Jan 2006 |
 Safari
|
1.0 | Jan 2003 |
