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HTML HTML Tables HTML Tables

Posted by Patrick McKee
Patrick McKee
1,768 Points

Trying to have a table cell span 2 columns, but the cell only spans one column. What am I missing in my code?

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>HTML Tables Challenge</title> </head> <body> <h1>HTML Tables Challenge</h1>

<!-- Write your code below -->
<table>
  <thead>Table Heading
    <tr>Row
        <th>Direct</th>
        <th>Indirect</th>        
    </tr>
  </thead>
    <tbody>
    <tr>Row 2
      <td>One</td>
      <td>Two</td>
      <td>Three</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td col span="2"> The information in this cell needs to span 2 columns.</td>
      <td>One column span</td>
    </tr>  
  </tbody>
</table>

</body> </html>

2 Answers

Simon Brown
Simon Brown
3,877 Points
Simon Brown
Simon Brown
3,877 Points

<td col span="2">

<td colspan="2">

there no space between col and span

Patrick McKee
Patrick McKee
1,768 Points
Patrick McKee
Patrick McKee
1,768 Points

thanks guys!