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Patrick McKee
1,768 PointsTrying 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
3,877 Points<td col span="2">
<td colspan="2">
there no space between col and span

Patrick McKee
1,768 Pointsthanks guys!
Dave McFarland
Treehouse TeacherDave McFarland
Treehouse Teacher<td colspan="2">