HTML colgroup align Attribute
HTML <colgroup> tag
Definition and Usage
The align attribute specifies horizontal alignment of the
content in the table cell.
Syntax
<colgroup align="alignment" />
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Syntax Example
<colgroup align="center" />
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Attribute Values
Value |
Description |
left |
Left-align text/data (default for table data). |
right |
Right-align text/data. |
center |
Center-align text/data (default for table header). |
justify |
Justify text within the cell. |
char |
Align the text/data around a specific character (use
together with the char attribute). |
Browser Support

The attribute is only supported by Internet Explorer and Opera and should be avoided.
Note: None of the browsers support the char value of this attribute.
Example
Source |
Output |
<table border="1">
<colgroup align="left" />
<colgroup align="center" />
<colgroup align="right" />
<tr>
<th colspan="3">This table contains
three table data cells</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Peter</td>
<td>Glenn</td>
<td>Cleveland</td>
</tr>
</table>
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This table contains three table data cells |
Peter |
Glenn |
Cleveland |
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Try-It-Yourself Demos
colgroup
align attribute example
Set the alignment of a column group.
HTML <colgroup> tag
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