Help:Wiki University Wikitext--Tables - Row Spans

Spanning rows in tables
Here is an example: This ability to span rows is not quite as useful as spanning columns but it does have its uses.
 * Just as we have told you how to span columns with individual cells, you can also span rows as well.
 * NOTICE the first cell of the second row was merged with the cell in the first column of the third row.

How to span rows

 * If a cell is to span two rows, as in the above example, we use a class called "rowspan" like so:
 * rowspan="2"


 * NOTICE the "2" represents the number of rows to span.
 * This coding is inserted right after the pipe or explanation marks like so:
 * | rowspan="2" style="width:50%; ......." | Foods that have a .......

Here is the coding for the first three rows of the above table:
 * However instead of erasing the cells in the row we want to merge, we erase the cell in the row below like so:
 * NOTICE again the location of the class "rowspan."
 * NOTICE that the third row is missing a cell because it was merged with the cell in the row above.

Restrictions

 * You cannot create sortable tables with colspans.

Try these out
 Exercises Use this coding for a table Check your answers >
 * Merge the cells with Barley and Buckwheat in them.
 * Merge the cells with Peas, Carrots and Corn in them.

 Quick Quiz
 * If you are going to merge three cells in a column, you must delete the number of cells in the column under the cell to equal the number call for in the rowspan code.
 * A. True
 * B. False


 * If you want to merge two cells that are under each other in a column, you delete the cell next it in the row.
 * A. True
 * B. False

Check your answers >