Table 1. A fairly complex table. The values of the rowspan attributes in Table 1 must be assigned dynamically at page-creation time, because the number of hierarchy elements (MainTopic, Topic, and ...

In this table-themed HTML tutorial, I’ll explain how to make a basic table, add and remove borders, create layouts, make cells the shape and size you want, place cell contents, and add color.

When adding another multi-celled line with a different rowspan value, add the corresponding number of table rows HTML tags. This is to match the height or number of rows that the cell spans across.