It's common to put a word or number into a table datum (cell). This HTML poster puts a micro page into each cell. For example, there are two tables in the "Inline" column, (although "border=0" hides them somewhat).

Cells can span multiple rows and columns, too. For example, the "Overall" and "Styles" (top left and right) columns span two rows in this HTML poster's page. Other rowspan attributes that layout the top of this page:

  • rowspan=3—Inline, Links, Frames
  • rowspan=2—Headers, Character Entities
  • rowspan=1—Lists, Tables, Images
As you see, rows can have very different heights. The same can be true of columns if that meets your needs.

Do not let that <hr> element (like the one above) in "Inline" fool you. It's a horizontal rule within a cell, not a row divider.

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