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rowspan Row Span

Spanning of content across rows
OPTIONAL on elements: <td>, <th>
Value Meaning
A number How many rows this cell will span, e.g., “3”
Restriction 1 (Spans “1” row)
Tagged Sample

Table cell spanning eight rows

...
<table xml:id="mul-table1" frame="box">
  ...
  <colgroup>
    <col align="right" valign="top"/>
    <col valign="top"/>
    <col align="center" valign="top"/>
  </colgroup> 
  <thead>
    ...
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr valign="top">
      <td rowspan="8"><emphasis role="bold">Vegetables</emphasis></td>
    </tr>
    ...
  </tbody>
</table>
...