The HTML <col> Element (or HTML Table Column Element) defines a column within a table and is used for defining common semantics on all common cells. It is generally found within a <colgroup> element.

Content categories:
None.

Permitted content:
None, it is an empty element.

Tag omission:
The start tag is mandatory, but, as it is a void element, the use of an end tag is forbidden.

Permitted parent elements:
<colgroup> only, though it can be implicitly defined as its start tag is not mandatory. The <colgroup> must not have a span attribute.

DOM interface:
HTMLTableColElement
