<html> <head> <style type="text/css"> table{table-layout: fixed; width: 500px; } </style> </head> <body> <table class="grid" cellspacing="50" cellpadding="0" border> <col width="10%"/> <col width="1" span="2"/> <tbody> <tr><th class="top" colspan="3"> Some Text</th></tr> </tbody> </table> </body> </html>