# Table cell spans past the end of its row group established by a “thead” element; clipped to the end of the row group.
> Canonical HTML version: https://rocketvalidator.com/html-validation/table-cell-spans-past-the-end-of-its-row-group-established-by-a-thead-element-clipped-to-the-end-of-the-row-group
> Attribution: Rocket Validator (https://rocketvalidator.com)
> License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
A cell inside a `` has a `rowspan` value larger than the number of rows left in that ``.
The ``, `` and `` elements each form a row group, and a cell's `rowspan` can't reach from one row group into the next. When a header cell asks for more rows than its `` holds, the browser stops the cell at the last header row, as if the extra part of the `rowspan` weren't there.
This usually comes from a two-level header. The first row has a cell such as "Name" with `rowspan="2"` next to a grouped heading with `colspan="2"`, and the row of sub-headings that belongs under the group ends up after ``, as the first row of the ``. The "Name" cell can't extend into the ``, so that row ends up one cell short, and the validator usually adds a second message about it: "A table row was 2 columns wide, which is less than the column count established by the first row (3)."
Put every header row inside the `` so the span has rows to cover. If the header really has a single row, remove the `rowspan`.
## Invalid example
```html
| Name |
Score |
| Round 1 |
Round 2 |
| Ana |
8 |
9 |
```
## Valid example
```html
| Name |
Score |
| Round 1 |
Round 2 |
| Ana |
8 |
9 |
```