table "frame" function for cell

[hamking01]

I've created a table with a bunch of different cells. I'm trying to put a frame around a couple of different cells, so that it'll look like the cells a part of a group. The frame function would only work on a table. Is there a similar one for the cell. For example below each digit is a cell, I would like to frame cells 1&2, and cells 3,4,5,&6, etc..
Can this be done?

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|1 2 |3 4 5 6 |7 8 9 2 3 4 |
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|7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 |8 9 0|
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[hamking01]

actually, just remembered that i could create tables within tables, and put a border around the inner tables. But anyhow, is it still possible to do this without inner tables?

 

[vongrunt]

Colspan?

 

[Vragabond]

With CSS you can, but it could be a little tiresome. Create classes and add borders to that.

<style type="text/css">
table {
  border-collapse: collapse;
}

td {
  border-top: 1px solid black;
  border-bottom: 1px solid black;
}

.framebegin {
  border-left: 1px solid black;
}

.frameend {
  border-right: 1px solid black;
}
</style>
<table>
  <tr>
    <td class="framebegin">1</td>
    <td class="frameend">2</td>
    <td class="framebegin">3</td>
    <td>4</td>
    <td>5</td>
    <td class="frameend">6</td>
    <td class="framebegin">7</td>
    <td>8</td>
    <td>9</td>
    <td>10</td>
    <td>11</td>
    <td class="frameend">12</td>
  </tr>
</table>

I haven't tested this, but I think it should do the trick you drew in your diagram.