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SpanFromBoth

SpanFromBoth
is a symbol that can appear at a particular position in a Grid or related construct to indicate that the corresponding position is occupied by a spanning element that appears above and to its left.

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{{e, SpanFromLeft, SpanFromLeft, ...}, {SpanFromAbove, SpanFromBoth, SpanFromBoth, ...}, ...}can be used to indicate that an element spans both multiple rows and multiple columns.

Basic Examples (2)

Span throughout a 2×2 block:

Set a red background throughout the spanned region:

Possible Issues (1)

SpanFromLeft SpanFromAbove

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