Example: <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Merge </th> <th>Column 2</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Cell A</td> <td>Cell B</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cell C</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Now read as: |Merge|Column 2| |-|-| |Cell A|Cell B| |null|Cell C| Expected read as: |Merge|Column 2| |-|-| |Cell A|Cell B| |Cell A|Cell C|