# How to make a table with subcolumns like this?

I want to add a table in the following format:

But don't know what's wrong with my script that doesn't work.

\documentclass[9pt]{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\usepackage[british]{babel}
\setlength{\columnsep}{25 pt} % Distance between two columns
\usepackage{tabularx,ragged2e,booktabs,caption}
\usepackage{subfigure}
\usepackage{multicol,tabularx,capt-of}
\usepackage{hhline}
\usepackage{multirow}

\begin{document}
\begin{table}
\centering
\renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.2}
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline
\multirow{2}{*}{\textbf{Mode Transition Times Duration (Typical)}} &\multicolumn{3}{c|}{\textbf{CLK Frequency}} & \textbf{Unit}\\
\hline
\textbf{Inactive Modes} & \textbf{Description}\\
\hline
\textbf{12 or 24} & \textbf{13 or 26} & \textbf{16 or 32} & \textbf{[MHz]}\\
\hhline{~--}
First condition & 1365 & 1260 & 1024 & \mu s \\ \hline
Second condition & TBD & TBD & TBD & \mu s \\ \hline
Third condition & TBD & TBD & TBD & \mu s  \\ \hline
Fourth condition & TBD & TBD & TBD & \mu s  \\ \hline
\end{tabular}
\caption{Mode Transition Times}
\end{table}

\end{document}

• A compilable example would be greatly appreciated. Starting from \documentclass and ending with \end{document}. – Manuel Jul 9 '14 at 11:03

You are missing $ around \mu (which must be in math mode). your \hhline was on a diferent row as it should be. And you were missing a & (column) in the second row. I used scrartcl since it lets you use [9pt], which doesn't work with article. \documentclass[9pt]{scrartcl} \usepackage[british]{babel} \usepackage{hhline} \usepackage{multirow} \begin{document} \begin{table} \centering \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.2} \begin{tabular}{|p{5cm}|c|c|c|c|} \hline \multirow{2}{5cm}{\textbf{Mode Transition Times Duration (Typical)}} & \multicolumn{3}{c|}{\textbf{CLK Frequency}} & \textbf{Unit}\\ % \hline % \textbf{Inactive Modes} & \textbf{Description}\\ \cline{2-5} & \textbf{12 or 24} & \textbf{13 or 26} & \textbf{16 or 32} & \textbf{[MHz]}\\ %\hhline{~--} \hline First condition & 1365 & 1260 & 1024 &$\mu$s \\ \hline Second condition & TBD & TBD & TBD &$\mu$s \\ \hline Third condition & TBD & TBD & TBD &$\mu$s \\ \hline Fourth condition & TBD & TBD & TBD &$\mu\$ s  \\ \hline